Nurse Nat, PNP

Your Go-To For All Things Pediatric NP, Pediatric Nursing, and Student.

Hi friend, I'm Nurse Nat.

Becoming a nurse, and now a pediatric nurse practitioner is the best and hardest thing I ever did, and I want to help you through it!

I share resources and strategies to help nurses and PNPs reach their greatest potential. Here's how I survived nursing school, became a PICU nurse, started travel nursing, became an NP and so much more!

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Can Nurse Practitioner's Practice Independently?

Nurse Nat

May 304 min

Can Nurse Practitioner's Practice Independently?

Full practice, reduced, restricted... oh my! The world of becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) can be very confusing for prospective NPs....

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Four Things You Need to Prepare for Nurse Practitioner Clinicals- Pediatric Primary Care

Nurse Nat

Jan 23, 20233 min

Four Things You Need to Prepare for Nurse Practitioner Clinicals- Pediatric Primary Care

1. AAP bright futures book: It's basically the PNP bible at this point. Here's the link to purchase. Keep it in your pocket to refer...

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How To Find Nurse Practitioner Clinical Sites

Nurse Nat

Jan 27, 20223 min

How To Find Nurse Practitioner Clinical Sites

Hands down, one of the most common question I get in my DMs: ‘I need help finding clinical sites, I am so stressed out, any advice?’ Or...

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Nurse Nat

Jan 23, 20212 min

Ask Nurse Nat: What Is the Path to Be a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner?

As a high school & college student I was so confused by the pathway to get from RN to NP. Can you relate? 🩺When you graduate as an RN,...

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How to Pay Off Nursing School Loans and Attend Grad School for Free

Nurse Nat

Jan 23, 20213 min

How to Pay Off Nursing School Loans and Attend Grad School for Free

Long story short, I have NO DEBT as a recent master’s program grad. Yup, you read that right… zero debt. 💃 💰Talking about money can be...

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Nurse Nat

Nov 4, 20203 min

6 Tips for a Successful Zoom Interview

Let’s talk interviews! 👩‍💻I have been wanting to tell you guys about my Zoom interview for my current PNP position! It was my first...

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Nurse Nat

Sep 27, 20205 min

How to get an NP job as a New Grad

Here are three of my favorite resources that I used as a new grad PNP to create a résumé that stands out and to be a competitive NP job appl

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Nurse Nat

Sep 3, 20203 min

PNP Exam: Part 5/5 EXAM DAY

Finishing up my last post in the series about Studying for, taking and PASSING my Primary Care PNP National Certification Exam. My goal...

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Nurse Nat

Aug 28, 20205 min

PNP Exam: Part 4 STUDY SCHEDULE

I’ll be the first to admit it- my study schedule was NOT the best for the PNP-PC exam. In the middle of studying for my exam, I was also...

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Nurse Nat

Aug 23, 202011 min

PNP Exam: Part 3 STUDY MATERIALS

Here is PART 3 of How I studied for and passed the PNP Certification Exam- Study materials! Welcome to part 3- I had so many tips and...

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Nurse Nat

Aug 20, 20205 min

PNP Exam: Part 2 TEST PREP

I like to think of taking a huge exam like a hike. You HAVE to prep at the bottom and know what you are getting yourself into to be...

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Nurse Nat

Aug 20, 20203 min

PNP Exam-I PASSED! Part 1

Over the next few blog posts I will be talking about my study materials, my favorite question bank, test prep and my study plan! Below is...

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Nurse Nat

Jun 8, 20203 min

My (Brief) Nursing Journey

In May 2014 I graduated from my undergraduate nursing program and became Natalie, BSN, RN. BSN= Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing...

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5 Tips For a New Grad Nurse From a Former Preceptor

Nurse Nat

Apr 10, 20203 min

5 Tips For a New Grad Nurse From a Former Preceptor

1️. Congrats, relax and enjoy being an RN & passing your NCLEX. Now forget about NCLEX and studying for tests and remember that this is...

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