{"id":2379,"date":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npchartingschool.com\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2023-11-29T02:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:32:55","slug":"how-to-chart-as-a-new-grad-np","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npchartingschool.com\/how-to-chart-as-a-new-grad-np\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured course: How to chart as a new grad NP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As The Nurse Practitioner Charting Coach, I will teach you how to chart as a new grad NP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know about you, but I did not feel prepared coming out of nurse practitioner school. Especially when it came to charting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is so much information to learn in nurse practitioner school. Most schools emphasize on learning the disease process, assessment, diagnosis, prescribing, and how to treat certain conditions. There is a focus on clinical decision making. All of these factors are very important when it comes to practicing as a nurse practitioner. But learning how to chart as a new grad NP is also crucial!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I received one 45 minute lesson on the basics of what needs to go in a chart note and how to chose the correct evaluation and management code. I felt very confused and overwhelmed when I started out as a new grad nurse practitioner. I had to educate myself on charting and how to code visits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know other nurse practitioner students who did learn how to chart in NP school. But the SOAP notes they were expected to do were very comprehensive. These detailed notes take a lot more time and energy to complete. This is not possible to do when seeing 20+ patients a day. The nurse practitioners learned how to chart in NP school but it was not relatable for real-world practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a lack of education on how to chart as a new grad NP. Come to find out charting is an integral part of our practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nurse practitioners have to document for three different reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As one can see, it is so important for nurse practitioners to feel comfortable charting. But with the lack of education in nurse practitioner schools, it is hard to know how to chart as a new grad NP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of nurse practitioners also struggle with the time management part of working as a nurse practitioner. A lot of new grad nurse practitioners are bombarded by the amount of work that needs to be done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only do APRNs assess, diagnose, and treat patients, but they also document their findings. Then nurse practitioners have to complete medication refills, reviewing past medical documentation, analyze diagnostic data, and address the never-ending patient messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a lot of work for nurse practitioners to complete! And with the lack of education on how to chart as a new grad NP, many new APRNs struggle. A lot of new grad nurse practitioners end up staying late at the office or bringing charts home. This can disrupt their work-life balance and is a significant risk factor of nurse practitioner burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the Nurse Practitioner Charting Coach, I created a quick, online course to teach new grad nurse practitioners how to chart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n