NP Lifestyle Mentor【Nurse practitioner career coach/米国ナースプラクティショナー】

This episode is about the “Pros & cons of being a family nurse practitioner (FNP)” After deciding that you want to pursue a nurse practitioner career, you have to make another big decision…which is which a nurse practitioner certification you want to obtain☝️ There are various nurse practitioner certifications in the U.S.; family, women’s, pediatrics, adult gerontology primary care, adult gero...

For those who are considering becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant/associate (PA), making the decision to make sure that the decision matches your career goal is very critical☝️ In this episode, I welcomed back Michelle Tom, DNP, APRN, who is my proud former student/ a newly graduated nurse practitioner who is currently in a primary care fellowship program at a top medical cen...

Whether you are going to take the AANP or ANCC family nurse practitioner exam, it is crucial to know the strategies for studying for FNP certification exams effectively ☝️ Despite being a foreign-trained nurse and not speaking English as my first language, I was one of the first to take a family nurse practitioner certification exam and passed it among my classmates 😉 In this episode, I will shar...

A resume is one of the most important elements for getting great jobs and other opportunities. You need not only to make a decent resume but to make it great to stand out from others’ resumes to win the position you are applying for✋ In this episode, I will share 4 tips that I wish I had known when I was a new grad NP looking for a job😘 —————————————————————— About ME: Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, AP...

Building a good partnership with your colleagues is extremely important, not only to provide excellent patient care, but also for you to be able to work efficiently and finish work on time (so you can enjoy your life! 😉 ) In this episode, I will share with you three tips to build great teamwork with other health care professionals☝️ —————————————————————— About ME: Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, F...

今週のエピソードのテーマは”英語でのプレゼンや面接で自信を持っているような印象を与える4つのコツ”です 🙌 アメリカで留学していたりビジネスでプレゼンや面接を英語ですることもあると思いますが、自信を持っているように見える（ここ大事 ☝️ ）というのは特にアメリカではとても重要。 自信がある＝信頼できる＝尊敬するべき存在＝聞く価値があるなど自信があると思われるといいことが沢山あるから ☝️ でも英語を勉強している...

Diagnosing conditions is a crucial part of nurse practitioners (NPs)’ job ☝️ BUT this is a new task for many NP students, even those with many years of experience. You might have guessed what the diagnosis was for your patients when you worked as a nurse or other health care professional, but when you become an NP, YOU are the one to make the call😬 So, you need to come up with the correct diagnos...

Documentation is a part of nurse practitioners’ (NPs)’ job 💻  Many nurse practitioners hate documentation because it takes time and can be annoying, but it can be EASY and FAST if you follow these four steps ☝️ In this episode, I will go over four steps so you can write good progress notes fast, so you can go home on time and enjoy your life while providing safe care to your patients 😉 —————————...

Continuing education (CE) is important for advancing your knowledge and skills and renewing your certificate and license ☝️ In this episode, I will go over three tips on CE for NPs so renewing your licenses and certificates will be less painful 😘 —————————————————————— About ME: Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, FNP-C👋 I’m a family nurse practitioner (FNP) in Hawaii, USA. I was born and raised in Ja...

In this episode, I five things nurse practitioners should do before seeing their patients. Good preparation is key to making the visit go smoothly and efficiently and to making your patients feel cared for. Especially for nurse practitioner students and newly graduated nurse practitioners, time management can be challenging, but these tips will help you save time and win your patients’ hearts. ———...

In this episode, I discuss 11 factors you must consider when looking for your first nurse practitioner (NP) job. Luckily for us, there are many job offers available for NPs nowadays. So it’s crucial to select the BEST job not only for now but for your career projection. I had four NP jobs in my 10-year NP career (and some are still current), and I will share my insights on how you should choose yo...

このエピソードのテーマは「日本人NP同士が話す【アメリカ大学院留学＆NPの仕事の実際】Part 2」です 🙌   今回も私と同じようにハワイ州でナースプラクティショナー（NP)でいて、日本人NPの同志である、中村誠一さんを招いて、アメリカ大学院留学そしてNPとして働くことの実際について、語っています✨ 今後アメリカでNPになることを目指している人、もしくはアメリカのNPの活動について興味がある方の参考になるような内容になっ...

このエピソードのテーマは「日本人NP同士が話す【アメリカ大学院留学＆NPの仕事の実際】Part 1」です 🙌   今回は私と同じようにハワイ州でナースプラクティショナー（NP)でいて、日本人NPの同志である、中村誠一さんを招いて、アメリカ大学院留学（MSNとDNP)そしてアメリカでNPとして働くことの実際について、語っています✨ 今後アメリカでNPになることを目指している人、もしくはアメリカのNPの活動について興味がある方の参考...

In this episode, I discuss how much nurse practitioner (NP) programs cost in the U.S. 💵 Cost is an important factor when considering if you want to become an NP and which NP programs you want to apply for🤔 In this episode, I will explain how the cost of NP programs in the U.S. ranges widely and different factors to consider so that you can choose the best NP program that fits your career goal✨...

In this episode, I interviewed my former nurse practitioner (NP) student/current NP fellow, Michelle Tom, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC 🙌 Michelle is currently in a primary care NP fellowship program at the largest hospital in Hawaii. She will talk to us about how she got into the fellowship program, the pros and cons of becoming a fellow vs get a job as an NP right after graduating from an NP program ✨ ———...

This episode is about “Body Language NPs & Nurses Must Know (Part 1)” Body language is important for giving good first impressions and building trust with your patients, supporting staff, and healthcare colleagues. But the tricky part is that body language can have different meanings depending on which country you are in. So in this episode, I will explain 3 essential body language NPs and nur...

This episode is about “NP residency program vs fellowship program: What are the differences?” You are about to graduate from a nurse practitioner program…but you are very anxious to assume the huge responsibility of working as a healthcare provider and deciding on diagnoses and treatment plans on your own😬 Well, an NP residency program or fellowship program may be for you!🙌 These are both postgr...

This episode is about “Three tips to SPEED UP medical documentation.” Medical documentation is essential to nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) duties💻 But not many NPs enjoy medical documentation (and I don’t either!)😩 But if you want to finish work on time and enjoy your personal time (and also leave excellent documentation that other health care professionals praise about), you need to learn how to d...

This episode is about five things nurse practitioner students should do to prepare for clinical rotations. Clinical rotations are important for nurse practitioner (NP) students to apply what they learned in school and demonstrate that they are becoming excellent NPs to potential future employers. So, you should do everything to prepare for clinical rotations to be able to learn more and perform be...

このエピソードでは「ただの留学では終わらせない！アメリカでしっかりとしたキャリアを積むため必要な5つの要素」について話します。 このエピソードで紹介している、アメリカで様々な職種の雇用の伸び率(job outlook)は U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ で調べられます😉 アメリカのナースプラクティショナー（NP）プログラム入学準備のための完全英語グループコーチングプログ...

This episode is about how to plan for a fantastic new year: year-end review.  To have an amazing 2024 (or whatever the next year is if you are not listening to this by the end of 2023), we need to look back at this past year and develop great strategies to become the most efficient and effective to achieve your goals. In this episode, I will discuss how you can perform your year-end review to bett...

Many international students come to the U.S. with F-1 visa, which is a student visa. Having a student visa doesn’t automatically give you permission for you to work. However, there are two ways international students can work while on an F-1 visa. In this episode, I will explain how CPT and OPT work. —————————————————————— About ME: Hi I’m Miki Miura, DNP, APRN, FNP-C👋 I’m a family nurse practiti...

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a nurse practitioner (NP) student in the U.S.? You’ve been dreaming of becoming an NP, but you can’t imagine how your grad school life would be….well, this episode is for YOU! 🫵 Going through grad school while working can be very challenging, but it can also be enjoyable! Knowing this will empower you to take the next step to become an NP in the U.S....

このエピソードではアメリカの医療者になるなら知っておくべき、「日本と違うアメリカの医療システムの５つのこと」について話します。 ———————————————————— About ME: こんにちは！ 🙋‍♀️ 私は三浦未喜です。 私はアメリカハワイ州でナースプラクティショナー（NP）をしています。元々は日本生まれ、日本育ちで、聖路加看護大学（現・聖路加国際大学）を出た後、東京の大学病院で勤務したのちに、アメリカでNPになるために25歳の...

Nowadays, many NP schools task their students with finding their preceptors on their own. Because the number of NP schools is increasing, finding preceptors is challenging, so finding GREAT preceptors is even harder. But learning under great preceptors is crucial for becoming a competent NP. In this episode, we share five things you can do to find amazing preceptors. —————————————————————— About M...