{"podcast":{"title":"Real Deal Nurse Practitioner Club","slug":"real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356","podcast_index_feed_id":2472356,"rss_url":"https://stressfreenp.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.npreviews.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/e/8/f/8e8f0edd7e47d0df16c3140a3186d450/RDNPC_Podcast_Cover_Feb2025.png","author":"Anna Miller","episode_count":190,"summary":"The Real Deal Nurse Practitioner Club is the most inclusive exclusive hangout for nurse practitioners and aspiring nurse practitioners. Join your host Anna Miller, as she and her guests dive deep into what you need to know before taking your exam, passing your exam, and becoming a real deal nurse practitioner! Each week she'll cover topics such as how to pass your nurse practitioner exam the first time, overcoming test anxiety, writing your resume, negotiating contracts and honing your actual craft as a new nurse practitioner. If you are ready to become the confident clinician you know you were meant to be, then this is the podcast for you. To find out more info about NP Reviews visit us at www.npreviews.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:20:48.098301+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356"},"episode":{"title":"170: When to Refer vs When to Manage: A Primary Care Guide for NP Boards","slug":"170-when-to-refer-vs-when-to-manage-a-primary-care-guide-for-np-boards","published_at":"2026-07-22T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356/170-when-to-refer-vs-when-to-manage-a-primary-care-guide-for-np-boards","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356","url":"https://blog.npreviews.com/when-to-refer-primary-care-np-boards","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stressfreenp/RDNPC170.mp3?dest-id=2617922","summary":"Knowing when to refer and when to manage a patient yourself is one of the biggest clinical judgment skills you will build in primary care. It can also be a common source of confusion on NP boards, especially when referral feels like the safest answer. In this episode, Alex and I break down how to think through referral decisions using patient stability, red flags, scope of practice, and response to first-line treatment. We walk through primary care scenarios involving hypertension and diabetes to show why the same diagnosis may be managed in one situation and referred in another. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://blog.npreviews.com/when-to-refer-primary-care-np-boards Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/smnpreviewsofficial","meta_description":"Knowing when to refer and when to manage a patient yourself is one of the biggest clinical judgment skills you will build in primary care. It can also be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":750,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356/episodes/170-when-to-refer-vs-when-to-manage-a-primary-care-guide-for-np-boards/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-deal-nurse-practitioner-club-2472356/170-when-to-refer-vs-when-to-manage-a-primary-care-guide-for-np-boards.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}