NP Student Resources
Students need resources to help guide them, and we are the place to find them.
Visit the PreceptorLink® YouTube Channel for great info on
Precepting and the NP and APRN professions
Whether you need to find:
Tips on finding preceptors
Information for the new NP:
Credentialing
Resources for students in Primary Care rotations
Resources for students in Pediatric rotations
Resources for students in Women's Health rotations
and more!
Information for the new NP:
Credentialing
Resources for students in Primary Care rotations
Resources for students in Pediatric rotations
Resources for students in Women's Health rotations
and more!
PreceptorLink®️ is your guide to Student Nurse Practitioner Resources!
There is always more teaching and learning to do!
There is always more teaching and learning to do!
These are some of the videos/resources that we think students will find helpful. It is wonderful that these medical providers are willing to post this free education for the world! Please be kind to them on their site. Videos are not advocated by PreceptorLink but are just provided as helpful resources. Use at your own risk and judgement!
First of all, review our Blog for lots of great, practical tips for students and providers.
Adult / General Resources
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A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine: This site was designed by Dr. Charlie Goldberg at UCSD for the Medical Students. It is a "must bookmark" page. There is even a Physical Exam Checklist you can print off and Oral Presentation Guidelines (although you should discuss w/ your preceptor how he/she wants you to present.)
Developing a Study Plan for the NP Certification Exam: Are you getting ready for the NP Certification Exam? NP Certification Expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald offers her insight and answers your questions.
GETTING CREDENTIALED: TUTORIAL FOR THE NEW GRADUATE NURSE PRACTITIONER: Helpful video presentation that helps explain and demonstrate the credentialing process for nurse practitioners by www.preppingforfnpcertification.com
Wound Closure/suturing site: Dr. Brian Lin's fantastic resource: LacerationRepair.com
Video: Cranial Nerve Exam
Video: Quick CN Exam Review video:
The Vaccine Handbook App (In the Apple Store) Great vaccine reference app.
Check out Curbsiders! Great Internal Medicine Podcasts!!
The Curbsiders: Great for students and experienced providers. Knowmedge: Internal Medicine Board Review. Test yourself!
I love Dr. Facquier's ENT videos!
Dizziness: Inner Ear Balance System and Dix Halpike Maneuver ASMR Video of complete physical exam (no pelvic)
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Strong Medicine: Dr. Strong: Dr. Strong has many good videos. Great for students and experienced providers. Put them on when you are getting ready in the morning; when you are eating lunch; whenever you can! He is an outstanding educator!
Dr. Strong Medicine:
A Medical H&P
An Approach to Chest Pain: Includes a really useful chart of Common Acute Chest Pain causes.
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea
An Approach to Cough
How to Create a Differential Diagnosis
Interpreting a Urinalysis:
Part One
Part Two: Dipstick
Part Three: Microscopy
Dr. Strong Medicine:
A Medical H&P
An Approach to Chest Pain: Includes a really useful chart of Common Acute Chest Pain causes.
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea
An Approach to Cough
How to Create a Differential Diagnosis
Interpreting a Urinalysis:
Part One
Part Two: Dipstick
Part Three: Microscopy
Nurse Liz: Adventures of a FNP: Lots of good references for students and new clinicians on her YouTube channel including tips on studying; newborn assessment; how to find preceptors. She has some real-world practical advice. Check her out!
Some of my other favorite resources:
MedComic: Learn and laugh at the same time!
Great Family Practice and general resources: Family Practice Notebook
Epocrates: Very useful app for everyone. Discounts often through your professional association
Great resource for assessing anxiety & depression w/ patients. Free & printable resources: PHQ and GAD-7.
Nurse Lada's Binder YouTube site: I like "Nurse Lada." She is fun, happy and real. She gives real advice and gets the input of others. Check out her YouTube on making your NP Binder- tool that is helpful for students and NPs alike. She also has a Nurse Lada Facebook site that is very positive, upbeat and supportive for NPs. See if it fits your style. (Closed group, but ask to be added.)
There are also many other Facebook sites for NPs. Nurse Practitioner Networking Group, Nurse Practitioner Faith Community, Preceptors for Nurse Practitioner Students. Make sure you check out your local NP chapter and State NP Facebook sites!
Pediatrics Resources
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Video: Developmental Screening
Video: Sports Physical
Video: Pneumonia For Students
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Bright Futures: This is a not-to-be missed resource for Pediatrics! Read it; carry it; refer to it! Look at the Clinical Practice and Materials and Tools in particular. Download the Bright Futures Pocket Guide.
Women's Health Resources
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Stanford Medicine Pelvic Exam: Excellent and comprehensive review.
Dr. Mike Hughey is an OB/Gyn, and he has a wonderful resource page for Women's Health: OBGYN Skills Lab. He loves to teach and it shows. You register for free and can access great videos- breast exams, pelvics, women's health procedures, medical conditions you might see, and much more. He even has some information in Spanish. He has it all! Thank you, Dr. Hughey for this valuable and free site!
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Psych Resources
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PsychU is a free community and online resource library for mental health. Our members share one simple belief: Shared information, increased collaboration, and ongoing discussion will lead to improved mental health care and patient outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses. The PsychU community is comprised of over 49,000 physicians, clinicians, care managers, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, psychiatrists, advocates, executives, and other mental health care professionals dedicated to improving the future of mental health care.
PreceptorLink is proud to partner with an outstanding Psych resource! 
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PsychCongress: Great resource for psych info as well as great conferences:
APNA (American Psychiatric Nurses Association) is committed to the practice of psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nursing and wellness promotion, prevention of mental health problems, and the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric disorders. Pertinent to all levels of nursing that work with psych patients.
APA (American Psychiatric Association) tends to be more physician and resident focused, but there are some links that you can access for free through this page.
Billing and Coding for Psych from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Great info and PowerPoint
The Carlat Psychiatry Report: This is a great and useful resource.
The Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, 5th Ed. (2020): Great psych resource.
The Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, 5th Ed. (2020): Great psych resource.
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