ANP/GNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
Certification Review/Clinical Update Live Course
This program has been approved for 11.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes  5 hours of pharmacology) by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 0803128.

Barkley & Associates offers the MOST PNP certification review/clinical update courses
in the country!

Why choose anyone else? Choose Barkley & Associates, “Simply The Best!”

• 11.25 contact hours of CE (certificate)

• Extensive Course Manual

• 12 hours of Pediatric content

• 5 hours of pharmacology credit

• Total course run time 12 hours

• Individual attention from the faculty

• Small classroom environment

• Morning coffee service & afternoon soda break in most cities

• Special unpublished hotel rates for course attendees (when available)

• Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Epidemiology/risk analysis
  • Genetics
  • Risk reduction/lifestyle modification
  • Immunization indications/contraindications
  • Health behavior guidelines (nutrition, exercise, sun exposure, sleep)
  • Growth and development
  • Screening tests
  • Wellness evaluation
• Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illnesses/Conditions
  • Epidemiology/disease control
  • Physiology/pathophysiology
  • Anatomy/anatomical variants
  • Advanced diagnostic reasoning
  • Advanced health assessment
• Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Illnesses/Conditions
  • Current clinical standards of practice
  • Clinical practice guidelines (professional organizations, governmental agencies)
  • Pharmacotherpeutics (prescribe considering cost, pharmacokinetics, indications, contraindications)
  • Clinical therapeutics (nutrition, occupational/physical therapy, complimentary/alternative therapy)
  • Clinical decision-making
  • Safety (developmental, environmental, physical, psychosocial)
  • Theory application (developmental, family, health-related)
• The Nurse Practitioner and Patient Relationship
  • Documentation
  • Cultural and spiritual competence
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Teaching/anticipatory guidance
  • Patient advocacy

• Professional Role and Policy
  • Ethics (consent/assent, advance directives, abuse/neglect, reportable diseases)
  • Scope of practice of the Advanced Practice Nurse (certification, licensing, consultation, prescribing, coordination, referring, diagnosis, malpractice, negligence, credentialing)
  • Access to care (treatment cost-effectiveness, drug costs, poverty, transportation, communication)
• Research
  • Evidence-based practice/decision-making
  • Research utilization
  • Outcomes evaluation
  • Continuous quality improvement
• Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems
  • Respiratory
  • HEENT
  • Cardiovascular
  • Genitourinary
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurological
  • Integumentary
  • Hematopoietic
  • Lymphatic
  • Endocrine
  • Reproductive
  • Immune
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nutrition
  • Psychological/sociological implications
  • Developmental implications
  • Functional/mobility implications
  • Mental health
  • Complimentary/alternative therapies
  • Acute/chronic pain
  • Behavioral implications
  • Physiological problems
  • Environmental safety concerns

• To register: click on the "City" or "Course Status" columns below

• Please Note:  Early Bird Special Discount Rates usually ends 8 weeks prior to course start date.  Register EARLY to receive the BEST course price and savings!

• Registrations received < 2 weeks from course start date: add $25

• Registrations received < 1 week from course start date: add $50

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