Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Providing Certified NPs Quality Resources for Recertification!

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Pediatric Acute Care NP Roadmap

You Passed the Board Exam, Now Stay Up-to-Date in Advanced Practice.

Freshly graduated

Learn about top pediatric prescriptions and the essentials of transitioning from NP student to practicing NP with the New NP Starter Pack for Pediatric Acute Care NPs.

NP Starter Pack
Test your readiness while on the job

Learning never stops. Identify knowledge gaps and reinforce concepts relevant to your practice.

Diagnostic Readiness Tests
Earn continuing education credit

Check with your state board to determine how many CE credits you need for recertification, then use Barkley’s Online CE Store to conveniently earn those credits from the comfort of home.

Online CE Store
Know your drugs

Satisfy NP recertification requirements by taking Barkley’s comprehensive 45-hour advanced pharmacology course.

45-Hour Advanced Pharmacology Course
Don't fall behind

Stay current with the latest clinical guidelines and earn CE credits your way. Choose self-paced home study or bite-sized Barkley Blocks and knock out numerous hours in as little as 2 days.

Self-Paced Home Study

PNP-AC Resource Hub

Certified PNP-AC Toolkit

Everything a certified PNP-AC needs to stay current and recertified.

Continuing Education

Practice Exams

Earn 2.5 contact hours and strengthen your clinical knowledge with our 100-item Diagnostic Readiness Tests (DRTs), featuring detailed rationales to help you identify knowledge gaps and reinforce concepts relevant to your practice.
Continuing Education

PNP-AC CE Store

Earn continuing education credits while exploring dozens of specialized topics tailored to your specialty to deepen your clinical knowledge and strengthen your skills.
Continuing Education

Self-Paced Home Study

Earn continuing education credits at your own pace with a self-guided, comprehensive review designed to reinforce your clinical knowledge.
COMING SOON Continuing Education

Play With Barkley's Brain Boosters

Keep your knowledge sharp with a fast-paced, game-style tool that strengthens recall, confidence, and critical-thinking skills.
COMING SOON Continuing Education

Pick and Choose Barkley Blocks

Focus your continuing education on the topics most relevant to your practice with targeted modules that fit your interests and schedule.
Simply the Best!

What our recertifying PNP-ACs say

I loved the organization and concise method for delivering information.

– Meghan, Certified PNP-AC

The course was comprehensive, clinically relevant, and focused on practical scenarios…in pediatric acute care. I plan to incorporate the most current evidence-based guidelines into my assessment and management of acutely ill pediatric patients

– Maria Esther, Certified PNP-AC

It was realistic and to the point. I didn’t feel my time was being wasted by unnecessary information. I plan to refer back to this course throughout my career.

– Olubusola, Certified PNP-AC

Learned more about ICU level management!

– Elisabeth, Certified PNP-AC

Increased my knowledge of multiple systems.

– Kathleen, Certified PNP-AC

Improved my understanding of acute care practice.

– Christina, Certified PNP-AC

Featured Resources for Certified NPs

Continuing Education

45-Hour Advanced Pharmacology Course

NPs will have enhanced skills to use patient assessment data in determining the most appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimens for optimal patient outcomes. The principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are covered in detail.

Continuing Education

Introduction to Prescribing Controlled Substances

A complete package for prescribing controlled substances including Introduction to Prescribing Controlled Substances, Implications of Controlled Substances Prescribing, and Schedule 2 Controlled Substances

Continuing Education

45-Hour Differential Diagnosis Across the Life Span Course

A comprehensively designed course for NPs looking to go beyond advanced physical assessment and sharpen their differential diagnosis skills. This course provides analysis of differential diagnoses for the most common disorders encountered by NPs working in a variety of settings, including family, adult, pediatric, internal medicine, and urgent care practices.

Continuing Education

PNP-AC CE Package

Top Pediatric Prescriptions: The presentation begins with an overview of concepts pertinent to pediatric medications, including a discussion of factors unique to pediatric pharmacology and the top 20 drugs prescribed for children.

Pharmacologic Management of Common Immune and Allergic Conditions in Children: This presentation provides a refresher on the definition, cause, incidence, and presentation of several allergic or immune pediatric conditions and is specially designed to provide thorough, research- and practice-backed recommendations for each condition’s corresponding pharmacologic regimens.

Differential Diagnosis of Common Dermatologic Disorders | Part 1: Acute – Part 1 of this CE course is specifically designed to augment your present understanding of acute and communicable skin maladies. This session begins with detailed discussions on fungal conditions such as tinea corporis and Majocchi’s granuloma.