Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Preparing You for Boards and Beyond!
Choose Your Path
Pediatric Acute Care NP Roadmap
From a PNP-AC Student to a Practicing PNP-AC
Four milestones every Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner walks through. Each one has a Barkley resource built for it.
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Test your readiness
Simulate the certification exam with timed 100-question DRTs. Identify areas for improvement. Remediate with Barkley Blocks or use Barkley’s Brain Boosters to improve confidence, critical thinking, and recall.
Diagnostic Readiness Tests Pick and Choose Barkley Blocks (Coming Soon)
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Take a review course
Your certification review, your way. Choose the format that works best for you; get the same trusted, interactive review experience with the flexibility to learn your way.
Self-Paced Home Study PNP-AC Brain Boosters (Coming Soon) Pick and Choose Barkley Blocks (Coming Soon)
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Pass your boards
The entire Barkley library is built to help you pass your PNCB boards on the first try.
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Stay certified
We’re still here as your CE journey begins. Once you’re certified, switch to the certified NP path.
PNP-AC Resource Hub
Your Toolkit
Devise the perfect plan to help you succeed by mixing and matching our PNP-AC student resources.
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Certification Review
Practice Exams
100-item Diagnostic Readiness Tests (DRTs) complete with rationales and detailed score report to build a remediation plan tailored to your needs.
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Certification Review
PNP-AC CE Store
Dive into special topics to remediate or strengthen your knowledge.
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Certification Review
Home Study
Prepare at your own pace with our self-guided certification review course. Choose from three different tiers.
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COMING SOON
Certification Review
Barkley’s Brain Boosters
A fast-paced game-style study tool to increase confidence, recall, and critical-thinking skills.
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COMING SOON
Certification Review
Barkley Blocks
Our comprehensive review broken down into smaller focused modules to study just what you need when you need it.
What are PNP-AC students saying about using Barkley?
Well organized and easy to follow. I like that key points were highlighted.
The course was well organized, easy to follow, and included practical examples.
I liked the book. I was able to go back and forth when studying in real time and look up information in an organized manner.
The home study material was phenomenal.
All of the content seemed relevant for the exam.
Helpful content for a crash study course.
Education Designed for PNP-AC Success, Not Just to Pass Board Exams
Barkley & Associates, Inc. was created to deliver education that actually serves nurse practitioners, whether you’re preparing for certification or advancing your clinical practice. We focus on relevance, clarity, and outcomes, so your time is spent learning what truly matters at each stage of your career.
Our approach emphasizes:
- Exam-aligned certification review built around PNCB standards
- Clinically relevant continuing education for practicing NPs
- Structured learning that prioritizes high-yield concepts over excess content
- Flexible formats designed for real schedules, not ideal ones
- Trusted resources used by NP students and professionals nationwide
