Name: AGACNP Certification Review Chicago, IL | May 1-2, 2026
Start: 2026-05-01T13:00
End: 2026-05-02T20:45
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Magnificent Mile

Chicago, IL

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Magnificent Mile

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

BLITZ Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course

May 1-2, 2026

Don’t miss being a part of the nation’s PREMIER Live Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course for First-time Certification or contact hours for Recertification!

With over 22 years of success, Barkley & Associates knows that attending a Live Certification Review/Clinical Update Course is the most effective way to prepare for national certification and truly retain the most up-to-date information for continuing education.

As confirmed by the success of thousands of NP students each year, our Live Courses:

Assist you in organizing a large body of information and helping you to identify your specific learning needs
Focus on the most essential information you need to be successful, just like an immersion experience or on-campus intensive
Engage you with our outstanding, nationally certified NP faculty
Incorporate exclusive practice questions – not found anywhere else – into each chapter using our Interactive Audience Response System

Simply the Best!

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Which Plan Is Right for You?

Essentials

Premium

Ultimate

Essentials

$499.⁵⁰

2 days of Live Course content

Earn up to 21.75 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 8.75 hours of pharmacology)

Prices subject to change without notice

Premium

$739.⁵⁰

$599.⁵⁰

2 days of Live Course content

Earn up to 28.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 10.25 hours of pharmacology)

Prices subject to change without notice

Ultimate

$1,069.⁵⁰

$929.⁵⁰

2 days of Live Course content

Earn up to 33.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 10.25 hours of pharmacology)

Prices subject to change without notice

Course Schedule

Friday, May 1, 2026

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Venue

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Magnificent Mile

300 E. Ohio Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60611

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/chimmdt-doubletree-chicago-magnificent-mile/

Don’t Miss Barkley’s Limited Discounted Hotel Rate ($239 per night). Room block registration link coming soon!
Attendees are responsible for their own parking
Morning coffee/tea service and afternoon soda/snack breaks will be provided
Extensive course manual will be provided on the first day of the course

Which product is right for you?

In-Person Live Course
Home Study

	In-Person Live Course	Home Study
	$49959992950 *Early Bird price	$4597491,22950
Extensive Course Manual
Diagnostic Readiness Test 100-item Diagnostic Readiness Test 2.5 Contact Hours: You must fully participate in the remediation session following the First Assessment. The Final Assessment must be taken within 30 days of the First Assessment with a score of 70% to receive the 2.5 contact hours.	DRT #1DRT #1, #2 and #3DRT #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5	DRT #1, #2 and #3DRT #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5
Review Antibiotics CE Offering Bonus from our CE store: Review of Antibiotic Classes 1.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology)
Audio Recordings Comprehensive: All Audio Recordings from a recent Live Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course are included. Topics can be listened to in any order and repeated. Pause, fast forward, and rewind the lectures as needed so that you can make sure you master the material. Versatile: Listen wherever is convenient for you: in the car, at home, or wherever you would like!	Option to add-on	Included with purchase
Post-Course Online Video Chapters (OVCs) Three-month access to special video content Unlimited reviews of video content within three months of course conclusion. Additional time may be purchased. Common Problems Part 2Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)Risk AssessmentEvidence-Based Cultural Considerations
Guarantee We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ Home Study or graduation (whichever comes last). We know we have what you need to succeed, so in the unlikely event that you do not pass, you will receive complimentary attendance at any Live Course of your choice!	Yes (attend another In-Person Live Course)	NoYes (attend an In-Person Live Course)Yes (attend an In-Person Live Course)
Interactive Practice Questions
Faculty Q&A
Video Access Length	Option to add1 week1 month	Option to add1 month3 months
Practice Considerations for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (3^rd Edition) Digital eBook

Audio Sample

Manual Sample

Course Overview: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

Extensive Review of System-Specific Conditions Across the Adult – Older Adult Age Spectrum

Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course

Clinical Assessment

Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
Diagnostic tests
Differential diagnoses
Epidemiology
Health assessment
Laboratory analyses
Prioritization of care
Psychiatric evaluations
Referral/collaborative practice
Risk analysis
Screening methods

Common Problems in Acute Care

Fever
Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances
Immobility
Infections (community, hospital, opportunistic)
Nutritional imbalances
Pain (acute, chronic)
Palliative care (end-of-life, pain management)
Poisoning and drug toxicities
Shock
Transplantation
Wound management

Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults

Clinical guidelines
Documentation
Establishing plan of care
Evaluating treatment and outcomes
Health promotion
Integrating and applying evidence-based practice
Management of acute, chronic, and complex conditions
Patient teaching
Risk factor management
Service consultation and/or referral
Standards of care

Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems

Cardiovascular
Genitourinary
Dermatological
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Hematological
Integumentary
Musculoskeletal
Neurological
Obstetrics/gynecology
Psychosocial
Respiratory

Health Care Delivery and Health Care Systems

Access to care
Adult learning principles, coaching, and anticipatory guidance
Billing and coding
Conflict management
Continuous quality improvement and safety
Coordination of multidisciplinary care
Error prevention
Federal and state regulations
Health care financing
Health care policy
Information technologies
Institutional, federal and state regulations
Navigating the health care system on behalf of the patient
Negotiating and implementing the plan of care among providers
Reimbursement and third party payers
Resource allocation
Root cause analyses
Sentinel events
Therapeutic communication

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Counseling patients
Diverse population considerations
Epidemiology
Evaluating outcomes
Growth and development considerations
Needs assessment
Patient and family teaching
Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Risk analysis
Screening recommendations
Therapeutic communication
Up-to-date statistics

Nurse Practitioner/Patient Relationship

Advanced directives
Collaboration
Crisis intervention
Cultural competence and sensitivity
Patient autonomy
Privacy and confidentiality
Professional therapeutic relationships
Therapeutic communication

Pharmacologic Management

Adverse events
Alternative therapies/herbal agents
Contraindications
Drug interactions
Drug monitoring recommendations
Over-the-counter preparations
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacogenetics
System-specific agents
Side effects

Professional Role

Adult learning principles
Advocating for the patient
Billing and reimbursement
Confidentiality
Credentialing
Ethical Principles
Informed consent
Leadership roles
Legal principles
Medical futility
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Peer review
Privileging
Research methods
Scope of practice
Standards of practice
Time management

Don’t miss this

special one-time 15% discount

on Audio Recordings when you add audio to your Live Course purchase!

Offer not available after checkout.

Get a head start

on mastering concepts as you finish your program.

Maximize your Live Course time

by making it a true review course.

Apply your knowledge

learned from the audio when interacting with our challenging Live Course Audience Response System questions.

The Live Course recordings are available in 3 different options to fit your unique preferences:

MP3 Player

$119.⁹⁵

$101.⁹⁶

Audio CDs

$79.⁹⁵

$67.⁹⁶

Audio Streaming

$64.⁹⁵

$55.²¹

Terms: In-Person Courses

Prices are subject to change without notice.

We guarantee that attendees will pass their initial national certification exam as long as the exam is taken no less than 3 weeks and no more than 3 months, after taking a Barkley & Associates’ In-Person Course or Live Webinar or graduation (whichever comes last).

Barkley & Associates must be notified by email within 3 weeks of receipt of the score report. Upon notification, the student may choose to take any In-Person Course or Live Webinar for free within the next 6 months.

After purchasing a course, you will receive an Invoice and a PDF containing details of your course. Please be reminded to specifically check the email account that was used to register.

On-site registrations at In-Person Courses are accepted, if space is available, and will incur a $75 on-site registration fee in addition to the current course price.

Prices and exact course run times are subject to change at any time and without notice.

Once enrolled for a In-Person Course, an attendee may elect to transfer their registration to a different venue/city/date. To do so, the attendee must submit their request no later than 4 weeks prior to the first day of the applicable course. A $150 administrative fee is required to confirm the transfer.

Once enrolled for a Live Webinar, an attendee may elect to transfer their registration to a different date. To do so, the attendee must submit their request no later than 4 weeks prior to the first day of the applicable course. A $150 administrative fee is required to confirm the transfer.

All purchases are FINAL. No refunds will be made for course cancellations.

Under extenuating circumstances, we will do our best to accommodate the needs of our In-Person Course customers by transferring them to an alternative venue. If another In-Person Course is not scheduled in the near future, transferring to a Live Webinar or Home Study option may be discussed. In these cases, an administrative fee of $150.00 will be charged.
Under extenuating circumstances, we will do our best to accommodate the needs of our Live Webinar customers by transferring them to an alternative date. If another Live Webinar is not scheduled in the near future, transferring to an In-Person Course or Home Study option may be discussed. In these cases, an administrative fee of $150.00 will be charged.
Attendees failing to attend a In-Person Course sacrifice their entire registration fee – no venue transfers or Live Webinar or Home Study option apply.
If a customer purchases the wrong In-Person Course or Live Webinar (e.g., Adult-Gerontology Acute Care instead of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care), an administrative fee of $50, plus any difference in course price, will apply to change to the correct course.

In the unlikely event that Barkley & Associates, Inc. has to cancel a course for reasons beyond their control, including but not limited to insufficient enrollment, acts of God or nature, strikes, war, terrorist acts, hotel labor disputes, disease (e.g., epidemics, pandemics), civil disturbances, travel advisories, or other government restrictions, the liability of Barkley & Associates, Inc. shall be limited to a refund of the attendee’s course registration fee.

Special seating accommodations for our In-Person Courses and extended time to take the Diagnostic Readiness Tests are a couple examples of accommodations for accessibility that Barkley & Associates will make for customers. For attendees with a disability who require a special accommodation, please contact CustomerService@NPcourses.com.

See our other AGACNP/ACNPC-AG products:

Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP eBook

DRTs/Practice Exams

CE Store

Certification Review/Clinical Update Courses

Home Study Package