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Prepare to pass the CPEN Exam!

Welcome to Certified Pediatric Emergency Nursing (CPEN) Review Resource Center, your online guide to preparing for the Certified Pediatric Emergency Nursing Certification Exam (CPEN). Here you will find access to a variety of resources to help you as you prepare to take the Certified Pediatric Emergency Nursing Certification Exam (CPEN).

Course available in 2 formats:

Watch a Sample of the Course

Onsite Course Overview:

The CPEN Review Course provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of pediatric emergency nursing based on the CPEN exam content outline. Participants receive information that will not only promote certification exam success but will also enhance clinical nursing practice.

Course Objectives:

Review and discuss pediatric emergency nursing certification exam content based on the CPEN exam content outline.
Attain information to support and enhance pediatric emergency nursing practice.

Course Outline:

Session 1: Exam and E-course Overview and Test Taking

Session 2: Pediatric Triage, Assessment, & Legal Implications

Triage Process
Assessment
Legal & Professional Issues

Session 3: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, & Neurological Emergencies

Cardiovascular Emergencies
Respiratory Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies

Session 4: Medical Emergencies by System

Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Genitourinary & Reproductive Emergencies
Maxillofacial, Ocular, and ENT Emergencies
Integumentary & Musculoskeletal Emergencies
Hematology/Oncology & Endocrine Emergencies

Session 5: Special Considerations

Neonatal Emergencies
Behavioral Health & Maltreatment Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Toxicology Emergencies
Communicable Diseases
Multisystem Considerations

About the course instructors:

Stacia Ghafoori, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CPN

Stacia is a dedicated educator who is passionate about preparing emergency nurses for the CEN and CPEN Exams. She has a wide expanse of experience throughout her career in critical care and emergency nursing for both adult and pediatric populations and has had the privilege of working in the roles of staff nurse, leadership, and emergency nursing education. Stacia has been nationally recognized for her quality improvement and evidence-based practice work and is passionate about providing the best possible care to her patients and families. She also currently serves as an instructor for basic and advanced life support courses for both children and adults. She is an authority on the CPEN Exam and review process and presents this 1-day CPEN Review Course onsite at hospitals across the country.

About Contact Hours:

Live course contact hours: 13 hours

E-course contact hours: 11 hours

For Nurses Outside of Florida and California: Nurse Builders is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

For Florida and California Nurses: Nurse Builders is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider #15118) and the Florida Board of Nursing (provider #50-9679).

Are you a hospital and interested in live web streaming or e-courses for your nurses, and have questions?