The NNP Certification Prep Course is a concentrated study program designed to assist nursing professionals preparing for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Certification Exam. In addition to identifying the preferred response, a "neonatal nugget" or "perinatal pearl" of information with reference is supplied for each self-assessment and test question. This exercise should provide insight regarding areas of strength and areas to expand the participant’s knowledge base, allowing for better direction in his/her study and supplemental readings before proceeding to the national certification exam.

This activity includes a 50-question self-assessment which provides immediate and referenced feedback, a supplemental reading/reference list, and a 125-question exam.

1. Thermoregulation: Identify principles related to thermoregulation in the newborn, including mechanisms and management of heat transfer, rewarming techniques, mechanisms of heat production, temperature assessment and neutral thermal environment.
2. Resuscitation and Stabilization: Describe physiology of transition to extrauterine life, delivery room assessment, techniques of resuscitation, physiologic basis for interventions, cord blood interpretation and issues related to neonatal transport.
3. Nutrition: Identify principles related to physiology of digestion and absorption, nutritional requirements, enteral feeding, parenteral nutrition, composition of breast milk and formulas and dietary supplementation.
4. Fluid and Electrolytes: Describe common problems and conditions, fluid and electrolyte requirements, insensible water loss and gain, parenteral infusion and acid-base balance.
5. Pharmacology: Identify the principles of pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics, principles of administration, and drug and maternal related factors.
6. Common Drug Therapies: Identify drugs and use of commonly used in the management of NICU patients, including analgesia/narcotics, anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, antihypertensive drugs, antimicrobials, cardiovascular drugs, diuretics, GI drugs, inhalants, neurologic agents, respiratory drugs and steroids.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (#PO258)

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 6.00 nursing contact hour(s). Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for 3.00 pharmacotherapeutics contact hour(s).

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

This educational activity is supported, in part, by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.
While MEDNAX appreciates commercial support for CNE activities, acceptance of the support does not imply endorsement of any products or services provided by the commercial organization.