Strengthen your pediatric knowledge with PNCB resources.

Preparing for board certification? The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board offers exam prep resources, including a practice test to help you prepare for pediatric content on your upcoming examination, plus a Test-taking Module for CE with strategies for dealing with multiple-choice questions and managing test anxiety.

CE Resources for FNPs

The PNCB offers self-paced, home study continuing education activities worth up to 15 contact hours each so you can earn CE for your recertification requirements or for personal professional development.

The Child & Adolescent Behavioral & Mental Health Exam

In 2010, the PNCB will launch the Child and Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health exam. APRNs who see patients with behavioral or mental health concerns are invited to learn more about this new post-APRN specialty certification exam.

Advanced Pediatric Practice Resources

Resources of Interest:

• HEAT^SM : Healthy Eating and Activity Together (NAPNAP)
• KySS^SM Guide to Mental Health (NAPNAP)
• Bright Futures (AAP)
• Needle Tips: For Health Professionals Providing Services to Children, Teens, or Adults (Immunization Action Coalition)

Articles of Interest:

• Anticonvulsant Use for Prophylaxis of the Pediatric Migraine (Journal of Pediatric Healthcare)
• Management Principles of Organic Causes of Childhood Constipation (Journal of Pediatric Healthcare)
• Pediatric Asthma: Individualizing and Optimizing Patient Care (Medscape CME)
• Predicting School-Age Behavior Problems: The Role of Early Childhood Risk Factors (Pediatric Nursing)
• Screening for Communication and Cognitive Disorders in Infants and Toddlers (Pediatric Nursing)
• The Evolving Management Paradigms for Pediatric ADHD (Medscape CME)