ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course

The Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification is overseen by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

Earners of this credential have demonstrated advanced critical thinking and a high level of knowledge in providing emergency care to pediatric patients and their families. Earners can use their knowledge to assess, analyze, intervene, and evaluate ill or injured pediatric patients in the emergency setting.

Accurate assessment of a child with acute illness or injury requires special knowledge and skills. Courses taken prior to testing for the exam are designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for this high-risk patient population.

What is learned in the course:

• The latest pediatric emergency nursing practice recommendations

• Systematic assessment and application of care

• Education that can be applied to every pediatric patient you treat 

• The newly released 5th Edition includes added content on dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies, and more 

• Rapid identification of pediatric life-threatening injuries and illnesses

• Comprehensive patient assessment

• Enhanced intervention for better patient outcomes

A variety of learning methodologies are incorporated into ENPC, including online pre-course modules, a textbook, interactive lectures, hands-on practice at home, and case-based learning.

Eligibility requirements

• Participants must be an RN and possess a current unrestricted nursing license to receive verification

• LPNs and paramedics are eligible to attend all portions of the course except for the written and psychomotor evaluations. For this reason, they do not receive verification but are awarded contact hours

Costs to certify

Costs to become certified range from $300 to $370

The certification course is offered by several organizations, and some hospitals have developed their own course as well. To successfully complete the course, the participant must attend all sessions, must score 80% or better on the 50 item multiple choice test and successfully pass the two skill stations: “Management of the Ill or Injured Pediatric Patient” station and the “Triage” station. It is suggested that all participants read the complete ENPC Provider Course manual, 3rd edition, that is sent to participants prior to the course. A card verifying the successful completion of the ENPC Provider Course will be issued to the RN along with a certificate for 19.2 continuing education contact hours (CECHs). Verification remains current for four years.

The internationally recognized verification as an ENPC provider is earned upon successful completion. Recertification can be done every 4 years, and the cost is $350. Recertification is by Exam or CE Attestation Fee. There are discounts for Emergency Nurse Association (ENA) members and military personnel.

The ENA also oversees the following:

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Instructor (ENPC-I)