PURPOSE: ENPC is developed by the Emergency Nurses Association to enable nurses to provide high-quality care for the pediatric patient. ENA strives to equip nurses with the knowledge and assessment skills necessary to recognize a critically ill or injured child and provide stabilizing interventions. The goal of ENPC is to improve pediatric patient outcomes by providing nurses with foundational knowledge, skills, and a systematic Pediatric Nursing Process (PNP) to guide patient care. Verification of successful course completion is awarded after passing the written exam and the PNP psychomotor skills station.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Registered Nurses who care for pediatric patients (at least 6 months of emergency care experience is recommended). Other interested individuals (non-RN) are eligible to attend the course except for the written and psychomotor evaluations. For this reason, they do not receive certification but are awarded contact hours.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
To successfully complete this program & receive ENPC Certification you must complete these items, in this order:
1. Complete the online ENPC 6th Edition Pre-Course Online Module.
After you have registered for this course through the Spencer Hospital HRD department you will receive an email notification with the link for accessing the ENPC Pre-Course Online Module – email addresses are required during the registration process.
Spencer Hospital employees will use their hospital email address.
Log into this link to create an account & complete the online modules.
You will not be able to attend the course without completing the Pre-Course Online Modules.
2. Register & successfully complete an ENPC Skills Session.
3. Complete the Online Exam.
Students must access the exam within one week from the skills session end date.
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the characteristics of life illness and injury in pediatric patients.
2. Identify the various roles of the emergency nurse when caring for pediatric patients.
3. Describe a focused triage assessment and history for the pediatric patient.
4. Identify the anatomic and physiological characteristics that may affect responses to illness and injury in pediatric patients.
5. Identify the most frequent causes of illness or injury in pediatric patients.
6. Describe the components of focused assessment for pediatric patients with illness or injury.
7. Plan the specific interventions needed to manage the pediatric patient with illness or injury.
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions related to patient outcomes.
9. Identify safety, injury prevention, and health promotion strategies related to pediatric patients.
10. Identify misconceptions regarding the assessment and treatment of pain in pediatric patients in the emergency department.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
A participant must complete the entire program to receive continuing education credit. Participants will have access to an electronic CE certificate and Provider Card, issued by the ENA. ENPC is administered through the National Emergency Nurses Association. The Emergency Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation Provider Unit # P0232. The Emergency Nurses Association is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #2322. This 6th edition of the ENPC provider course has been approved for 18.25 contact hours.
LOCATION
Cedar and Walnut Conference Rooms
Spencer Hospital
1200 1st Ave E - Spencer, IA 51301
FACULTY
Emergency Nurses Association TNCC Certified Instructors of Spencer Hospital are scheduled to conduct these classes throughout the year.
REGISTRATION: Registration & course fee must be received 3 weeks prior to the course. Pre-course reading and preparation are mandatory for this course; no drop-in registration is permitted. Course materials will be mailed once registration & payment have been received.
Payment Note:
REGISTRATION FEE:
$300 for non-employees of Spencer Hospital (fee includes ENPC 6th Edition Provider Manual).
$230 for students who have access to the required text.
No registration fee for employees of Spencer Hospital who have director approval to attend as a required course. Those taking it as an elective with director approval will be responsible for the text fee ($70) and the ENA fee ($80).
Refund Policy: A 50% cancellation fee will be charged if your registration has been accepted
and the ENPC manual has been sent.
No refunds will be made for cancellations within one week of the course start date.
Spencer Hospital reserves the right to cancel this program if there is insufficient enrollment (minimum of 6 participants is required to hold this course). In this event, every attempt will be made to notify enrollees prior to the event.
Make Checks Payable to the Spencer Hospital Attn: HRD in the Memo