Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course 6th Edition (ENPC) Challenger Course Only
Date/Time:	Sun 10/12/2025 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location:	Heartlovers Clinical Education Santa Rosa
Class Price:	See Options

ENPC 6th EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE

Important Information

Your Challenger Course PNP testing will begin upon completion of the already scheduled Full Course 

If you have any questions or conerns about taking the Challenger Course.  Please call Heartlovers prior to registering for a class.

Contact: Chuck @ 858-254-7035 

Challenger type classes can be added to the end of day 2 to either a TNCC or ENPC Full Course.

GENERAL CLASS INFOMATION

EMERGENCY NURSING PEDIATRIC COURSE

ENPC 6th Edition, with the new provider manual that is patient-presentation based, focusing on recognizing normal and abnormal findings and appropriate interventions. Here are a few highlights of the changes: 

• The addition of "The Child with a Rash" and "The Child with Special Health Care Needs"
• The reintroduction of a chapter on trauma, "The Child with an Injury"
• "The Child in Need of Stabilization" will include resuscitation and critically ill presentations

The course is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and skills needed to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for this high-risk patient population.

About ENPC

Accurate assessment of a child with acute illness or injury requires special knowledge and skills. This course, taught by qualified nurses, is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and skills needed to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for this high-risk patient population.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll learn:

• The latest pediatric emergency nursing practice recommendations
• Systematic assessment and application of care
• Education that can be applied to every pediatric patient you treat
• Virtual courses now available

 Course Format

A variety of learning methodologies are included to cater to every learning style, including:

• Manual
• Online modules
• Simulation
• Instructor-led classroom discussions and skill stations

Manual: The manual provides fundamental pediatric emergency nursing content with expanded information including dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies and more. A valuable resource for future reference!

Online modules: 

NEW BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2023. 
THE ENA NOW REQUIRES ALL CHALLENGER STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE MODULES PRIOR TO ATTENDING THEIR PNP (head-to-toe assessment) SKILLS CHECK.

Once you have created/registered you will now have access to the online modules.  Please complete the now required online modules prior to your scheduled class.

Online modules with links to additional information are provided prior to the course date to let you learn at your own pace, apply what you learn and receive immediate feedback, and refer back to information at any time. The modules are a complete case study process — taking you through an entire sequence of care.

Instructor-led classroom discussions and skills stations: ENPC is one and a half days of interactive, in-person classroom learning that includes skill stations, games, and other interactive exercises.

Electronic testing: Electronic, open-book testing allows you to test in an environment that makes you most comfortable. No more test anxiety!

Why is ENA's ENPC the right course for you?

• Evidence-based content developed by pediatric nursing experts
• Curriculum designed specifically for nurses
• The education you learn can be applied to every pediatric patient you treat
• Course content is updated regularly as pediatric care evolves
• Four-year, internationally recognized verification as an ENPC provider is earned upon successful completion
• Increase your confidence in emergency pediatric patient care
• Full Course Earns 18.25 CNE hours
• Challenger Course Earns 3.0 CNE hours

Prerequisites

• Participants must be a registered nurse who possesses a current unrestricted nursing license to receive verification.
• Licensed practical nurses and paramedics are eligible to attend all portions of the course and obtain CNE hours but are not eligible for provider status verification.

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 No. P0232

The Emergency Nurses Association is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #2322.

SPECIFIC CHALLENGER INFOMATION

Challenger (RN) – No classroom time. This option includes PNP skills testing (No Skills Practice) and an online exam.   No pre-course online modules required.  The student does have the option to complete the online modules if they choose to do so.  It is for registered nurses (or the equivalent as defined by their location of practice) with ENPC experience and who are comfortable with self-study.

Student will arrive to their scheduled class:

• If assigned to a Challenger Course, the student will arrive around 12:30.  They will be on a first come first serve basis and they will begin testing after all Full Course students have finished testing.

RN's are verified as an ENPC provider after successful completion of the course. RNs will receive 3.0 contact hours for completing the skills testing, online exam, and evaluation.

^{ENPC 6TH Edition Challenger Course}

This new and improved edition brings exciting new features and course structure.

Exciting new features include:

• No classroom time
• Self-Study
• PNP Skills Testing (No Skills Practice)
• Electronic, open-book testing - No more test anxiety!
• Updated evidence-based provider manual 
• Total contact hours of CNE 3.0 (Skills Testing, online Exam and Evaluation)

Course Format

A variety of learning methodologies are included to cater to every learning style, including:

• Textbook
• Self-Study
• No Pre-Course Modules
• PNP Skills Testing (No PNP Skills Practice)
• Electronic, open book testing

 Textbook: The manual provides fundamental pediatric emergency nursing content with expanded information including dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies and more. A valuable resource for future reference.

Electronic testing: NEW! Electronic, open-book testing allows you to test in an environment that makes you most comfortable. No more test anxiety!