Primary Care Pediatrics for the Nurse Practitioner

This comprehensive text provides a streamlined, practical guide for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) in Primary Care, delivering all the core content of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care curriculum. Emphasizing health supervision, promotion, disease prevention, and management, it integrates evidence-based guidelines with diagnostic reasoning to support the development of competent, confident nurse practitioners. The content aligns with the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board (CPNP-PC) test blueprint, ensuring mastery of exam-relevant topics while promoting practical, real-world application in clinical practice.

Key Features

• Reader-friendly, accessible format with brief paragraphs, bulleted lists, and clear chapter organization
• Chapters structured with learning outcomes, CPNP-PC exam content maps, Pro Tips, Alerts, and key points summaries
• Focus on both health promotion/prevention and disease diagnosis/management
• Organized to cover acute and chronic pediatric disorders, including necessary referrals
• SOAP-format guidance for pediatric disease management
• User-friendly algorithms for differential diagnosis
• Resource links to Bright Futures, Mass General Pediatric symptom checklists, CDC immunization schedules, and other essential tools
• Ancillary resource bundle: instructor’s manual with WHAT-WHY-APPLY case studies, test bank with certification-style questions, PowerPoints, image bank, online prescribing guide for top pediatric disorders, and patient education downloads
• Supports exam preparation, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based care in primary pediatric practice