OVERVIEW

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) BLITZ Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course is organized by Barkley & Associates, Inc. and will be held from May 19 - 21, 2027.

Description:
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Extensive Review of System-Specific Conditions Across the Life Span

Certification Review and Clinical Update Continuing Education Course

Clinical Assessment

  • Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
  • Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Differential diagnoses
  • Epidemiology
  • Health assessment
  • Laboratory analyses
  • Prioritization of care
  • Psychiatric evaluations
  • Referral/collaborative practice
  • Risk analysis
  • Screening methods

Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults

  • Clinical guidelines
  • Documentation
  • Establishing plan of care
  • Evaluating treatment and outcomes
  • Health promotion
  • Integrating and applying evidence-based practice
  • Management of common conditions
  • Patient teaching
  • Risk factor management
  • Service consultation and/or referral
  • Standards of care

Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Children

  • Anticipatory guidance
  • Developmental considerations
  • Genetic considerations
  • Growth and development
  • Health promotion
  • Health screenings
  • Human sexuality
  • Immunization recommendations
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Learning disorders
  • Theories of development
  • System-specific conditions common in childhood

Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems

  • Cardiovascular
  • Genitourinary
  • Dermatological
  • Endocrine
  • Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Genitourinary
  • Hematological
  • Integumentary
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurological
  • Obstetrics/gynecology
  • Psychosocial
  • Respiratory

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

  • Counseling patients
  • Diverse population considerations
  • Epidemiology
  • Evaluating outcomes
  • Growth and development considerations
  • Needs assessment
  • Patient and family teaching
  • Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
  • Risk analysis
  • Screening recommendations
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Up-to-date statistics

Pharmacologic Management

  • Adverse events
  • Alternative therapies/herbal agents
  • Contraindications
  • Drug interactions
  • Drug monitoring recommendations
  • Pharmacologic agents for common conditions
  • Side effects

KEY DATES

Registrations Open
05 Aug, 2026
Registrations Open
Event Start Date
19 May, 2027
Event Start Date
Event End Date
21 May, 2027
Event End Date
Credits

Earn up to 38.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 14 hours of pharmacology). 

  • 37.25 Contact Hours
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    Registered NurseNurse Practitioner

    SPECIALITIES

    Family Nurse Practitioner

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