Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC) Certification Exam — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC) Certification Exam
- Provider
- PSI
- Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice examination; one correct answer per item; testing center only
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 175; Scored questions: 150; Unscored questions: 25; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 3 hours
- Passing score
- 400 on a scaled-score range of 200 to 800
- Exam fee
- $407, including a $134 nonrefundable registration fee; subject to change
Examination outline
Health Maintenance and Promotion (30%)
- Anticipatory guidance for growth and development
- Immunization counseling
- Age-appropriate injury prevention and safety
- Illness prevention and early warning signs
- Age-appropriate social, behavioral, and mental health education
Assessment and Diagnosis (35%)
- Growth and Development
- History and Physical Examination
- Diagnostic Testing
- Screening and Assessment
- Clinical Decision Making and Diagnosis
Management (30%)
- Child and Caregiver Counseling and Education
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Procedures
- Collaboration and Referral
- Coordination of Care
- Evaluation and Follow-up
Leadership, Ethics, and Practice Management (5%)
- Leadership and Evidence-based Practice
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Practice Management
Examination sources
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Resources
EXAM CONTENT OUTLINE NOTE
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Resources
ESSENTIAL: Content Outline, description and current-outline adoption
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 1, Exam Details and How to use this Content Outline
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 2, section I heading and allocation
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 2, section II heading and allocation
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 2, section III heading and allocation
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 3, section IV heading and allocation
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 4, Exam Content: CLINICAL CATEGORIES, introductory constraint
- PNCB CPNP-PC Detailed Content Outline
PDF page 5, Exam Content: KNOWLEDGE AREAS, introductory scope statement
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Scoring
Scoring the CPNP-PC exam, question composition and time
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Scoring
How is the exam experience different than NCLEX?, item format paragraph
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Scoring
How many questions do I need to get right to pass the exam?, scaled-score paragraph
- PNCB Exam Candidate Handbook
PDF pages 5-6 / printed pages 2-3, PNCB Exam Information
- PNCB Exam Candidate Handbook
PDF page 30 / printed page 27, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Candidates Testing with a Final Transcript Exception
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Transcript Information
How and when to request transcript submissions, Scores with a Transcript Exception
- PNCB Steps to CPNP-PC Certification
Step 3, See a timeline
- PNCB Steps to CPNP-PC Certification
Step 7, Schedule your exam
- PNCB Exam Candidate Handbook
PDF page 15 / printed page 12, Where and When You Will Test, year-round examination list
- PNCB Steps to CPNP-PC Certification
Step 2, Learn about fees, initial examination fee
- PNCB Exam Candidate Handbook
PDF page 14 / printed page 11, CPNP-PC and CPNP-AC Candidates, posted-degree requirement and exception
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Transcript Information
How and when to request transcript submissions, Transcript Exceptions, full eligibility conditions
- PNCB CPNP-PC Exam Transcript Information
How and when to request transcript submissions, Testing with a Transcript Exception
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.