National Institute for Healthcare Education Honored by American Heart Association!

NIHE was named as being in the TOP 1% of AHA Training Centers!!

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) course 8th edition conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and facilitates effective team-based care for healthcare professionals who care for newborns at the time of delivery. NRP utilizes a blended learning approach, which includes online testing and hands-on case-based simulation/debriefing that focus on critical leadership, communication, and team-work skills.​​

Current NRP 8th edition Classes Essentials & Advanced--see below for course descriptions.  Please note:  most nurses, respiratory therapists, & physicians will be required by their facilities to be Advanced NRP Providers. 

Northern California locations (click on city name to go to registation page for that location)

Sacramento             Vacaville   

Southern California locations  No current classes.  Call 800-773-8895  for referral to one of our Training Sites.

Register NOW Oregon Locations include: Cottage Grove or we come to you for private classes. Call 800-773-8895 for information.

What card and CE Certificate will I receive?

Please read all of the options carefully and then click on the location above you wish  to register for your NRP class.  Note--most facilities require the Advanced NRP certification for anyone who will be present at a delivery. 

NRP-Neonatal Resuscitation Provider.  The American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP, the supervising organization for NRP has changed the format of the NRP course effective January 1, 2022.  There are now two options for NRP certification:  Essentials Provider and Advanced Provider.   To decide which certification is right for you see the descriptions below. 

The course has been divided into two provider levels: Essentials and Advanced provider.  You will need to purchase access to either the Essentials OR the Advanced version for the online portion of the course, not both at www.aap.org/nrp.  We recommend you do the Advanced if there is any possibility you could be called in to a delivery room.  

1. Essentials covers lessons 1 through4 of the textbook. Anyone involved in the care of a newborn should take NRP Essentials. The NRP 8^th edition Essentials curriculum includes use of the laryngeal mask and orogastric tube. Each facility may determine if the NRP Essentials provider is also responsible for CPAP administration in the delivery room. The NRP Essentials learner may study additional lessons for knowledge enhancement (lessons 5 through 11 and supplemental lessons 12 through 14) but will not be tested on that material.
2. Advanced covers lessons 1 through11 of the textbook and Advanced is appropriate for those who attend births and are responsible for anticipated resuscitation of a newborn with known risk factors, and for those who participate in neonatal resuscitation beyond positive pressure ventilation. Please note:  most nurses, respiratory therapists, & physicians will be required by their facilities to be Advanced NRP Providers. 

The NRP Essentials Provider is designed for anyone who is involved in the care of a newborn. 

The NRP Advanced Provider Course is designed for:  those who attend births and are responsible for resuscitation of a newborn, and for those who participate in neonatal resuscitation beyond positive pressure ventilation. Please note:  most nurses, respiratory therapists, & physicians will be required by their facilities to be Advanced NRP Providers. 

There are three steps to completing both of these certifications.  They are:

1.   Self-study of the AAP NRP Provider manual 8^th edition
2.   Completing of the online learning and testing—both Essentials &   

   Advanced students must complete the adaptive learning evaluation

   online.  In addition to the adaptive learning evaluation the Advanced

   student must also complete the online Advanced exam (35 questions)

1.   Completion of the Instructor led event for skills practice and testing, simulation, and debriefing

 The student must successfully pass the required NRP online exam before participating in the classroom portion of this class.  

NRP Essentials.  If you are wishing to complete only the NRP Essentials Provider course you will need to complete step one, self-study of the NRP Provider manual.  If you need to purchase the NRP Provider manual 8^th edition you can get one here.  You will also, need to purchase access to the mandatory online NRP Essentials provider curriculum here.  Be sure to purchase the Essentials not the Advanced access.  After you complete both step one and two you will need to complete step 3:  the Instructor led event including skills practice and testing, simulation, and debriefing.  You will need to bring the certificate showing you have completed the online Essentials portion to the Instructor led event or you will not be admitted to the event. Check out our locations above and click on the location nearest to you to register for the Instructor Led event or call us at 800-773-8895.

           NRP Advanced.  If you are wishing to complete the NRP Advanced Provider course you will             need to complete step one, self-study of the NRP Provider manual.  If you need to purchase             the NRP Provider manual 8^th edition you can get one here.  You will also, need to purchase               access to the mandatory online NRP Advanced Provider Curriculum here.  Be sure               to purchase the Advanced not the Essentials.  After you complete both step one and two you             will need to complete step 3: the Instructor led event including skills practice and testing,                   simulation, and debriefing.  You will need to bring the certificate showing you have completed             the online Advanced portion to the Instructor led event or you will not be admitted.  Check out             our locations above and click on the location nearest to you to register for the Instructor             Led event or call us at 800-773-8895.  

Current NRP Classes

Northern California locations (click on city name to go to registation page for that location)

Sacramento             Vacaville        

Register NOW Oregon Locations include: Cottage Grove or we come to you for private classes. Call 800-773-8895 for information.

2023-24 CALIFORNIA CLASS LOCATIONS

800-773-8895

*The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge & proficiency in BLS, ACLS, & PALS & has developed instructional materials for this purpose.  Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association.  Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.