Sign up for our in-person NRP course here. This is the hands-on portion of the NRP curriculum; we will direct you to the online portion, which you complete anytime up to 90 days prior to attending the in-person course.

The online portion will provide you with all of the background information that you will need for the rest of the course. The online portion adapts to your existing level of knowledge of neonatal resuscitation; it will be helpful whether you resuscitate newborns regularly or if you have never cared for an infant.

**Note: Students often ask whether they should enroll in the Advanced or Essentials online portion. Our advice for any nurse, physician, or paramedic is to enroll in ADVANCED, as most employers who require NRP do not accept Essentials

The in-person portion of the course will provide hands-on instruction and experience with the tools necessary for resuscitating a newborn. This is also the portion of the course that allows us to tailor the education to your specific practice setting.

Classes are held in our Oakland, CA location unless otherwise noted.

If you have any questions or if you cannot find a date that works for you, please let us know so that we can work to find a solution for you.

What You’ll Learn

Preparing for a Resuscitation

  • You will learn what information you will need to obtain so that you are prepared when an infant is delivered.

  • You will also learn about all of the equipment used in a neonatal resuscitation. In the hands-on portion of the course, you will have an opportunity to become more acquainted with any equipment you are not familiar with and to actually use it in a simulated environment.

  • You will learn about the different roles in a neonatal resuscitation and the duties performed by each team member. You will also learn how and when to scale your team up or down based upon known risk factors.

Performing a Resuscitation

  • You will learn the NRP algorithm, which lays out all of the decision points and how to react based upon the various presentations you will see immediately after the infant is delivered.

  • In the online portion of the course, you will learn how to perform a resuscitation in a delivery room using a radiant warmer and standard equipment found in a hospital labor and delivery unit. In the in-person portion of the course, your instructors will teach you to adapt what you have learned to your individual practice environment, whether that be a NICU, emergency department, ambulance, etc.

Leading a Team

  • You will learn techniques to communicate effectively with team members.

  • You will learn the basics of performing team debriefings that will help you and your colleagues to learn from each resuscitation and ensure that you are providing the best care possible.

Course FAQ

  • Once the in-person portion of your course is completed, your instructor will update the NRP Learning Platform site to indicate that you have completed the course - this will be completed the day of the course. Once the Learning Platform site has been updated, you will be able to log in, complete a brief survey, and download your NRP card.

    If you need your card immediately, please let your instructor know so that they can expedite the update on the Learning Platform site.

  • Unfortunately, we cannot admit you to the in-person portion of the course until you have completed the online modules.

    This is because there is a lot of baseline knowledge that is provided in the online portion of the course that we will build upon in the in-person training.

    Please make time to complete all of the modules prior to coming in for the in-person portion of your training. You should anticipate the online modules taking several hours to complete.

    If you have signed up for the Advanced Provider course, please note that there is an extra module on the learning platform for you to complete.

  • We do not offer a "test out" option for the in-person training. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

GEOFFREY

BROOKE

Your instructors, Brooke Holoubek and Geoffrey Kerns both work as neonatal transport nurses and also are part of a nurse-led neonatal resuscitation team on a high-risk labor and delivery unit. Combined, they have attended thousands of deliveries and used the principals of NRP to resuscitate hundreds of neonates.

Brooke has an extensive background in pediatric critical care and pediatric and neonatal transport, while Geoffrey has spent almost 20 years working in emergency medicine and EMS. Together, they provide comprehensive neonatal critical care training that is able to break down the communication barriers that typically exist between emergency and neonatal providers.