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Course card · American Academy of Pediatrics
NRP — Neonatal Resuscitation Program
NRP is the AAP neonatal resuscitation course for clinicians who care for newborns at delivery, with an Essentials level (lessons 1-4) and an Advanced level (lessons 1-11). It is blended: online learning first, then an in-person Instructor-led Event, and the provider eCard lasts two years.
Named in 1,263 of 29,080 postings on this site as of 11 Nov 2026, mostly Registered Nurse (1,133), Nurse Practitioner (94) and Clinical Nurse Specialist (21).
The facts, from the issuer
- What it is
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NRP teaches the AAP approach to caring for the newborn at birth and to team-based care for clinicians who attend deliveries.
American Academy of Pediatrics — Neonatal Resuscitation Program · checked ·
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“The Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) course conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth”
- Who it is for
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NRP Provider is for anyone involved in neonatal resuscitation: physicians, nurses, APRNs, nurse midwives, licensed midwives, respiratory therapists and other direct-care clinicians.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP Provider · checked ·
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“including physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, nurse midwives, licensed midwives, respiratory care practitioners, and other health care professionals who provide direct care during neonatal resuscitation.”
- Format
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NRP Essentials covers lessons 1-4 and suits anyone caring for newborns; NRP Advanced covers lessons 1-11 for those who attend births and resuscitate beyond positive-pressure ventilation. Your employer decides which level you need.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP Provider · checked ·
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“Each organization will determine its own policy for who should attain NRP Essentials or NRP Advanced provider status.”
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Part 1 is online learning; the hands-on Instructor-led Event (Part 2) must be completed within 90 days of finishing Part 1.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP Provider · checked ·
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“The Instructor-led Event must be completed within 90 days after completing Part 1.”
- How long it lasts
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NRP Provider eCards are active for 2 years and expire at the end of the month.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP FAQ: NRP Providers (Students) · checked ·
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“NRP Provider eCards are active for 2 years and expire at the end of the month.”
- Renewal
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To stay an NRP Provider you must renew every 2 years, and your facility may require it more often.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP 9th Edition Launch Communications (PDF) · checked ·
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“To remain an NRP Provider, you must renew every 2 years, but your facility may require more frequent renewal.”
- Cost
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AAP charges no fee for the Instructor-led event or for the provider card; any event fee is set by the instructor or institution. You buy the Essentials or Advanced online curriculum separately.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP FAQ: NRP Providers (Students) · checked ·
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“The NRP does not charge any fees to institutions conducting courses, nor do we charge for the NRP Provider or Instructor cards.”
- What does not count
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Online-only NRP "certification" or "verification" cards from outside companies are not official AAP/AHA NRP cards.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP Provider · checked ·
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“The cards issued by these entities are not official AAP/AHA NRP Course Completion cards.”
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All NRP Provider courses must be held in person; AAP does not approve virtual courses.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP 9th Edition Launch Communications (PDF) · checked ·
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“All NRP Provider courses must be held in-person. Virtual courses are not approved by the AAP.”
- Find a class or test site
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Find an Instructor-led Event on the PediaSkills Learning Platform master calendar, filtered by location.
American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP FAQ: NRP Providers (Students) · checked ·
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“The PediaSkills Learning Platform provides a master calendar of Instructor-led events on which Instructors can add their event.”
Where to take it
Start with the issuer’s own class or test-site search:
- Class search: PediaSkills NRP event calendar (instructors list their own events) (pediaskills.com)
Classes in our training directory that teach NRP: 1 listed in 1 state. Pick a state, enter a ZIP, or use your location. Your ZIP and location are not sent anywhere: the page downloads, from this site, the ZIP-area file for the first two digits of your ZIP and the class lists for nearby states, and works out distances in your browser.
Distances are straight-line from the ZIP or city centre (U.S. Census 2024 gazetteer), not drive times. Listings come from state approved-program lists, issuer directories and providers' own pages. A listing is not a partnership; confirm dates, price and seats with the provider.
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Every fact above was read on the issuer’s own page on the date shown, with the exact words quoted. Anything the issuer does not publish is left out, so a missing fee means the issuer leaves pricing to the class provider or did not publish one. Employers decide which cards they accept; check the posting.