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Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®)

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) is an educational program jointly sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association. The course is designed to teach an evidence-based approach to resuscitation of the newborn to hospital staff who care for newborns at the time of delivery. NRP uses interactive, simulation-based teaching for effective learning.

Available languages: English, Spanish

Who should take NRP?

Hospital staff who care for newborns at the time of delivery, including:

  • neonatal nurses, NICU nurses, mother-baby nurses, physician assistants, and nurse midwives
  • neonatologists and emergency department physicians
  • respiratory therapists and EMTs
  • other providers of care for newborns.

Course Content

Concepts and skills covered in NRP include:

  • Foundations of Neonatal Resuscitation
  • Preparation for Resuscitation (new in the 7th edition!)
  • Initial Steps of Newborn Care
  • Positive-Pressure Ventilation
  • Alternative Airways: Endotracheal Tubes and Laryngeal Masks
  • Chest Compressions
  • Medications
  • Post-Resuscitation Care (new in the 7th edition!)
  • Resuscitation and Stabilization of Babies Born Preterm
  • Special Considerations
  • Ethics and Care at the End of Life.

Students who successfully complete the course
will be able to:

  • identify pre-birth risk factors
  • assess full-term and pre-term newborns immediately after birth
  • place a mask on a newborn, and position a newborn's head for positive-pressure ventilation
  • determine when alternative airway use is indicated
  • identify anatomical landmarks in the neonatal airway
  • assess when to use chest compressions
  • administer chest-compressions properly, and identify possible complications
  • administer medications to newborns
  • assess and respond to post-resuscitation medical conditions.

Seventh-edition program materials reflect the 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care of the Neonate.