1. A Guide to CPN ® Exam Content Outline Updates 2001 to 2008

2. Practice Analysis Comparison

3. Practice Analysis Studies Comparison Continued… 2001 60% practice in an urban setting 37% practice in inpatient community hospital 34% practice in inpatient children’s hospital 2008 67% practice in an urban setting 60% practice in inpatient children’s hospital 16% practice in inpatient community hospital

4. Practice Analysis Studies Comparison Continued… 2001 49% General pediatrics 11% Critical care 4% Perioperative 2008 57% General pediatrics 13% Critical care 8% Emergency/trauma Types of Units

5. Practice Analysis Studies Comparison Continued… Top Five Conditions that nurses care for (in order) 2001 1.Respiratory 2.GI 3.Infectious Disease 4.Neurology 5.Emergency/Trauma 2008 1.Respiratory 2.GI 3.Infectious Disease 4.Neurology 5.Emergency/Trauma These stayed exactly the same.

6. How the New Study Impacted the Exam

7. How The New Study Impacted the Exam Changes in categories, which are used to group tasks/competencies, resulted in a change in emphasis: Development is no longer a category but a thread or integrated concept throughout all categories Assessment is no longer a subcategory of the outline but a major category Importance of both management, which includes a list of nursing skills, and professional role responsibilities as major categories and not integrated concepts Health Promotion becomes a major category containing tasks from the old categories of Development and Family

8. Content Areas for the Exam 2001 1.Development 2.Psychosocial/Behavioral 3.Family 4.Physiology 5.Pathophysiology 2008 1.Assessment 2.Health Promotion 3.Management 4.Professional Role

9. Exam Administration Changes Feedback from the Advisory Committee resulted in a reduction in number of exam items and thus allotted time: 2001 3.5 Hours 200 Exam Questions (180 scored/20 pre-test items) 2008 3 hours 175 Exam Questions (150 scored/25 pre-test items)

10. Questions about this update to the exam…

11. Questions others are asking: Q: When does the updated exam launch? A: The new exam is expected to begin 12/15/08. On-site paper-pencil versions of the new exams begin shipping 12/15/08. Q: Is there any advantage in taking one version of the exam over the other? A: No, both will equally assess your knowledge. Q: Do I need to study differently if I choose to take the new exam? A: No, any preparations you undertake will benefit you regardless of which exam version you take. The reference list remains the same because the tasks listed on the new outline have not changed significantly from the older one.

12. Good luck! We wish you much success on your upcoming exam. If you have questions, please visit www.pncb.org or email exam@pncb.org. We’ll be glad to help! © 2008, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board