Canadian Nurse Practitioner Licensure Exam (CNPLE) Preparation Course

Course Details
  • Self-Paced Online
  • To be Announced

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This online, self-paced course will prepare participants to be successful in writing the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Licensure Exam (CNPLE).  

In December 2023, the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators (CCRNR) endorsed new entry level competencies for Nurse Practitioner’s as the basis of a new single entry-level national Nurse Practitioner licensure exam. By 2026 all NPs in Canada – except Quebec and neonatal NPs – will be educated and licensed for practice across the life span and practice settings – all ages, all settings. The new regulatory exam (CNPLE) is expected to launch in 2026 (Date TBD in each Province or Territory).

This preparatory course encompasses studying approaches, exam taking strategies, overview of the exam blueprint & logistics, and content review addressing the new entry to practice competencies (click here).

Topics include the NP professional role and responsibilities as clinician, leader, advocate, educator and scholar, as well as comprehensive reviews by clinician experts focusing on etiology, diagnostic approach, advanced assessment, and therapeutic management for a wide range of health conditions across settings & the life span. Content review follows a body systems approach and will cover the NP role in management of acute, chronic and emergent/urgent needs, along with health promotion & illness/injury prevention.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the examination framework for the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Licensure Exam (CNPLE) including structural & contextual variables. 
  2. Articulate strategies for studying for & approaching case-based and independent multiple-choice questions in a high-stake examination.
  3. Identify NP practice domains & body systems content areas that require further in-depth study prior to writing the CNPLE exam.

Audience

Canadian nurse practitioner students and internationally educated Nurse Practitioners who plan to write or rewrite the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Licensure Exam (CNPLE).

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Note:  

Until the exam launch date is finalized, regulators will continue to accept the previous Adult-, Paediatric-, and Primary Care Exams.  If you are writing in the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE) Specialty Certificate: Family All Ages exam (CNPE:F/AA) in near future, please see our NP-Primary Health Care: Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep Course which is open until notice is given.  https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/cpd-course/primary-health-care-nurse-practitioner-exam-preparation-course/

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Online (Self-Paced) Course Content

This online self-paced course has been designed with engaging features such as video & audio narrated e-modules with captions & downloadable transcripts; pre-test & post modules quizzes; practice exam; comprehensive practice domain & body systems content reviews; tips & study strategies from experts to help you remember content & identify red flags; Top ten quick reference cards; and a workbook. Additional options include: a mobile audio or video format for learning ‘on the go’, LIVE webinar Q&A sessions, and more to come. Course content is primarily delivered using Quercus, our learning management system. We anticipate this course will 24-30 hrs to complete. Your access to the course and resources will begin approximately 5 business days after you register and will end 3 months from the day you receive access.

Registration Information

Regular Fee

Add-on Options:

If online self-paced course above purchased

Purchase Stand-alone Items:

For those who want to augment their own studying without taking the full course.

$750 + HST

$100 +HST each

Varies $100 – 250 +HST each

  • Includes: 3-month access to:
  • E-modules with Video/Audio Commentary, Captioning & Downloadable Slide Transcripts
  •  Pre-test & Post-module Quizzes
  • Practice Exam
  • Top Ten Reference Cards
  • Workbook
  • Mobile Audio Track
  • Purchase to keep the .mp4 audio format of all content the e-modules. Great for listening on your commute or out for a walk.
  • Video Recording of E-Modules (no interactivity)
  • Purchase to keep a video format of all content the e-modules.
  • Join a series of four 1-hour synchronous webinars delivered via ZOOM. Opportunity to connect with course instructors and ask clarifying questions on specific content topics.
  • Video Recording of E-Modules (no interactivity)
    • $250
      • Purchase to keep a video format of all content the e-modules. This option does not provide interactivity or option to download slide transcript.
  • Workbook
    • $50
      • Purchase the Exam Prep Workbook that helps you to self-assess your confidence with content & domain areas of the exam blueprint, and study tools.
  • Top Ten Reference Cards
    • $50
      • Purchase reference cards highlighting the top ten take aways form each content area. 
  • Mobile Audio Track
    • $200
      • Purchase to keep the .mp4 audio format of all content the e-modules. Great for listening on your commute or out for a walk.

Planned future expansion of delivery modes: On-line LIVE 3-day Course Option and a Podcast Series.

Contact Us

Centre for Professional Development
Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
University of Toronto
155 College Street, Suite 130
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5T 1P8