Prepare to pass the CGRN Exam!

  • COURSE OVERVIEW

    This is the 2026 Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nursing (CGRN) Review E-Course. It is 15.5 hours of evidence-based content based on the most recent exam content outline.

  • CONTACT HOURS: 15.5

    Nurse Builders is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurse Builders is a CA CE Provider #15118. Nurse Builders is a CE Provider # 50-9679 for: AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, ND, NM, SC, WV.

  • INSTRUCTOR

    Dr. Melissa Cole is a clinician and educator and serves as a full-time Nurse Builders Senior Educator. She has been a registered nurse for over 39 years and an adult geriatric nurse practitioner for over 10 years. Her experience includes serving as a nurse educator in both graduate and undergraduate nursing programs and working as an adult nurse practitioner performing primary care and wound care to homebound patients, as well as telehealth follow up. Throughout her nursing career, she has worked in labor and delivery, high-risk obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency care, operating room, telemetry, diabetes management, public health, hospice, and home health care. Her passions include caring for older adults and individuals with disabilities across both inpatient and outpatient settings, particularly those affected by health inequities and social determinants of health. In this review course, Melissa will provide a thorough review of the Gastroenterology content to prepare participants for the CGRN exam.

Course curriculum

    1. Certification Review E-Course Learning Outcome, Completion Criteria, Expiration Date, Disclosures, and Accreditation

    2. Course Content Outline

    3. Speaker Bio and Course Objectives

    4. References

    1. Handout - Session 1

    2. Exam and Course Overview

    3. Test Taking Techniques

    4. Practice Questions: Test Taking Techniques

    1. Handout: Session 2

    2. Session 2: Anatomy and Physiology

    3. Practice Questions: Anatomy & Physiology of the GI System

    1. Handout - Session 3, Part 1

    2. Session 3, Part 1: Disorders of the GI Tract

    3. Practice Questions: Disorders of the GI Tract

    4. Handout - Session 3, Part 2

    5. Session 3, Part 2: Lower GI Disorders

    6. Practice Questions: Lower GI Disorders

    7. Handout - Session 3, Part 3

    8. Session 3, Part 3: Hepatic, Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders

    9. Practice Questions: Hepatic, Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders

    1. Handout - Session 4, Part 1

    2. Session 4, Part 1: Pharmacology and IV Management

    3. Practice Questions: Pharmacology and IV Management

    4. Handout - Session 4, Part 2

    5. Session 4, Part 2: Diagnostic Tests

    6. Practice Questions: Diagnostic Tests

    1. Handout - Session 5, Part 1

    2. Session 5, Part 1: Environmental, Safety and Specimens

    3. Practice Questions: Environmental, Safety and Specimens

    4. Handout - Session 5, Part 2

    5. Session 5, Part 2: Specimen Collection

    6. Practice Questions: Specimen Collection

About this course

  • $189.00
  • 51 lessons
  • 14.5 hours of video content