Patricia Moyle Wright - Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Exam Review: A Study Guide with Review Questions

iii Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Exam Review

A Study Guide with Review Questions

Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CHPN, CNE

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Names: Wright, Patricia Moyle, author.

Title: Certified hospice and palliative nurse (CHPN) exam review : a study guide with review questions / Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CHPN, CNE.

Description: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019015623 | ISBN 9780826119698 | ISBN 9780826119742 (e-book)

Subjects: Subjects: LCSH: Hospice nursesExaminations, questions, etc. | Palliative treatmentExaminations, questions, etc. | NursingExaminations, questions, etc.

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v This book is dedicated to all of the nurses who touch the lives of patients and families facing end-of-life issues each day. You have chosen to work in the most sacred of spaces, the nexus of life and death. May your work be a shining light in the darkest of times, and may you inspire others through your care and professionalism. vi

vii Contents

ix Preface

This book is offered to hospice and palliative care nurses to assist their preparation for taking the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification examination. When I prepared to take the hospice certification exam for the first time in 1999, there were no certification preparation texts or courses. Pulling together resources to study was a challenge. Since then, numerous texts have been published on end-of-life care, and the field has grown by leaps and bounds. Interest in demonstrating expertise through certification as a hospice and palliative care nurse has continually grown, as recognition of ones expertise brings not only professional satisfaction but also personal pride.

Since this text is a practice and certification review for hospice and palliative care nurses preparing for the CHPN certification examination, the book follows the test outline offered by the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. In seven sections, this book offers tips on test-taking, an outline of the CHPN certification examination (.

The content included in this book is one of many resources available. My hope is that it will be a useful tool as it does cover the specific content on the examination outline and offers hundreds of practice questions. Best wishes as you prepare to demonstrate excellence in hospice and palliative care through certification. x

xi Acknowledgments

I gratefully acknowledge my familys unwavering support for my determination to write about, teach, and practice end-of-life nursing. First, I thank my parents for the selfless love you have offered me throughout my life. It has taught me to give unselfishly to others. I am also grateful to my husband, David, for supporting me through every twist and turn of my career. Your love and light saw me through and helped me to continue this work. I also thank my children, Dominic and Vivian, for your patience with me as you often waited for me to finish just one more sentence. May you also find fulfillment and inspiration in your lifes work.

I would also like to gratefully acknowledge the editorial staff of Springer Publishing Company for their outstanding professionalism and dedication to the nursing profession. I am especially grateful to Elizabeth Nieginski and Rachel Landes for their support and assistance through the completion of this book. xii