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The courses included in this certification review bundle cover topics such as Non-Cancer Conditions and Neoplastic Diseases. Click show more for a full list of include courses. 

  • CHPN: Patient Assessment and Care Planning

    1. The goal of this course is to provide nurses preparing for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) examination with information regarding care planning, economic and policy trends, and issues surrounding palliative and end-of-life care.

      This course is not affiliated with The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC).

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Define the differences between palliative and hospice care, goals for advance care planning, and the process for coordinating patient care with other healthcare providers.
      • Identify barriers to palliative and end-of-life care, principles of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospice benefit, and economic and policy issues surrounding palliative care.
      • Indicate the advantages of the interdisciplinary group model, referral sources, and the different settings for the dying patient.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Pain Assessment and Non-Pharmacological Management

    1. The goal of this course is to equip nurses in hospice and palliative care to assess pain and implement non-pharmacological interventions.

      This course is not affiliated with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association or the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center.

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Define at least three forms of pain and their etiologies.
      • Recall how to perform a comprehensive, multidimensional pain assessment.
      • Identify appropriate non-pharmacological interventions for pain, including complementary approaches, for select patient scenarios.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Pharmacological Management of Pain

    1. The goal of this course is to equip nurses in hospice and palliative care for pharmacological pain management and to be prepared for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse exam.

      This course is not affiliated with the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association or the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Recognize principles of pharmacological pain management in palliative care and how to determine efficacy.
      • Classify medications as appropriate for the type and severity of pain and recall how to optimize the dose while avoiding adverse effects.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Symptom Management of Life-Threatening Noncancer Related Conditions Part 1

    1. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of life-limiting conditions and symptom management.

      This course is not affiliated with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association or the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center.

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Recognize the role and challenges of palliative care in the trajectories of serious, noncancer illnesses.
      • Describe signs and symptoms of advanced neurological, cardiovascular, and pulmonary conditions, as well as available treatments throughout the illness trajectories.
      • Identify common palliative interventions for neurological, cardiovascular, and respiratory symptoms.
    3. Contact Hours: 1.5

  • CHPN: Symptom Management of Life-Threatening Noncancer Conditions Part 2

    1. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice and palliative care with knowledge of life-limiting noncancer conditions and symptom management.

      This course is not affiliated with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association or the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Describe signs and symptoms of advanced liver, kidney, and HIV diseases, as well as available treatments and palliative interventions throughout the illness trajectories.
      • Identify palliative interventions for symptoms in serious illness, including gastrointestinal genitourinary, musculoskeletal, integumentary, metabolic, hematological, and psychosocial symptoms.
      • Recall interventions for symptoms associated with imminent death.
    3. Contact Hours: 1.5

  • CHPN: Symptom Management of Life Threatening Neoplastic Conditions

    1. This course provides an overview of cancer development, different cancer types, and treatments. Information regarding the complications that often accompany the progression of malignant disorders is also covered. The course covers paraneoplastic syndromes and oncologic emergencies associated with neoplastic conditions.

      This course is not affiliated with the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC).

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Recall the signs and symptoms of neoplastic diseases, treatment modalities, and associated complications.
      • Identify the different oncologic emergencies and their management.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Psychosocial Support

    1. The goal of this course is to provide nurses preparing for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) examination with information regarding the psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs of hospice and palliative care patients and their families.

      This course is not affiliated with The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC).

      DSM™ and DSM-5™ are registered trademarks of the American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association is not affiliated with nor endorses this course.

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Recall the psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs of the patient and family.
      • Identify the potential types of grief experienced by the bereaved and the role of the nurse in grief counseling, adults and children death and death vigil support.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Support, Education and Advocacy

    1. The goal of this course is to empower nurses in hospice and palliative care to advocate for, support, and prepare the patient, family, and caregivers for end-of-life care.

      This course is not affiliated with the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC).

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • Recognize the role of nurses in advocacy, advance planning, and goals of care setting.
      • Identify caregiver assessment, support, and communication strategies to facilitate education.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

  • CHPN: Practice Issues

    1. The goal of this course is to update nursing professionals in palliative care with trends and specialty practice issues.

      This course is not affiliated with the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC).

      After taking this course, you should be able to:
      • List the key eligibility components and necessary documentation for patients to be clinically eligible for hospice care.
      • List the oversight Medicare mechanisms and how the hospice meets legal regulations and practice standards.
      • Identify strategies to address ethical concerns and promote self-efficacy.
    3. Contact Hours: 1

Goal and Learning Outcomes

The goal of this course package is to assist the learner in successfully passing the CHPN® national certification exam. Our courses cover the psychological, spiritual, economic and cultural impact on patients and their families. After studying the information presented, you will be able to discuss:

  • Caring for patients and family members by providing support, answers and resources
  • End-of-life issues and advocacy
  • Life-limiting conditions and diseases
  • Managing patients’ physiological and psychological needs
  • Pain assessment and interventions
  • Practical issues and professional development

 

After completing the course, you will be ready for the hospice and palliative nursing certification exam. This course is created by leading subject matter experts (SMEs) in the field and is based on the current exam content outline published by the examining boards for this nursing specialty.

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Accreditation Information

NURSES

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

 

CEBroker

Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and  West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses

 

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Disclosures

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.