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The second edition of CHPN® Certification Review is designed to help you prepare for the HPNA certification exam. This comprehensive study aid is organized according to the latest exam content outline and covers the full spectrum of hospice and palliative care nursing topics. Chapters include learning objectives, key points, and case studies to reinforce key topics and help you retain your knowledge. Each chapter covers everything you need to know to pass the exam and includes fully updated end-of-chapter questions to check your knowledge. The review concludes with a full-length practice test to get you ready for exam day. With a total of 300 unique questions, detailed review content and answer rationales, and access to ExamPrepConnect, this essential review empowers you with the tools and materials to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed! Key Features Reflects the latest HPNA exam blueprint Provides a comprehensive yet concise review of essential knowledge for the exam Features valuable case studies to help reinforce key exam topics and enhance clinical judgment skills Highlights learning objectives and key points to promote knowledge retention Includes end-of-chapter Q&A and a full practice test with detailed rationales Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee Offers on-the-go digital access with ExamPrepConnect ExamPrepConnect included with your review guide Enjoy free continuous access as long as you need it Review all the high-quality content from the book Take a full-length timed practice test Build custom quizzes or study by exam topic Sharpen your test-taking skills with interactive Q&A tools Keep on track with your Personalized Study Plan Take notes, highlight, and bookmark content Use flashcards to review key terms Study with your peers in the community discussion boards Play games to make studying fun Access everything on any device See access details inside the book. Through purchase of this product, you get a license to continuous access to this ExamPrepConnect course for as long as you need it, subject to our Terms of Use.

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Author:   Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, MBA, MSN, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CHPN, CNE, FPCN
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd New edition
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780826153746

ISBN 10:   0826153747
Pages:   532
Publication Date:   24 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

SECTION I. TEST PREPARATION Chapter 1. The Hospice and Palliative Nursing Examination Chapter 2. Preparing for the Examination SECTION II. PATIENT CARE: ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING Chapter 3. Goals of Care and Shared Decision-Making Chapter 4. Interdisciplinary Care Planning and Ongoing Evaluation Chapter 5. Disease Progression and Imminent Death SECTION III. PATIENT CARE: PAIN MANAGEMENT Chapter 6. Pain Etiology, Types of Pain, and Pain Syndromes Chapter 7. Pain Assessment Chapter 8. Pain Management Interventions SECTION IV. PATIENT CARE: SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT Chapter 9. Neurological Symptom Management Chapter 10. Cardiac Symptom Management Chapter 11. Respiratory Symptom Management Chapter 12. Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Symptom Management Chapter 13. Musculoskeletal Symptom Management Chapter 14. Skin and Mucous Membrane Symptom Management Chapter 15. Nutritional and Metabolic Symptom Management Chapter 16. Immune, Lymphatic, and Hematologic Symptom Management SECTION V. PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY Chapter 17. Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cultural Needs Chapter 18. Patient and Caregiver Education, Support, and Advocacy SECTION VI. PRACTICE ISSUES Chapter 19. National Hospice and Palliative Care Standards Chapter 20. Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Practice Issues SECTION VII. PRACTICE TESTS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES Chapter 21. Practice Test Chapter 22. Practice Test: Answers and Rationales

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Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, MBA, MSN, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CHPN, CNE, FPCN is a Professor of Nursing at The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she teaches in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Dr. Wright brings her more than 25 years of experience in the field of hospice and palliative care to her teaching and truly loves to inspire students to provide the best possible care to those facing their last moments. She also continues to provide direct care to terminally ill patients through her work as a per diem hospice Nurse Practitioner. Outside of the classroom and clinical settings, Dr. Wright shares her love of end-of-life nursing care with others through her writing. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on issues related to end-of-life care. She is co-editor of the award-winning text Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and other Health Professions (Springer Publishing), which was chosen as the 2016 AJN Book of the Year in the category of Palliative Care and Hospice. She is also the author of a ready reference text for nurses titled Fast Facts for the Hospice Nurse: A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care, as well as Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Exam Review: A Study Guide with Questions, which was a 2020 AJN Book of the Year award-winner in the category of Palliative Care and Hospice.

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