The Hospice and Palliative APRN Professional Practice Guide, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-52-1
Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®, FAAN
In the years since the first edition of the Business Guide was published, much has changed in palliative advanced practice registered nursing. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing created new requirements for licensure, accreditation, certification, and education. Palliative medicine was... Details
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Demystifying Opioid Conversation Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing, Second Edition, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-58528-429-0
Written by Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE
Praised by practitioners, students, and instructors for its engaging approach to teaching a very complex subject, Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing, has long been the go-to guide for learning how to calculate opioid... Details
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Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Medicine - 4th Edition, 2019
ISBN: 978 1 888444 22 5
Written by Linda Wrede-Seaman, MD
A pocket-sized book that has dozens of symptom management algorithms for hospice and palliative care . This is a book with the core information needed for medical professionals working with hospice, home care, palliative care resource teams, oncology services, and long-term care... Details
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The microlearnings available in HPNA University are short eLearning lessons that are specifically focused on one topic. Lesson times typically range from 10 to 20 minutes.
PPS Microlearning
This lesson covers the use of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS). The scale is designed to give you a general overview of the patient's condition and functional level. The PPS is widely used in hospice and palliative care as a quick standardized communication tool to assess... Details
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National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, Fourth Edition, 2018.
ISBN: 978-0-692-17943-7
The fourth edition of this publication is available for download as a PDF or e-pub, online, or in book form through the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care website at www.nationalcoalitionhpc.org/ncp/.
This edition creates a blueprint for excellence by establishing a... Details
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Although nurses have been identified as the most trusted profession year after year, there is a distinct absence of nursing input in national reporting and across social media platforms. However, social media can give nurses a voice on important nursing, healthcare, and patient care issues by publicly showcasing their clinical expertise and commitment to their practice. By engaging in discussions online and sharing thoughts and opinions, nurses can increase the public's recognition... Details
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Competencies for the Hospice and Palliative Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition, 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-42-2
Written by Constance Dahlin, MSN, RN, CS, ANP, CHPN®
The use of standards and competencies and the process of accreditation are necessary to delineate practice. The Competencies for the Hospice and Palliative Advanced Practice Nurse describes the explicit intellectual, interpersonal, technical, and moral competencies necessary... Details
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Core Curriculum for the Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, Second Edition, 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-31-6
Edited by Constance M. Dahlin, APRN-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN, FAAN and Maureen T. Lynch, MS, ANP-BC, AOCN, ACHPN®, FPCN
The Core Curriculum for the Advanced Practice Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse reflects the current knowledge in advanced hospice and palliative nursing and in professional practice. This revision... Details
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A Primer of Reimbursement, Billing, and Coding: Essential Information for the H/P Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (with Pocket Guide), 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-46-0
Written by Constance Dahlin, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®, FAAN
This publication was written by an expert in advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) billing, and it reviews the fundamental mechanisms for APRN billing by combining the source documents from the Centers for Medicare... Details
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A Primer of Reimbursement, Billing, and Coding: Pocket Guide, 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-47-7
Written by Constance Dahlin, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN®, FAAN
The Pocket Guide includes six of the appendices taken directly from the book A Primer of Reimbursement, Billing, and Coding: Essential Information for the Hospice and Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. The appendices are a quick resource to review important aspects of billing,... Details
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Conversations in Palliative Care: Questions and Answers with the Experts, Fourth Edition, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-53-8
Edited by Patrick Coyne, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN®, FAAN, FPCN®, Barton Bobb, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN®, and Kathy Plakovic, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, ACHPN®
Nurses constantly encounter complex patient care situations in palliative care. What nurses often say they need most is the advice or support of a colleague—a “curbside” consultation... Details
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Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative Administrator, Second Edition, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-50-7
Michelle Webb, MSN, RN, Managing Editor and Janet Snapp, MSN, CHPN®, FPCN®, Contributing Editor
As with the first edition, this second edition of the Core Curriculum for Hospice and Palliative Care Administrators targets those who want to advance their knowledge in leadership of hospice and palliative care. In the rapidly changing... Details
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Core Curriculum for the Long-Term Care Nurse, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-30-9
Edited by Cindy Stafford, MSN, GNP-BC, ACHPN®
The Core Curriculum for the Long-Term Care Nurse is for all members of the interdisciplinary team caring for residents who live in long-term care facilities – those team members who are employed by long-term care and hospice staff who see residents in nursing and assisted living homes. The intent is to place in the hands ... Details
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Palliative Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice — An Essential Resource for Hospice and Palliative Nurses (for both APN and RN), 2014
ISBN-13: 9781558105393
Edited by Constance M. Dahlin APRN-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN, FAAN and Dena Jean Sutermaster, RN, MSN, CHPN®
The new Palliative Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice — An Essential Resource for Hospice and Palliative Nurses addresses what is expected of all palliative nurses by specifying the ... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Structure and Processes of Care, 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-022375-5
Edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
The first volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals, Structure and Processes of Care provides an overview of palliative nursing care, reviews National Consensus Project guidelines, and offers tools for initiating and maintaining palliative care programs. The content of the concise,... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Physical Aspects of Care: Pain and Gastrointestinal Symptoms, 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-023944-2
Edited by Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
Series Edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
The second volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals, Physical Aspects of Care: Pain and Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Care provides an overview of the principles of symptom assessment and management,... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Physical Aspects of Care: Nutritional, Dermatologic, Neurologic, and Other Symptoms, 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024433-0
Edited by Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
The third volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, Physical Aspects of Care: Nutritional, Dermatologic, Neurologic, and Other Symptoms, provides an overview of the... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Pediatric Palliative Care, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024418-7
Edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
Pediatric palliative care is a field of significant growth as healthcare systems recognize the benefits of palliative care in areas such as neonatal intensive care, pediatric ICU, and chronic pediatric Illnesses. The fourth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, highlights key... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Social Aspects of Care, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024413-2
Edited by Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
The sixth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, Social Aspects of Care, provides an overview of the financial and mental stress illness places not just on the patient, but on the family as well. This volume contains information... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Spiritual, Religious, and Cultural Aspects of Care, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024423-1
Edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
This is the fifth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series. Chapters address how to conduct a spiritual assessment of patients and families; spiritual interventions, including compassionate presence, listening deeply, bearing witness, and being... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Care of the Imminently Dying, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-024428-6
Edited by Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN
Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
The seventh volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, Care of the Imminently Dying provides an overview of symptom management when a patient is reaching the end of their life. This volume covers delirium and the advantages of... Details
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HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals — Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-025806-1
Edited by Nessa Coyle, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN®, CHPN®
Effective palliative care that rests on a sound ethical foundation requires ongoing discussions about patient and family values and preferences. This is especially important when addressing care at end of life, including artificial... Details
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Compendium of Nursing Care for Common Serious Illnesses
ISBN: 978-1-934654-56-9
Author: Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, MSN, CNS, ACHPN, RN-BC & Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAA
Edition: 3rd edition
Written by leaders in the field, the Compendium of Nursing Care for Common Serious Illnesses is information on seven common topics: Neurocognitive Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Advanced Heart Failure, Kidney Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Advanced Lung... Details
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Competencies for the Hospice and Palliative Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Second Edition, 2010
Written by: Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP, RN, ACHPN®; Judy Lentz, RN, MSN, NHA; and Dena Jean Sutermaster, RN, MSN, CHPN®
Competencies represent the quantifiable knowledge, attitudes, and skills hospice and palliative nurses demonstrate in the performance of safe, consistent, compassionate, state-of-the-art, end-of-life care which conforms to the patients’... Details
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