Resources
APRN Mentoring Program
HPNA’s current mentor match program will be augmented with a personalized one-on-one meeting with HPNA staff to ascertain the mentoring needs of members.
Attend HPNA’s upcoming informational session about the program:
- Mentoring Program Informational Session
Wednesday, August 21
11:00 a.m. ET
Register Today
If you are interested in participating in the mentoring program, please contact the HPNA Membership Department.
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In the News
JAMA Health Forum – JAMA Network; by Cyrus M. Kosar, PhD; Bishnu B. Thapa, MPA, PhD; Ulrike Muench, RN, PhD; Christopher Santostefano, RN, MPH; Emily A. Gadbois, PhD; Hyesung Oh, MA, MBA; Pedro L. Gozalo, PhD; Momotazur Rahman, PhD; Elizabeth M. White, APRN, PhD; 5/10/24
Question: Is nurse practitioner (NP) care associated with end-of-life outcomes for nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), and do these associations differ between states with full vs restrictive NP scope of practice regulations?
Findings: The results of this cohort study including 334 618 US nursing home residents with ADRD indicated t hat decedents with greater NP involvement at end of life had fewer hospitalizations and higher hospice use. The adjusted differences in outcomes between decedents with extensive vs minimal NP care were larger in states with full scope of practice regulations than in states with restrictive regulations.
Thank you for being a member of HPNA!
Through the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) membership, you have access to a variety of member benefits, including educational resources, networking opportunities, and more.
APRN Member Benefits
- Clinical Resources
- Networking Opportunities
- Discounted Exam and Recertification Pricing
- Discounted Educational Products & Services
- Additional Opportunities
Palliative care Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)s are specialists and leaders in disease-modifying care, pain and symptom management, the highest quality of life possible, and compassionate end-of-life care. Although HPNA has a wonderful reputation for offering resources and support for hospice and palliative nurses, most of these resources were not geared specifically for APRNs.
The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF) received a generous grant from the Y.C. Ho/Helen & Michael Chiang Foundation to provide support and resources for hospice and palliative care APRNs. This grant was designed to provide access to networking, resources, and educational opportunities that will empower APRNs and result in better care and improved quality of life for patients and families dealing with serious illness. These resources may be especially valuable to APRNs practicing in a setting with limited resources.
Register Now for Upcoming APRN Webinars
Optimizing Revenue in APRN Hospice and Palliative Care Billing
August 12, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
1 NCPD
Thursday, October 24, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
1 NCPD
Friday, November 22, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
1 NCPD
Contribute to the APRN Toolkit
HPNA is creating a central location on its website for frequently used documents by APRNs in hospice and palliative care. If you are an APRN member, please consider sharing examples of the following documents:
- Elevator speech for palliative care
- Elevator speech for hospice care
- APRN job description
- Community notes for both new and follow-up patient encounters
- Inpatient notes for both new and returning patient encounters
If you have documents you’d like to share, please email them to HPNA by August 15, 2024.
APRN Heat Map
This map represents the number of HPNA APRNs per state in the United States, according to HPNA records. Click to enlarge .
The Power of 1 FTE Session
at the 2024 Team Conference for Hospice & Palliative Care
Presented by: Caitlin (Cate) Carl, BSN, RN, Anna Engle, MSN, RN, and Mark Houghton, MSN, AGACNP-BC
A Critical Access Hospital (CAH) is a rural hospital certified by Medicare to provide essential access to high-quality health care in communities without access to larger facilities. It can be challenging to provide palliative care in a CAH due to lack of resources.
This session will discuss how to start and maintain a palliative care program in a CAH. The speakers will discuss how to build a sustainable program that meets the unique challenges of rural communities with limited resources from development to implementation to continuing community education.
Learn about #TC4HPC24