Preparing for your certification exam

The Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) exam from the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is designed for hospice and palliative registered nurses. HPNA offers several educational resources to help you prepare for your upcoming CHPN® exam.

HPCC is not able to conduct or recommend specific exam preparation materials. The use of HPNA exam preparation materials does not imply successful performance on HPCC certification exams. The use of HPNA exam preparation materials does not give an advantage over candidates who do not choose to use them.

CHPN® Interactive Certification Review Course

This self-paced interactive CHPN® review course includes six modules with interactive case studies and knowledge checks. Interactions are designed to engage the learner and provide feedback that reinforces underlying content. As a participant, the learner is then invited to problem solve, which demands use of critical thinking skills moving beyond recall of knowledge to analysis, evaluation, and application. This conceptual learning experience enables students to develop a real understanding of the subject matter, which leads to greater levels of confidence and therefore greater levels of engagement.  Each module has its own objectives and slide presentation with accompanying audio.

RNs can earn a maximum of 6.5 NCPD hours and 2 Category 1 Pharm credits upon completion of all six modules.

This course is available for 90 days after purchase. Once purchased, you must complete the course within the designated period. You will receive an email with a link to gain access to the course within three business days of purchase. 

Modules include:

  • Overview, Test Taking Strategies, and Application
  • Patient Care Assessment & Planning
  • Patient Care: Pain Management
  • Patient Care: Symptom Management
  • Patient and Family Care, Support, Education, and Patient Advocacy
  • Professional Practice Issues

Cost: $250 for HPNA members; $350 for non-members

Continuing Education: 6.5 NCPD hours

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CHPN® Lecture Certification Review Course

This Online Lecture Review Course is a self-paced voiceover slide presentation of the CHPN® Review Course. This course includes five modules, each with their own objectives, slide presentation, and accompanying audio. The modules address sections of the Detailed Content Outline from the Candidate Handbook. This Lecture Review provides a framework to prepare and a process to assess strengths and weaknesses of content prior to sitting for your exam.

After purchase, this course is available to you for 90 days.

Modules:

  • Overview, Test Taking Strategies, and Application
  • Patient Care: Assessment and Planning
  • Patient Care: Symptom Management
  • Patient Care: Pain Management
  • Patient and Family Care, Education, and Advocacy

Cost: $165 for HPNA members; $265 for non-members

Continuing Education: 6.5 NCPD hours. 2.0 Category 1 Pharm credits

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CHPN® Live Virtual Certification Review Course

Prepare for your CHPN® exam with a live, virtual, instructor-led review course. This review course provides a framework to prepare and a process to assess strengths and weaknesses of content prior to sitting for your exam. Facilitated by nationally recognized subject matter experts, these one-day, intensive courses address sections of the Detailed Content Outline from the Candidate Handbook.

2024 course dates

Cost: $375 for HPNA members; $500 for non-members (includes one-year HPNA membership)

Continuing Education: 8.75 NCPD hours and 4 Category 1 Pharm credits

CHPN® Practice Exam

This 48-question practice exam is a study tool for you to see sample CHPN® test questions, receive rationale for correct and incorrect answers, and review results online.

Cost: $35 for HPNA members; $45 for non-members

After purchase, this course is available to you for 90 days.

Not eligible for continuing education credit.

This is a virtual activity, available through HPNA University.

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Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative RN

Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, 5th Edition, 2022
ISBN: 978-1-934654-12-5

The Core Curriculum is an essential tool for RNs as it offers information in all aspects of hospice and palliative nursing. To best prepare for the CHPN® exam, this publication is includes information found in the Detailed Content Outline for the CHPN® exam.

This publication includes sections on patient care assessment and planning, pain and symptom management, patient and family care, support, education, and advocacy, and practice issues geared towards advancing the knowledge, professional development, and practice of RNs.

Cost: $127 for HPNA members; $181 for non-members

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Study Guide for the Hospice and Palliative RN

Study Guide for the Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse
ISBN-13: 978-1-934-65413-2
ISBN-10: 1-9346-5413-2

A companion textbook to the Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, this evidence-based study guide is intended to enhance existing and newly learned principles of hospice and palliative nursing with corresponding review questions and in-depth case studies. The multiple-choice questions and case studies explore realistic clinical scenarios.

Cost: $100 for HPNA members; $150 for non-members

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