Before you make this purchase, Palliative Care APRN and Pain Management BASICS is available to all HPNA members as a membership benefit. Join today to gain access to the course and more than $1,500 in additional membership benefits.
Join HPNA TodayAfter completing Palliative Care APRN BASICS, 100% of learners stated they increased their knowledge in:
Evidence-based prescribing practices for symptom management medications, including controlled substances;
Social, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and existential dimensions of a patient/family in hospice and palliative care;
Developing a plan of care that maximizes the patient’s priorities regarding comfort and symptom control;
Understanding the appropriate words and phrases to use for common situations in hospice and palliative care.
Part of the Palliative Care BASICS eLearning series, APRN BASICS + Pain Management BASICS Bundle delivers a self-paced, interactive learning experience designed to build essential skills for advance practice registered nurses in hospice and palliative care. Learn in short, focused modules that fit your schedule—and your practice.
Palliative Care APRN BASICS is an interactive clinical education course in HPNA’s Palliative Care BASICS series—designed to support nurses delivering expert, compassionate care to patients with serious illness.
This dynamic and flexible course includes eight interactive modules focused on the core principles and practices of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in palliative care, along with four additional modules dedicated to the essentials of pain management in serious illness. Whether you’re new to palliative care or seeking to reinforce and expand your expertise, the APRN BASICS + Pain Management Bundle delivers practical, evidence-based content designed to fit seamlessly into your workflow and elevate your clinical impact.
You will experience:
- Self-paced learning that fits your schedule
- Interactive design to keep you engaged
- Short, structured content bursts for easier retention
- Learning activities, including case studies and videos
- Multiple access options to fit your needs
- Eligibility for NCPD and pharmacotherapeutic contact hours
Learners can earn a maximum of 15.0 NCPD contact hours and 5.75 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours upon completion of the evaluation.
Complete APRN BASICS as a standalone course—or explore the full Palliative Care BASICS series to deepen your foundation and grow your confidence in palliative nursing care.
Purchase NowPalliative Care APRN Basics was funded by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation through generous grant support from the Ho Chiang Foundation, McElhattan Foundation, and the Jack Buncher Foundation.
This module provides an overview of professional practice for APRNs. It also provides guidelines, principles, and processes related to the practice of hospice and palliative care. This module includes easy-to-understand resources to support growth and leadership in your early-career role as an APRN practicing in hospice and palliative care.
2.0 NCPD contact hours
This module reviews the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in hospice and palliative care. It also includes an exploration of social determinants of health and ways that you, as an advanced practice registered nurse, can advocate for equitable care for your patients and families.
1.0 NCPD contact hour
This communication module provides techniques you can use for patient and family meetings. It includes discussions with patients, family members, and your referral base. It also offers multiple opportunities to engage in exercises which hone your skills to de-escalate emotionally charged situations, provide education on palliative care and hospice, and conduct family meetings.
1.25 NCPD contact hours
As a hospice and palliative care advanced practice registered nurse, you are expected to manage other symptoms common in patients receiving hospice and palliative care. Through case studies, this module gives you the opportunity to apply strategies to effectively relieve dyspnea, nausea/vomiting, delirium, anxiety, and depression. (To learn about managing pain symptoms, refer to the Palliative Care Pain Management Basics modules.)
1.25 NCPD contact hours
1.25 Category 1 Pharm Credit
This module focuses on the social, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and existential factors in hospice and palliative care. Case studies illustrate how you, working with other team members, can provide medically appropriate care congruent with patients’ and families’ values and preferences.
1.5 NCPD contact hours
This module includes education on professionalism, leadership, and personal well-being. Through an interactive format, learn about consultation etiquette and guidelines for determining how to work together with providers. Learn the advanced practice registered nurse’s leadership role, strategies for managing work-life balance, and how to best deal with the psychological challenges you may face in working with the seriously ill.
1.5 NCPD contact hours
This module provides an overview of ethical considerations in hospice and palliative care. It explores common ethical dilemmas and how to best apply core ethical principles to the medical decision-making process.
1.0 NCPD contact hour
This module focuses on care provided to patients and their families near the end of life (EOL). Additionally, the module covers your role as an advanced practice registered nurse, assessing common EOL symptoms, and developing an appropriate plan of care. Through case studies, you learn how care team members work together in a variety of care settings to accomplish best practices in EOL care.
2.0 NCPD contact hours
1.0 Category 1 Pharm credit
Group Purchases
Group purchase options are available through the Employer Partner Program. Contact EPPartnership@hpna.org or 412-282-8206 to learn more.