This self-paced interactive ACHPN review course includes four 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... Details
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This online lecture review course is a self-paced voice-over slide presentation of the ACHPN® Review Course. This course includes six modules. Each module has its own objectives and slide presentation with accompanying audio. RNs can earn a maximum of 7.0 NCPD credit hours and 3.0 NP/CNS ANCC Category 1 designated Pharmacotherapeutic Credit Hours specific to national ANCC and AANP NP/CNS recertification which includes current clinical application of pharmacology across the life span... Details
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Advance Care Planning
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This activity invites Katherine DeMarco, DNP, MSHS, APN, FNP-BC, ACHPN, Clinical Supervisor, Pain & Palliative Medicine Institute, Hackensack Meridian Health Network and Erica Rotundo, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN , Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Medicine, Westchester Medical Center Health Network to share their leadership journeys, common themes, and lessons learned in leading APN teams in palliative practice. The successful pillars of APN leadership in palliative care will be discussed to... Details
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This module provides an overview of professional practice for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) as well as guidelines, principles, and processes related to the practice of hospice and palliative care. This module also includes easy-to-understand resources to support growth and leadership in your early-career role as an APRN practicing in hospice and palliative care. This course is available for 90 days after purchase. Once purchased, you must complete the course within the... Details
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This module reviews the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in hospice and palliative care. It 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. 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... Details
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This communication module provides techniques you can use for patient and family meetings as well as 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.This course is available for 90 days after purchase. Once purchased, you must complete the course within the... Details
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This module, which is appropriate for registered nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, and pharmacists, covers the evaluation of pain and the use of appropriate validation tools to measure and document pain. This includes an emphasis on the holistic and functional assessment of pain. 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... Details
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Module 4.2: Interventions
This module, which is appropriate for registered nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, and pharmacists, is a practical resource for developing an appropriate pain management plan. It includes best practices for opioid safety, calculation of morphine equivalent daily doses (MEDDs), opioid rotations, the role of nonopioid and adjuvant medications in managing pain, and nonpharmacological interventions for pain management. You will be able to... Details
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This module, appropriate for registered nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, and pharmacists, offers an overview of the best practices for managing opioid-induced constipation. 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.
0.5 NCPD hours
0.5 Category 1 Pharm... Details
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This module provides opportunities to apply the concepts learned in the POLARIS pain modules to case studies involving patients in hospital, home, and outpatient settings. 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.
1.0 NCPD hour
1.0 Category 1 Pharm credit
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In addition to managing pain, 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 POLARIS pain management modules.) This course is available for 90 days... Details
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This module focuses on the social, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and existential factors in hospice and palliative care. Case studies illustrate how you, the advanced practice registered nurse, working with other team members, can provide medically appropriate care that is congruent with patients’ and families’ values and preferences. This course is available for 90 days after purchase. Once purchased, you must complete the course within the designated period. You will receive... Details
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This module includes education on professionalism, leadership, and personal well-being. Through an interactive format, you learn about consultation etiquette, guidelines for determining how you work together with other providers, 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. This course is available for 90 days after purchase.... Details
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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. 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.
1.0 NCPD hour
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This module focuses on care provided to patients and their families near the end of life (EOL). 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. This course is available for 90 days after purchase. Once purchased, you must complete the course within... Details
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This learning activity presented by Dr. Rachel Wells focuses on Palliative Care Considerations for Advanced Heart Failure. Dr. Rachel Wells is a postdoctoral trainee at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Dr. Wells discusses how to optimize early palliative care models for advanced heart failure patients and their family caregivers. NCPD: 1.0 hours
No refunds are permitted on purchases of individual eLearning activities through HPNA University.... Details
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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... Details
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This online lecture review course is a self-paced voice-over slide presentation of the CHPN® Review Course. This course includes five modules. Each module has its own objectives and slide presentation with accompanying audio. RNs can earn a maximum of 6.5 NCPD hours and 2.0 Category 1 Pharm credits with the completion of all five modules. This course is available to you for up to three months after purchase. Once you purchase this course you must complete the course within the... Details
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Dying is not a pathology. Much of the reason we find ourselves in ethical dilemmas and confusion regarding prognostication is a discomfort with death as a society and this can be partly attributed to the influence of Western Medicine. This course is worth .75 NCPDs.
The objectives of this course:
• FOCUS TOPIC 1: Description of typical trajectories to death.
• FOCUS TOPIC 2: Explain the physiology and signs of a natural death.
• FOCUS TOPIC 3: Illustrate... Details
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Dyspnea is a multidimensional symptom, consisting of affective as well as physical aspects derived from multiple physiological, psychological, and environmental factors. This course focuses on the assessment and care of patients with advanced terminal illness who develop dyspnea and the management of specific causes of dyspnea. A deeper dive into dyspnea etiology in heart failure, COPD, lung cancer, and other common causes will be discussed. This course offers 1.25 NCPDs after... Details
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End of Life Doulas: Collaborative Partners in Person-Centered Care
What is an End-of-Life Doula? This 30-minute presentation will provide an overview of the Doula’s scope of practice, core competencies, and trainings, standards and certification. The presenter, Erin Collins, is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse with 15 years of nursing experience in hospice and adult and pediatric oncology. Trained as an End-of-Life Doula, her heart’s work is in end-of-life ... Details
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In this 30-minute course, participants will learn about the federal lawmaking and regulatory processes, the history and landscape of hospice and palliative care legislation, and effective ways to advocate and influence public policy at the state and federal levels. Additionally, the course provides guidance on meeting with policymakers, working within coalitions, and researching legislation and regulatory actions.
.5 NCPD Hours
Instructors: Clare Chmiel,... Details
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The Hospice and Palliative APRN Professional Practice Guide, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-52-1
ISBN-10: 1-9346-5452-3
Entry into the specialty of hospice and palliative nursing as an APRN can be daunting with meeting regulatory and professional requirements for APRN practice. This guide offers information to assist APRN entry into specialty advanced practice palliative nursing. Eight chapters in this guide provide an outline of the necessary elements for the novice... Details
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Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative APRN, Third Edition 2020
ISBN-13: 978-1-934654-00-2
ISBN-10: 1-9346-5400-0
The Core Curriculum is an essential tool for the Hospice and Palliative APRN. The Core Curriculum offers information in all aspects of hospice and palliative advanced practice registered nursing. It reflects evidence-based practice and the 4th edition of the National Consensus Project For Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice... Details
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