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CHPN Test ReviewThe Certification Examination for Hospice and Palliative Nurses results in the awarding of the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) credential. This examination was developed by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses.
The CHPN exam is composed of 150 multiple-choice questions, each of which has four possible responses. There are 15 pretest questions, which do not count towards the final score. You will not be able to tell which questions are pretest questions. The exam takes approximately three hours to complete. The content of the CHPN exam is broken down into seven major categories: Patient Care: Life-limiting Conditions in Adult Patients (14% of the exam); Patient Care: Pain Management (25%); Patient Care: Symptom Management (27%); Care of Patient and Family (11%); Education and Advocacy (9%); Interdisciplinary/Collaborative Practice (8%); and Professional Issues (6%). The content of the CHPN exam can also be categorized by the skill sets employed in correctly answering questions: 30% of the questions require recall of specific information; 50% of the questions require the application of knowledge to real-life situations; and 20% of the questions require analysis and synthesis of information to determine whether a suggested solution is appropriate. On some of the questions, several answer choices will be partially correct, though only one will qualify as the "best answer." The work environment of a hospice and palliative care nurse is rife with ambiguous problems situations, and the possession of a CHPN credential indicates the ability to make difficult choices. All material on this website is copyrighted. TestPrepReview.com provides free unofficial review materials for a variety of exams.
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