CHPN Professional Practice Issues 4

Question 1

Which standard most directly obligates the hospice nurse to maintain competence in palliative symptom management?

Accepted Answer

The ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice

Answer

The ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice include a standard requiring nurses to attain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.

Question 2

A hospice nurse overhears a colleague making a derogatory remark about a dying patient's lifestyle. The nurse should first:

Accepted Answer

Address the colleague directly and remind them of professional conduct expectations

Answer

Direct peer feedback is the first step in addressing unprofessional conduct before escalating to formal reporting.

Question 3

When a patient lacks decision-making capacity and has no advance directive or surrogate, the team should base care decisions on:

Accepted Answer

The 'best interest' standard guided by what a reasonable person would likely want

Answer

In the absence of a surrogate or directive, the best interest standard asks what a reasonable person in the patient's situation would likely choose.

Question 4

A hospice nurse is completing a performance improvement project on pain reassessment compliance. This activity reflects which professional nursing role?

Accepted Answer

Quality improvement/researcher

Answer

Participating in quality improvement projects is a core component of the nurse's professional and research role.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural humility in hospice nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining an ongoing process of self-reflection and openness to patients' cultural perspectives

Answer

Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning, self-reflection, and power-sharing rather than achieving a fixed level of cultural knowledge.

CHPN - Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practice Test

CHPN - Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Practice Test

CHPN Professional Practice Issues 4