CHPNA Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards 3

Question 1

Documentation in hospice care is important because it:

Accepted Answer

Provides a legal record of care, ensures continuity, and supports communication among the team

Answer

Accurate documentation provides a legal record, ensures all team members have current information for care continuity, and supports quality and accountability.

Question 2

What is 'double effect' in palliative care ethics?

Accepted Answer

The principle that an action intended to do good may have a foreseen but unintended harmful side effect

Answer

The doctrine of double effect justifies giving medications (like opioids) to relieve suffering even if they may secondarily hasten death, provided the primary intent is comfort.

Question 3

Which behavior demonstrates professional conduct for a hospice nursing assistant?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining confidentiality, arriving on time, and following the care plan

Answer

Professional conduct includes maintaining confidentiality, reliability, adherence to the care plan, and practicing within the defined scope of the nursing assistant role.

Question 4

If a nursing assistant is asked by the physician to perform a task outside their scope of practice, they should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and report the request to their supervisor

Answer

Performing tasks outside of the nursing assistant's scope of practice is illegal and unsafe; refusing and reporting to a supervisor is the appropriate response.

Question 5

What does POLST stand for in end-of-life care?

Accepted Answer

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Answer

POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form that translates a patient's end-of-life wishes into actionable medical orders.

CHPNA - Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant Practice Test

CHPNA - Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant Practice Test

CHPNA Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards 3