CHPNA Review: Professional Skills

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

The CHPNA® Exam

Section 2: Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Your Role in the Plan of Care

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Ethics, Roles, and Responsibilities

Ethics

Work-Related Conflicts

Your Other Roles

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Reference

Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.

Jessica Brantley, RN earned her associate degree in nursing from Wayne Community college in Goldsboro, NC in 1992.  During the past 31 years, she has worked in a variety of settings including home health, hospice, pediatrics, and med-surg.  Over 20 years of her experience has been in home health which is also her SME expertise.