BIOS NURS 5220
PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING EXAM (2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
The majority of hospice care is provided in which setting?
A. Hospitals
B. Private residences
C. Jails
D. PC clinics - ANSWERANSWER: B
Rationale: While hospice occurs in many different settings such as acute care
hospital units, PC clinics or ambulatory settings, private practices, and
prisons, most hospice care is provided in private residences such as nursing
homes, homes, and residential facilities.
Which entity is the first professional organization for excellence in the
practice of hospice nursing?
A. National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN)
B. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF)
C. Advancing Expert Care (AEC)
D. Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association (HPNA) -
ANSWERANSWER: D
Rationale: Incorporated in 1987, the Hospice Nurses Association (HNA)
became the first professional nursing organization dedicated to promoting
excellence in the practice of hospice nursing. NBCHN is the National Board
for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. HPNF is the Hospice and
Palliative Nurses Foundation. In 2014, the HPNA came together with the
, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF) and the Hospice and
Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) to form a partnership with a synergized
mission. The three distinct organizations form Advancing Expert Care (AEC).
In 1995, SUPPORT investigators came to which conclusion?
A. Patients with end-of-life care felt they had adequate communication with
their healthcare providers.
B. Patients with end of life care were requesting less-aggressive medical
treatments.
C. Dying patients require an individual and collective commitment from
healthcare providers.
D. Dying patients were reporting moderate levels of pain and needed little
increase in medication. - ANSWERANSWER: C
Rationale: The "Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for
Outcomes and Risks of Treatment" (SUPPORT; SUPPORT Study
Investigators, 1995) investigators believed that improving the end-of-life care
for patients required an individual and collective commitment of healthcare
providers and that the caregiving processes needed to be reshaped. SUPPORT
findings indicated a lack of communication between patients and their
providers, particularly related to EOL preferences, aggressiveness of medical
treatments, and a high level of reported pain by seriously ill and dying
patients.
Which type of disease is a leading cause of death today?
A. Infectious
B. Autoimmune
C. Chronic
D. Acute - ANSWERANSWER: C
PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING EXAM (2026)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
The majority of hospice care is provided in which setting?
A. Hospitals
B. Private residences
C. Jails
D. PC clinics - ANSWERANSWER: B
Rationale: While hospice occurs in many different settings such as acute care
hospital units, PC clinics or ambulatory settings, private practices, and
prisons, most hospice care is provided in private residences such as nursing
homes, homes, and residential facilities.
Which entity is the first professional organization for excellence in the
practice of hospice nursing?
A. National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN)
B. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF)
C. Advancing Expert Care (AEC)
D. Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association (HPNA) -
ANSWERANSWER: D
Rationale: Incorporated in 1987, the Hospice Nurses Association (HNA)
became the first professional nursing organization dedicated to promoting
excellence in the practice of hospice nursing. NBCHN is the National Board
for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. HPNF is the Hospice and
Palliative Nurses Foundation. In 2014, the HPNA came together with the
, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF) and the Hospice and
Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) to form a partnership with a synergized
mission. The three distinct organizations form Advancing Expert Care (AEC).
In 1995, SUPPORT investigators came to which conclusion?
A. Patients with end-of-life care felt they had adequate communication with
their healthcare providers.
B. Patients with end of life care were requesting less-aggressive medical
treatments.
C. Dying patients require an individual and collective commitment from
healthcare providers.
D. Dying patients were reporting moderate levels of pain and needed little
increase in medication. - ANSWERANSWER: C
Rationale: The "Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for
Outcomes and Risks of Treatment" (SUPPORT; SUPPORT Study
Investigators, 1995) investigators believed that improving the end-of-life care
for patients required an individual and collective commitment of healthcare
providers and that the caregiving processes needed to be reshaped. SUPPORT
findings indicated a lack of communication between patients and their
providers, particularly related to EOL preferences, aggressiveness of medical
treatments, and a high level of reported pain by seriously ill and dying
patients.
Which type of disease is a leading cause of death today?
A. Infectious
B. Autoimmune
C. Chronic
D. Acute - ANSWERANSWER: C
