HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE ALTERNATIVE …

1 2006 HPAR 1 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE ALTERNATIVE RECERTIFICATION (HPAR) 2006 PACKET Certified HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE Registered Nurses CHPN TABLE OF CONTENTS Timeline ..2 Policy and Instructions ..3 Content Outline ..8 Application Instructions ..12 Application ..13 Category Logs Attendance: Continuing Education ..18 Self-Study: Continuing .. 19 Academic Education ..20 Professional Publications ..21 Professional Presentations ..22 Item Writers Workshop ..23 Precepting Students ..24 Summary Log ..25 For questions, please contact Sandra Lee Schafer at 412-787-1057 or via e-mail . 2006 HPAR 2 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE ALTERNATIVE RECERTIFICATION (HPAR) TIMELINE DATE OF LAST CERTIFICATION 2002 2003 2004 2005 CERTIFICATION EXPIRES December 31, 2006 December 31, 2007 December 31, 2008 December 31, 2009 HPAR ELIGIBLE YEAR 2006, 2014, every 8 years thereafter 2007, 2015, every 8 years thereafter 2008, 2016, every 8 years thereafter 2009, 2017, every 8 years thereafter POINT ACCRUAL PERIOD January 2002 December 31, 2005 January 2003 December 31, 2006 January 2004 - December 31, 2007 January 2005 December, 31, 2008 APPLICATION AND FEES TO NBCHPN TO BE RECEVIED BY: March 1, 2006 March 1, 2007 March 1, 2008 March 1, 2009 ALL APPLICATIONS REVIEWED BY.

2 April 15, 2006 April 15, 2007 April 15, 2008 April 15, 2009 CANDIDATES NOTIFIED OF APPROVAL/ DENIAL May 1, 2006 May 1, 2007 May 1, 2008 May 1, 2009 APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR AUDIT NOTIFIED BY: May 1, 2006 May 1, 2007 May 1, 2008 May 1, 2009 AUDITS DUE IN NATIONAL OFFICE June 1, 2006 June 1, 2007 June 1, 2008 June 1, 2009 AUDIT OUTCOMES NOTIFICATION July 1, 2006 July 1, 2007 July 1, 2008 July 1, 2009 LETTER OF INTENT FOR WRITTEN EXAM DUE IN NATINAL OFFICE July 15, 2006 July 15, 2007 July 15, 2008 July 15, 2009 March 1 HPAR Application due in National Office March 15 Receipt notification forwarded to candidates May 1 Notice of Approval/Audit/Disapproval June 1 Audit returns due to National Office July 1 Audit outcome notification July 15 Written examination letter of intent due in National Office August 1 Written examination application deadline 2006 HPAR 3 NBCHPN HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE Nurses ALTERNATIVE Recertification (HPAR)

3 Policy and Instructions Underlying Assumptions of ALTERNATIVE Renewal of Certification Method All activities undertaken in the process of renewal of certification by the ALTERNATIVE method should extend knowledge of and improve the practice of HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE nursing. These activities provide an opportunity to demonstrate remediation in competency areas where previous test scores were the lowest. In addition, these activities should be consistent with the scope of HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE nursing practice as stated in the HPNA Statement of the Scope and Standards of HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE Nursing Practice and the vision and mission of NBCHPN . HPAR policy, application and log forms are reviewed each Spring by the NBCHPN Board of Directors. There may be revisions to the documents. Please assure that you are using the policy, application and log forms dated (in the bottom left corner) for the year in which you are applying for HPAR.

4 Renewal Options 1. After becoming certified or recertified by taking the examination, a candidate may chose to use the ALTERNATIVE method for renewal of certification for the next renewal cycle. 2. Renewal by examination will be required every other time a candidate is due for recertification. 3. Renewal of certification by taking the examination will be an available option each time a candidate is due for recertification. 4. The fee for renewal of certification will be the same regardless of method chosen for renewal. ALTERNATIVE Method 1. The candidate must earn a total of 100 points during the ALTERNATIVE certification renewal period, by completing activities in the categories of professional development specified by NBCHPN . Candidates are not required to submit points in every category. 2. All 100 points must be earned through activities that provide content specific to or with direct application to HOSPICE , PALLIATIVE , or end-of-life care.

5 For the present, an exception will be made for activities in the category of Academic Education. In addition, candidates will be required to document the correlation of EACH activity with the content outline of the certification examination. Activities that are for general nursing ( , CPR, ACLS) will not be accepted. 2006 HPAR 4 3. Accrued points may be distributed across all categories of professional activities, with the exception of Continuing Nursing Education. All 100 points may be earned in this category alone. Some limitations are imposed on the number of points that may be accrued through certain activities in all of the other categories. 4. Candidates are required to submit with their application, the category logs that delineate their participation in activities for point accrual.

6 Each activity must correspond to the Test Content Outline (by domain Number and Letter). Refer to page 8 under Test Content Outline. 5. A percentage of applications will be selected each year for audit. Candidates whose applications are selected will be required to submit additional documentation regarding point accrual activities. Refer to the documentation section of each category. 6. Point accrual is 4 (four) complete years. It begins in JANUARY of the year of certification, regardless of which month the exam was successfully completed. Accrual ends in DECEMBER of the year PRIOR to the year of expiration. Point Accrual Categories 1. Continuing Nursing Education Through attendance at live programs which award contact hours offered by an accredited provider. A program in which the presenter(s) is available for comments/questions at the time of the presentation , (ie, audio teleconference or website teleconference) is considered a program of attendance.

7 Audiotapes, CD-ROMs or online programs completed after the live presentation are considered self-study. Through self-study educational activities, either in print or online, which award contact hours offered by an accredited provider. Points accrued through self-study are limited to 50% ( maximum 50 points) of total accrued points. Activities must be approved for contact hours by an organization, which is accredited by American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA), National League for Nursing (NLN), State Nurses Association and only those State Boards of Nursing that have a system for the formal approval of continuing education providers. Refer to page 5 and 6. Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Education (CE) awarded through attendance at programs offered by other disciplines ( physicians, social workers), which have been approved for an attendance certificate, will be accepted.

8 However, points earned through CMEs and other disciplines must be limited to 10% (maximum 10 points) of total accrued points. Points are awarded: One 50 minute contact hour = 1 point One 60 minute CME hour = points One point will be awarded for each CE regardless of the source. 2006 HPAR 5 Documentation: (Records kept by certificant unless audited) Certificate awarded by the provider, which states the participant name, the activity that has been approved for contact hours, the name of the approval organization, the date of the activity, and the number of hours awarded. Contact Hours for continuing education ( , workshops, seminars, independent study) must be provided by an agency, organization, or institution that has successfully gone through an accreditation review demonstrating its capacity to provide continuing education.

9 The following organizations are acceptable to NBCHPN to grant approval to providers of contact hours: Approval Bodies State Nurses Associations, Specialty Nursing Organizations, or Federal Nursing Services that have been accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation (ANCC COA) as approvers of Continuing Nursing Education (see the ANCC website for list of names, ). National League for Nursing (NLN) State Boards of Nursing that have a system for the approval of continuing education providers. (Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, and West Virginia) ** Several state boards of nursing require continuing education for renewal of RN licensure. However, not all of these state boards require that the continuing education be approved or provided by an approved provider.

10 Therefore, some continuing education programs may be acceptable for candidate relicensure in their state but NOT acceptable for renewal of certification through HPAR by NBCHPN . The following types of organizations are acceptable to NBCHPN to provide contact hours: Providers Agencies, organizations, or institutions that have been accredited by ANCC COA as providers of continuing nursing education. Wording on CE certificate: ABC Institution is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the ANCC COA. Agencies, organizations, or institutions that have been approved by state nursing organizations or specialty nursing organizations to provide continuing nursing education. 2006 HPAR 6 Wording on CE certificate: ABC Agency is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by XYZ Nursing Association, which is an accredited approver of continuing education in nursing by the ANCC COA.