[aimeee]

Congratulations to all of you! It reminds me I have to get cracking on getting stuff together for my alternative recertification. I need to submit at the end of this year.

[debbers]

What is alternative recertification?

[Hospice Nurse LPN]

Congrats, Debbers!

[Hospice Nurse LPN]

Congrats to Twigmaster99, also!

[texasrn9]

Please let me know the best way to prepare for the exam. GREATLY appreciate it!

[chris_at_lucas_RN]

Originally Posted by debbers

What is alternative recertification?

The certification has to be renewed every four years. You can take the exam again, or you can recertify "by portfolio," which means that you do certain things like mentor, publish, present, etc., and you keep track of that documentation. Then when it is time to recertify, you submit that instead of taking the exam.

[chris_at_lucas_RN]

Originally Posted by texasrn9

Please let me know the best way to prepare for the exam. GREATLY appreciate it!

I believe the best way is a combination of work in hospice and palliative care, plus studying using the core curriculum study guide that HPNA puts out.

www.hpna.org should get you all the info you need! Good luck.....

[texasrn9]

Thanks for the information. I have been working in hospice since Nov'06. I will check out the website www.hpna.org thanks,again!

[Agnodice]

I am sitting for the exam in September. Do you recommend the HPNA Core Curriculum text over the Textbook of Palliative Care Nursing by Ferrell and Coyle? Please advise on other texts or readings you CHPN's out there found valuable for test prep.

[chris_at_lucas_RN]

Originally Posted by Agnodice

I am sitting for the exam in September. Do you recommend the HPNA Core Curriculum text over the Textbook of Palliative Care Nursing by Ferrell and Coyle? Please advise on other texts or readings you CHPN's out there found valuable for test prep.

I did not use Ferrell and Coyle, so I don't have a basis for comparison. I did use the core curriculum, and basically I just googled everything I didn't "get," plus I did the practice tests in the back and looked up everything I didn't know for a fact from those topics as well.

Good luck!