
Tips and Tricks for HPC CNA Exam Prep
Helpful Resources

The palliative pocket book is a trusted comprehensive resource with practical applications for clinical settings. Current, peer-reviewed resource provided by Pallium Canada.
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Well organized
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Easy to navigate during workplace hours
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Identifies priority areas
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Practice Problems
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Decision making
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Calculating doses
Would recommend using as primary resource that informs practice problems

The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care Nursing
by Betty Rolling Ferrell (Editor), Judith A. Paice (Editor)
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Most comprehensive resource on the art and science of palliative care nursing
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Seven sections, this new edition covers the gamut of principles of care: from the time of initial diagnosis of a serious illness to the end of a patient's life and beyond.
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Use as a reference in an area you are looking for comprehensive information on
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Tools for Practice: protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support your practice
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The Learning Hub: gateway to free evidence - informed learning modules to support your practice. The modules help you build capacity and confidence in delivering palliative care and grief support.
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self-directed and self-paced
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practice tools and strategies
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developed by leaders in palliative care and grief
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certificates of completion
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Training information for health-care providers & specific Serious Illness Conversation COVID-19 resources
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Guidelines cover physical symptoms and psychosocial and spiritual needs
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Core competencies for generalists, enhanced care providers, and specialists
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Information to help you select educational resources
Beyond literature
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Use your daily practice as examples and case studies
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refer to the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook throughout the day​
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review your experiences at night
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focus on prioritized delivery of care for your patients and families
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review stages of development related to care delivery
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Reach out to your Hospice Palliative Care Community
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Discuss cases with your colleagues
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Form a study group through CPCNA email: cpcnainfo@gmail.com