CHPN Hospice Palliative Practice Test

The CHPN Hospice Palliative Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the HPCC Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) exam — pain management, symptom management at the end of life, care of the patient and family including communication, grief and spiritual care, and hospice eligibility, ethics and care at the time of death — written to the HPCC CHPN outline, the NCP Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, WHO palliative care guidance and the CMS hospice benefit for 2026. Doses are illustrative; always follow prescriber orders and local protocols. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CHPN Hospice Palliative Readiness certificate (SOA-CHPN). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (4th edition) (National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care), Medicare hospice benefit and payment (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), Palliative care fact sheet (World Health Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CHPN Hospice Palliative Practice Test built on the current Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers pain management, symptom management, patient and family care and hospice eligibility, ethics and care at death, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a CHPN Hospice Palliative Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (4th edition) (National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care); Medicare hospice benefit and payment (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services); Palliative care fact sheet (World Health Organization); Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) (Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Pain Management (Assessment, Opioids and Adjuvants); Symptom Management (Dyspnoea, Gastrointestinal symptoms and Delirium and secretions); Patient and Family Care (Communication, Grief and bereavement and Spiritual and cultural care); Hospice Eligibility, Ethics and Care at Death (Eligibility, Ethics and legal and Imminent death and after death). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Hospice nurse, Palliative care nurse, Oncology or critical care nurse caring for dying patients, Home health nurse and Nursing student interested in end-of-life care. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CHPN Hospice Palliative knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse credential from the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) recognises registered nurses with specialist knowledge in hospice and palliative care. It requires an active RN licence, recent hospice or palliative practice hours and passing the CHPN exam.

Palliative care relieves symptoms and supports quality of life at any stage of a serious illness, alongside curative treatment. Hospice is palliative care for people near the end of life — in the US Medicare benefit, those with a prognosis of six months or less who choose comfort-focused care for their terminal illness.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CHPN Hospice Palliative content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.