CHPNA Hospice Aide Practice Test

The CHPNA Hospice Aide Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant (CHPNA) exam — activities of daily living, patient status and environment, psychosocial and spiritual care of patients and families, and professional skills — written to the HPCC CHPNA detailed content outline, WHO palliative care guidance and the US hospice Conditions of Participation for 2026. Nursing assistants work under a nurse's care plan; local scope of practice applies. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable CHPNA Hospice Aide Readiness certificate (SOA-CHA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including CHPNA detailed content outline and candidate information (Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center), Palliative care fact sheet (World Health Organization), Hospice Conditions of Participation (42 CFR Part 418) (US eCFR) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free CHPNA Hospice Aide Practice Test built on the current Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers activities of daily living, patient status and environment, psychosocial and spiritual care and professional skills, 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 CHPNA Hospice Aide 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: CHPNA detailed content outline and candidate information (Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center); Palliative care fact sheet (World Health Organization); Hospice Conditions of Participation (42 CFR Part 418) (US eCFR). 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: Activities of Daily Living (Hygiene, Mobility, Toileting and Nutrition); Patient Status and Environment (Observation, Comfort and Infection control); Psychosocial and Spiritual Care (Family, Culture and Death and grief); Professional Skills (Team, Ethics and Role). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Hospice aide or CHPNA candidate, Palliative care nursing assistant, Home health aide in end-of-life care, Care home or nursing home assistant and Hospice volunteer moving into an aide role. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show CHPNA Hospice Aide knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant credential from the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) recognises experienced nursing assistants in hospice and palliative care. The exam covers daily living care, patient status and environment, psychosocial and spiritual care, and professional skills.

HPCC offers the CHPNA exam in testing windows during March, June, September and December, at test centres or with live remote proctoring.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available CHPNA Hospice Aide 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.