CHPN Comprehensive exam questions and Answers 2026

CHPN Comprehensive exam
questions and Answers 2026
WhichBauthorityBregulatesBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBofBnurseBpractitioners?

a.BFederalBlaw

b.BAcademicBinstitutions

c.BIndividualBstateBlaw

d.BIndividualBpracticeBsettingsB-BAnswerIndividualBstateBlaw



NPsBandBclinicalBnurseBspecialistsBderiveBtheirBlegalBrightsBtoBpracticeBfrom:

a.BTheBNurseBPracticeBActBofBtheBstateBwhereBtheyBpractice

b.BTheBlawsBofBtheBstateBwhereBtheyBpractice

c.BTheBMedicareBstatute

d.BTheBBoardBofBNursingBinBtheBstateBwhereBtheyBpracticeB-
BAnswerTheBnurseBpracticeBactBinBtheBstateBwhereBtheyBpractice



YouBareBworkingBonBtheBpalliativeBcareBteamBinByourBpracticeBwhenByouBreceiveBaBcallBfrom
BaBpatient'sBfamilyBmember.BABpatientBonBhospiceBserviceBhasBdiedBatBhome.BTheBfamilyBas
ksBifByouBcanBsignBtheBdeathBcertificate.BHowBdoByouBrespond?

a.BAskBtheBfamilyBmemberBtoBfaxBoverBtheBdeathBcertificateBsoByouBcanBsignBit.

b.BSinceByouBdidn'tBwitnessBtheBdeath,ByouBareBunableBtoBsignBtheBdeathBcertificate

c.BSinceBthisBisBtheBfirstBtimeByouBaeBcompletingBtheBdeathBcertificate,ByouBwillBfindBtheBlea
dBnurseBpractitionerBtoBsignBforBit.

d.BInBtheBstateBofBCalifornia,BnurseBpractitionersBareBnotBableBtoBsignBforBdeathBcertificates,
BbutByouBwillBgetBaBphysicianBtoBsignBforBit.B-
BAnswerd.BInBtheBstateBofBCalifornia,BnurseBpractitionersBareBnotBableBtoBsignBforBdeathBcert
ificates,BbutByouBwillBgetBaBphysicianBtoBsignBforBit.



ABpatientBisBbeingBadmittedBintoBanBassistedBlivingBfacilityB(ALF).BTheBdirectorBofBtheBfacility
BasksBthatByouBcompleteBtheBadmissionBform,BincludingBtheBphysician,BandBproviderBordersBf
orBtheBlife-sustainingBtreatmentBformB(POLS).BHowBdoByouBrespond?

·BAskBtheBdirectorBtoBprintBtheBPOLSTBformBsoByouBcanBreviewBitBwithBtheBpatientBandBco
mpleteBit.

·BSinceBthisBisBtheBfirstBtimeByouBareBcompletingBtheBPOLSTBform,ByouBleaveBitBforBtheBsup
ervisingBphysicianBtoBsign

,·BInBtheBstateBofBCalifornia,BnurseBpractitionersBareBnotBableBtoBsignBPOLSTBforms,BbutByouB
willBgetBaBphysicianBtoBsignBforBit

·BABPOLSTBformBisBnotBneededBsinceBtheBpatientBisBnotBDNRB-BAnswer



ToBmeetBMedicare'sBcoverageBrequirements,BtheBNP'sBservicesBmustBbeB-
BAnswerProvideBsubjectBtoBstateBrestrictionsBandBsupervisionBrequirements



TheBpatient'sBpayerBisBaBclientBwhoBlegallyBagreesBtoBpayBtheBNPBdirectlyBprovidingBaBspecif
icBserviceBwhichBis:B-BAnswerFeeBforBservice



NPBsignsBaBcontractBandBagreesBtoBprovideBhealthBcareBforBaBcertainBpopulationsBsuchBasBh
omeless,BpaidBaccordingBtoBtheBcontractedBagreementsB-BAnswerContractedBserviceBsystem



WhenBservingBasBaBnurseBresearcher,BtheBNPBisBguidedBbyBwhichBethicalBprinciplesBtoBensur
eBthatBresearchBparticipantsBareBprotectedBfromBharmBorBexposure?B-BAnswerNonmaleficence



GoalsBsetBforthBinBHealthyBPeopleB2020BbyBtheBUSBDHHSBincludeBthe:B-
BAnswer1)BAttainBhighBqualityBlongerBlivesBfreeBofBpreventableBdisease,Bdisability,Binjury,Bpre
matureBdeath

2)BAchieveBhealthBequity,BeliminateBdisparities,BimproveBhealthBofBallBgroups

3)BCreateBsocialBphysicalBenvironmentsBthatBpromoteBgoodBhealthBforBall

4)BPromoteBqualityBofBlife,BhealthyBdevelopment,BhealthyBbehaviorsBacrossBlifeBstages



IfBservedBwithBaBsummonsBandBcomplaintsB(lawsuitBdocument),BNPBshouldBtakeBwhichBofBth
eBfollowingBinitialBstep?B-
BAnswerCallBtheBinsuranceBcompanyBforBinstructionsBonBhowBtoBproceed



TheBnewBgraduateBnurseBpractitionerBusesBclinicalBpracticeBguidelinesBasBtheBmainBresourceBf
orBpractice.BTheyBareBdesired:B-BAnswerServeBasBaBhandbookBtoBtheBbestBpractice



ClinicalBpracticeBguidelinesB-
BAnswerSystematicallyBdevelopedBstatementsBtoBassistBpractitionerBandBpatientBdecisionsBabo
utBappropriateBhealthBcareBforBspecificBclinicalBcircumstances

IssuedBbyBaBthirdBpartyBorganizationBandBnoBNCCIH

DefineBtheBroleBofBspecificBdiagnosticBandBtreatmentBmodalitiesBinBtheBdiagnosisBandBmanag
ementBofBpatients

, WhichBstatementBshouldBtheBnurseBrecognizeBasBbeingBcorrectBregardingBtheBnursingBneglige
nce?B-BAnswerItBoccursBwithoutBdeliberateBintentBtoBharmBtoBanotherBindividuals

ItBisBconductingBthatBdeviatesBfromBwhatBaBreasonableBindividualBwouldBdoBinBparticularBcirc
umstances.B

ItBisBanBunintentionalBtort



MalpracticeB-
BAnswerAnyBconductBdeviatingBfromBtheBstandardBofBpracticeBdictatedBbyBtheBprofession



CrimeB-BAnswerToBbeBcommittedBagainstBtheBstateBratherBthanBanBindividual



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBcriterionBdeterminingBMedicareBeligibility?B-BAnswerAge

LengthBofBresidenceBinBtheBUS

PresenceBofBpermanentBdisability



MedicareBPartBAB-BAnswerAutomaticBageB65BifBpersonsBpaidBpremiums

MedicallyBnecessaryBservices

InpatientBhospitalization,BhospiceBcare,BhomeBhealthBcare,BSNF

NotBforBcustodialBcareB(nursingBhomes,BretirementBhomes)



MedicareBPartBBB-BAnswerVoluntaryBprogramBwithBmonthlyBpremiums

OutpatientBvisits,BlabBandBotherBtypesBofBtestsB(EKG,Bx-
ray,BCTBscans),BsecondBopinionsBwithBanotherBphysician,BkidneyBoutpatientBdialysis,Bself-
dialysisBequipments,BorganBtransplant



NotBinclude:BeyeBglasses/eyeBexam,BhearingBaids,Bdenture,BdentalBcare,BcosmeticBplasticBsurg
ery,BOTCBdrugs,BmostBprescriptionBdrugs



MedicareBPartBCB-BAnswerBothBinpatientBandBoutpatientBcare

CoverBsomeBprescriptionBdrugs

AdministeredBbyBprivateBhealthBinsuranceBcompaniesBapprovedBbyBmedicare