Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Standards and Certification Development
Dale Orychock and Judy Simpson, Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association, led the development of the palliative care nursing standards in April 2001. Maryse Bouvette, Ottawa, led the team who prepared and submitted the proposal in support of certification to the CNA.
Eleven nurses from across Canada met in April 2001 to draft the first set of palliative care nursing standards. These standards were circulated in French and English to nurses around the country for critique and review. Based on the commentary and critique from 180 nurses, the standards were revised.
The CHPCA Palliative Care Nursing Interest Group met in Victoria at a National CHPCA Conference in October of 2001, with nearly 300 nurses participating.
These current standards, entitled Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Standards of Practice, reflect the work of the development team and the recommended revisions of nurses across Canada and the 300 nurses in who met in Victoria. The standards formed the basis of the body of knowledge for the Certification for Palliative Care Nursing with CNA and became the framework for palliative care nursing across the country.
The CNA has awarded palliative care nursing the designation of specialty.
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Standards of Practice
List of Assumptions and Competencies
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Competencies Case Examples (Revised February 2010)
