What is CHPLN? Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse

CHPLN stands for Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse. It is a specialty certification issued by Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.

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What it is
Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse (CHPLN) is a specialty certification. advancingexpertcare.org
Who issues it
Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. advancingexpertcare.org
Who may hold it
Open to licensed practical and vocational nurses. advancingexpertcare.org
Current status
Currently offered by the issuer. advancingexpertcare.org
Where it prints
Printed after your name, in position 5 of the standard display order. ANCC: how to display your credentials
How you get it
Hold a current, unrestricted US practical/vocational nursing license and have 500 hours of hospice/palliative nursing in the last 12 months or 1,000 hours in the last 24 months. Pass the CHPLN exam, offered in quarterly windows; certification lasts 4 years and is renewed either through HPAR or by retesting. Source: Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center

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