Certified Hospice LPN?

Specialties Hospice

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I'm a brand-spankin new LPN and I am working as a Hospice/Crisis Care nurse for about a month now. I never thought I would do hospice care but I absolutely love it.

Anyway, I am curious about this CHLPN thing. I've seen some people sign documents with those titles and I'd like some more info on it. I tried to Google it but I wasn't getting the answers I needed.

So here are my questions:

What exactly is it? Is it worth getting? How do I go about getting it?

I just want to look into it because I would love to do anything to improve the care I can give to my patients and their families.

Thanks!

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

check out the national site for hospice and palliative care. http://www.nhpco.org/ nursing certifications are always worth checking into...if you ever find yourself looking for new hospice employment it may be the thing that gets you the job rather than the nurses who are not certified. the certification may be "instant credibility" for some people you may come into contact with in the course of your work. you will likely learn some good stuff in the process of getting certified. good luck.

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Specializes in hospice.

Check out HPNA.org, it's the organization that gives the designation, while NHPCO actually administers the tests. You really need to get some mileage before taking the test, as it is based pretty much 100% on your experience. My hospice provided a prep class and I purchased the prep materials from NHPCO, but most of the test questions were from experience. They suggest that you have a year of hospice experience before testing. My hospice pays a premium for having the certification. Ask your manager, or education department about this. You can join HPNA without having the certification. It's a good organization, and publishes a magazine with really good articles that will help your practice.

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Thanks for the info! I'm not planning on doing it any time soon. I just wanted to know more about it. So there isn't really a class you have to take for it? You can just take a test?

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Specializes in home health and geriatrics.

I would love to get this certification also. Years ago i was a certified hospice home health aide and i loved it. I now work in facility that treats out pts as hospice unless otherwise noted. I may have enough experience to pass the test but couldnt find the info on the above mentioned site. any info about this would be great! Thanks to all

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