Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
CHPN
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Exam at a glance
- Exam fee
- The current initial certification fee is $305 for HPNA members and $445 for non-members; reTEST Assured is $135 and the transfer fee is $110 when applicable
- Questions on exam
- The exam has 150 multiple-choice questions, including 135 scored items and 15 unscored pretest items
- Duration
- The time limit is 3 hours
- Passing score
- Passing score is a scaled score of 500 on a 200-800 scale
- Validity
- Certification is valid for 4 years and renewal uses HPCC's HPAR process, Situational Judgment Exercise, practice-hour requirements, and professional development during the final certification year
Published exam facts, from the official outline.
What’s on the CHPN exam
- Patient Care – Assessment and Planning (18.5%)
- Patient Care – Pain Management (19.3%)
- Patient Care – Symptom Management (20.7%)
- Support, Education, and Advocacy (20.7%)
- Practice Issues (20.7%)
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