Hospice & Palliative Care Nurse Directory
National Hospice & Palliative Care Nurse directory
Find a hospice or palliative care Registered Nurse for end-of-life support at home, in skilled facilities, or in hospice houses. Every listing is license-verified.
Directory listings are self-reported and cross-checked on a rolling schedule — they are not an official licensing or certification record. Always verify credentials independently through the relevant state board of nursing, Nursys, or the issuing certification body before making a care, hiring, or referral decision.
What is a Hospice Nurse?
A Hospice Nurse provides comfort-focused care to patients with a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less. Care emphasizes symptom management, dignity, and family support over curative treatment.
Hospice and palliative RNs work in patients' homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospice houses, hospitals, and inpatient palliative care units. Many hold CHPN, CHPPN (pediatric), or APHN (advanced practice) certification.
Hospice Nurse credentials & licensing
What it takes to practice as a hospice nurse in the United States.
Active state RN license; bilingual capability often required in service areas with diverse populations.
CHPN (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse) through HPCC; CHPPN for pediatric specialty.
ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) modules; symptom management; bereavement support.
Two years of full-time hospice/palliative nursing required to sit for CHPN.
Common practice settings
Find a hospice nurse in your state
License verification respects each state board of nursing.
Featured hospice nurses
A sample of verified nursing professionals in the HealthcareApex directory.
Elena Rodriguez, MSN
VerifiedFamily Nurse Practitioner
Austin, Texas · 12 yrs
English · Spanish
Margaret Okafor, RN
VerifiedRegistered Nurse — Home Health
Atlanta, Georgia · 22 yrs
English
Arjun Patel, DNP
VerifiedAdult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Houston, Texas · 8 yrs
English · Hindi · Gujarati
Hospice Nurse questions, answered
What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?+
Palliative care focuses on comfort at any stage of serious illness and may run alongside curative treatment. Hospice is comfort care for patients with a terminal prognosis of six months or less.
Does Medicare cover hospice nursing?+
Yes. The Medicare Hospice Benefit covers nursing visits, medications related to the terminal illness, equipment, and bereavement support for the family.
Do hospice nurses provide care 24/7?+
Hospice agencies provide 24/7 on-call nursing support. Routine visits are scheduled; nurses respond after-hours for crises and end-of-life events.
What is a CHPN?+
CHPN (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse) is the national hospice/palliative RN certification from HPCC, validating expert end-of-life care.
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