HPNA's nursing expertise makes us the authority in the area for the specialty nursing resources.  Offering a broad range of hospice and palliative educational products and services for all levels of nursing with member pricing, HPNA supports advancing nursing skills in this specialty and ensuring quality nursing care delivery.  

HPNA  provides various methods of educational instruction and many opportunities for member involvement in the association to those desiring to grow professionally in this field.  Members support one another and nurture future leaders through mentoring and networking.

The benefits most highly valued by our membership are:

• Representation of this nursing specialty in the national arena in health care reform
• Access to expert nurses within the field of hospice and palliative nursing   
• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN) sent bimonthly with CE credit offerings
• Online subscription to Journal of Palliative Medicine (JPM) as a second official monthly HPNA journal
• Access to archives of both journals (online)
• Member pricing on web-based E-Learning continuing education
• Educational products/services for the full nursing team, all with member pricing
• Frequent updates on association activities through the HPNA enewsletter sent twice per month
• NBCHPN^® certification exam discounts
• HPNA Nursing Assistant Newsletter as the Nursing Assistant member publication with access online to archived issues
• Networking opportunities such as:
  • Annual HPNA Membership Meeting conducted during the Annual Assembly or during the HPNA Clinical Practice Forum
  • Local HPNA Chapter meetings and activities
  • HPNA Standing Association Committee membership
  • 9 Special Interest Groups for specific areas of interest
  • Service on the national HPNA Board of Directors or a National Office project 
  • Members Only section of our website includes: Chapter Central, Cultural Diversity Resources, sample Plans of Care, Member Search, access to current and archived issues of JHPN and JPM, HPNA Nursing Assistant Newsletter archives, HPNA E-Newsletter archives and more!
• 'Just a Minute' video of Members Only web content