The purpose of the Lifetime Nurse Care Planners (LNCP) certification program is to provide a means to acknowledge professionals for their education, knowledge, and expertise in the field of planning care for individuals for a day, a week, or a lifetime in a variety of settings or situations.
The Lifetime Nurse Care Planner - Certified Certification Board (LNCP-C Certification Board) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification by examination for all lifetime nurse care planners. Certification is one part of a process called credentialing. It focuses specifically on the individual and is an indication of current competence in a specialized area of practice. Certification as a Lifetime Nurse Care Planner is highly valued and provides formal recognition of basic knowledge of lifetime nurse care planning. The responsibility for setting standards and administering the certification program is vested in the Lifetime Nurse Care Planner - Certified Certification Board (LNCP-C Certification Board)
The Lifetime Nurse Care Planner examination is based on the Role Delineation that was performed in 2011. The content was developed based on the results of the study.
The Lifetime Nurse Care Planner - Certified Certification Board (LNCP-C Certification Board) endorses the concept of voluntary, periodic certification by examination for all lifetime nurse care planners. Certification is one part of a process called credentialing. It focuses specifically on the individual and is an indication of current competence in a specialized area of practice. Certification as a Lifetime Nurse Care Planner is highly valued and provides formal recognition of basic knowledge of lifetime nurse care planning. The responsibility for setting standards and administering the certification program is vested in the Lifetime Nurse Care Planner - Certified Certification Board (LNCP-C Certification Board)
The Lifetime Nurse Care Planner examination is based on the Role Delineation that was performed in 2011. The content was developed based on the results of the study.
Certification
as a Lifetime Nurse Care Planner is highly valued and provides formal recognition of basic knowledge of lifetime nurse care planning. |
Re-certification
Certified Lifetime Nurse Care Planners may become re-certified every five years by sitting for the appropriate examination or by meeting the continuing education requirements established for re-certification. |
Verification
LNCP currently charges a fee of $35 for each request for verification of national certification. |