CHFN Eligibility Non-Clinical Nurse
Eligibility Requirements:
- Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country and practiced as a registered nurse (previously or currently) for at least five (5) years full-time or its equivalent that equates to approximately 10,400 hours at time of submitting application.
- 2,400 hours experience in your current role. Briefly explain in your current job how you indirectly touch patients with heart failure or complete some action in your role that is heart failure specific
- Have completed 30 hrs. of accredited* heart failure continuing education within the last two (2) years. If “heart failure” is not in the title or education was NOT provided by AAHFN or HFSA, you must submit a syllabus
and/or objectives to confirm content is heart failure specific. The heart failure specific education cannot be themes related to heart failure (for example, atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea, chronic renal failure, hypertension
or coronary artery disease). Pulmonary hypertension requires additional documentation unless it is clearly heart failure specific. Please review the document on the link below for accepted heart failure topics. Must be completed
at the time the exam application is submitted.
*accredited CEs - i.e. ANCC, State Nursing Board - not all hospital CEs are accredited - check with your institution.
Link to Guideline of Acceptable Heart Failure CE topics
International CHFNs must meet the same requirements as U.S. CHFNs. Certificate for CEs must be available upon request.
- Download the Professional Development form found on the CHFN tab dropdown menu
- Use this form to enter all CEs - No other form will be accepted
- Upload form within the online application
- Do NOT submit certificates in lieu of completing the form. These are not acceptable and will delay the evaluation of your application.
- Upon completion of application and math problem, click next
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At the top of this page you must click both square boxes, when those boxes are clicked pricing will appear, you must click both round boxes for the complete total.
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Complete with payment information
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Your application will be reviewed. If there are questions, you will be contacted.
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Upon approval, you will be sent an email with instructions to schedule the exam.
Cost
| AAHFN member | Non AAHFN member | |
| Computer Based Testing | $350.00 | $450.00 |
This includes a non refundable application fee of $75.00.
Group Discount
Ten (10) or more exam candidates from the same institution will receive a 10% discount. Total Submission fees must be paid in full before promo code issued.
Membership in AAHFN must be current through the examination date to be eligible for the reduced fee.
Online applications are preferred, however if you need to submit a paper application a $30.00 processing fee will be added to the total fee of your exam application.
For the pen and paper exam, applications postmarked or time stamped after May 10 of current year will not be considered.
Paper Application Processing Fee $30.00
Re-examination Fee
A candidate who does not pass the examination is able to re-take the exam in two months, but must re-take the exam within six (6) months of original test date to receive the examination at a reduced fee.
The fee is $125 for AAHFN members and $200 for non members. This includes a non refundable application fee of $75.00. A candidate who does not pass the second examination is considered failed. Any repeat examination will require completion
of a new application and payment of the full examination fee.
Contact Hour Certificate Form Copy Fee
A $10 per request fee will be charged for copying CNE forms for recertification.
CHFN-CB,
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Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
888.452.2436 / 888-452-2436
856.439.0525
For questions concerning exam educational resources, contact Gail Haas 888-452-2436
For questions concerning the exam for certification questions, contact Cindy Tavormina 888-452-2436 ext. 2
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