Patients
Care & Information
WOC Nurses practice in a variety of settings and offer a tremendous amount of technical assistance, comfort and support to patients and their families. They are trained to address the physical, emotional and social issues of patients with ostomies, stomas, acute and chronic wounds, and urinary and fecal incontinence.
* WOCN Referral Search is updated daily - 2007
Please be aware different certifications exist among providers of wound, ostomy and/or continence care. The Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society educate and support our members for certification by the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board. For a more information on certifications, please visit the WOCN Certification Board website.
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- Search for a WOCN Member in your area *
- Patient Care Publications
- Related Healthcare Organizations
- Specialty items
Important Links
WOCN FEED
- New – Advocacy and Grassroots Toolkit
- Inpatient Prospective Payment Changes: A Guide for the WOC Nurse
- WOCN Announces 2008 Membership Recruitment ProgramÂ
- Guidance on OASIS Skin and Wound
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