Blog
Catch up on our noteworthy happenings and other timely WOC industry-related information.
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Proper Use of WOCN® Acronym & Your WOCNCB® Nursing Credentials
The WOCN Society and the WOCNCB are two separate entities but work collaboratively to provide WOC nursing education. If you have questions regarding your certification, …
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Awesome Ollie the Ostomy Bear
The Society does not endorse or support products or services. This is a guest blog post written by ostomy patient and advocate, Dawnette Meredith. If …
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10 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Had My Ostomy
This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Amy Oestreicher. When I first got my ostomy, I felt very alone. I felt …
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Dealing With Life as a Double Ostomate
This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Jearlean Alston-Taylor. How my journey as a double ostomate began: I grew up in …
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A New Beginning
This guest blog post was written by WOCN member Ann-Marie Waechter, BSN, RN, CWCN, MS-BC. Photo above: The advance team for Mercy Ships worked in …
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Striving Toward Excellence With the Pediatric Ostomy Population: A Personal Journey
Society member Joanna Burgess, BSN, RN, CWOCN, shared her experience about growing up as an ostomate and her contribution to the members-only document, Pediatric Ostomy …
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Share Your Story: How My Own WOC Nurses Inspired My Passion
We asked members to share their story about why they are passionate about WOC nursing. WOCN Society member, Heather Brigstock, ADN, RN, shared her incredible …
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Guided Nursing Electives – Wound Care at Roper Hospital
The following post was written by Xiang Liu, a student at the Medical University of South Carolina. Ever since I enrolled in the BSN program, …
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The Stolen Colon
This guest blog post was written by Stephanie who is the creator of The Stolen Colon, a blog and website entirely about living with an …
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