On this episode of WOCTalk, we sit down with Vickee Ramik, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CWOCN, as she shares her experience transitioning into a role as a wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse at an organization that did not have a recent WOC nurse presence. Vickee sheds light on the challenges she faced and the strategies she employed to establish a thriving WOC practice in uncharted territory.
Episode Resources:
Click here to view Vickee’s WOCN® Member Spotlight blog.
About the Speaker:
Victoria (Vickee) Ramik, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CWOCN, has been a nurse for four decades, predominately as a bedside nurse and clinical nurse specialist in critical care. In 2010, she became tri-specialty certified in wound, ostomy, and continence care. Vickee retired from nursing in 2023 and does not have a formal plan yet, but she will miss taking care of her patients.
Contact Hours: 1.0
Accreditation Statement:
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15115.