WOCNCB Certification Inspiration

The WOCNCB Public Policy and Advocacy Committee (PPAC) at Work for You

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0600

Hear from 3 members of the PPAC and learn about the mission and what they are following and how you can get involved and contact your representatives.

Meet the WOCNCB 2025 Employer Recognition Award Winner-UAB Hospital!

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0500

UAB Hospital actively involves CWOCNs in numerous multidisciplinary teams such as the Quality Council, Interdisciplinary Skin Team, and Value Analysis Team this nominee empowers these specialists to serve as content experts and leaders in their fields. This holistic approach not only elevates care standards but also reinforces the integral role CWOCNs play in shaping hospital policies and practices. Through these initiatives, the nominee stands as a model of excellence, fostering a culture where specialized knowledge is both recognized, appreciated,and harnessed for the benefit of all patients.

In this episode we are joined members of the UAB Hospital:

Terry Poe – CNO of UAB Hospital

Marty Vander Noot – Medical Director of the WOC Team at UAB Hospital

Holly Waller – Senior Director of Trauma, Burn & Inpatient Wound Services

Members of the UAB Hopsital WOC Nurse Team:

Kelly Chapman, BSN RN CWOCN – WOC Team Lead
Dylan Carpenterr, MSN, RN, CWOCN, PCCN, MEDSURG-BC
Bridgitt Vola MSN, RN, CWOCN, CRRN

WOCNCB Award committee members:

Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON, NEA-BC, CPHQ
Sarah Erslev, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN, NI-BC

Meet the WOCNCB 2024 Employer Recognition Award Winner-NCH Healthcare System!

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0500

At NCH Healthcare System the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team educates nursing staff, participates in shared governance, updates and writes new policies and has significant input for wound, ostomy, and continence products. The WOC Nursing Director is a CWOCN. In this episode we are joined members of the NCH Healthcare System team:

Gina Teegarden, RN, BSN, BHA, MBA, CENP, Chief Nursing Executive NCH

WOCNCB Certified:

Ursula Andrus, RN, BSN, CWON
Debra Percher RN, BSN, CWON
Jaime Pinnock RN, BSN, CWCN
Selma Musha RN, BSN, CWCN

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Northside Hospital team.

Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON
Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
Linda S. McKenna, MSN RN CWOCN

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses, team collaboration with all the units.

A Conversation with members of Northside Hospital, GA, the 2023 Employer Recognition Award Winner!

info@wocncb.org — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:00:00 -0500

At Northside Hospital the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Northside Hospital, Georgia team:

Patricia Tyson - Nurse Director for WOC Nursing and GI Services

WOCNCB Certified:

Angela Dye - WOC Nurse Manager
Jessica Wood - WOC Nurse Supervisor
Elizabeth Blankeship-WOC Nurse and Preceptor
Lytton Reese - WOC Nurse and Preceptor

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Northside Hospital team.

Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON
Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Northside Hospital WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses, team collaboration with all the units and the nomination application process.

New Streamlined PGP Requirements – What you Need to Know!

info@wocncb.org — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Listen to Linda McKenna, MSN, RN, CWOCN and Lynette Gunn, APRN,GCNS-BC,CWCN,CFCN discuss the new 2024 Professional Growth Portfolio (PGP) requirements. The streamlined requirements will make more nurses eligible to recertify without taking an exams!

WOCNCB 45th Anniversary: A Conversation with some of our Longest Continuously Certified Nurses

info@wocncb.org — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:00:00 -0500

To celebrate our 45th anniversary. WOCNCB President Jessica Simmons speaks with WOCNCB Certified Janice Colwell, Mary Gloeckner, Bonnie Rolstad and Ruth Bryant to highlight the specialty, inspiration to become certified and the changes in the specialty, their practice and role over the years.

A Conversation with members of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, the 2022 Employer Recognition Award Winner!

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:00:00 -0600

At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles the WOCNCB Certified Nurses team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team:

Anita Girard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President of Nursing
Patricia “Peachy” Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director of Nursing
Annie Azor-Ocampo, MSN RN CWOCN DAPWCA, A Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Department of Wound and Ostomy Care
Mathew Monterola, DNP, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, Associate Director of Clinical Support Programs, SPHM, WOCN, Inpatient Diabetes Education, & Dialysis

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team.

Alex Aningalan, MSN RN CWO
Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
Holly Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP. ANCC

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses and the nomination application process.

The Value and Role of a CWOCN from a Colon & Rectal surgeon point of view

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:00:00 -0500

Kristen Benavides BSN, RN, CWOCN interviewing S. Joga Ivatury, MD, MHA, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Dell Medical School and currently practices at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Austin. They will discuss the important role a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence nurse has in both the inpatient and outpatient setting providing essential support and education to patients.

The Value and Need for a Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN)

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:00:00 -0500

In this episode you will hear Kate Clayton-Jones, a CFCN and founder of FootCare by Nurses. Kate has built her business from the ground up as a skilled nursing agency that fills the gap in foot care between the medical podiatric approach to feet and the cosmetics of pedicures focusing on improving overall foot function and a patient’s quality of life.

The Experiential Pathway: Use your experience to become Certified

info@wocncb.org — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:00:00 -0500

Are you a bachelor’s prepared RN or AP nurse working in Wound, Ostomy, Continence or Foot Care? Use your experience to become Certified!
Hear from a nurse working in wound care who used the Experiential Pathway to become eligible to sit for the CWCN® exam!

JWOCN® Getting Ready for Certification articles are excellent tools to help prepare for WOCNCB® exams

info@wocncb.org — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0500

The Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN®) offers free access to “Getting Ready for Certification” articles for wound, ostomy, continence, and foot care. Jessica Simmons MSN, APN, FNP-C, CWON, DNC is the WOCNCB Board Liaison to the JWOCN and shares how these articles can be used as an exam prep tool along with some basic studying tips. These articles are an excellent resource to help prepare for WOCNCB exams and are free open access articles available on the JWOCN® online site.

Telehealth for Ostomy and Wound Care Patients

info@wocncb.org — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 22:00:00 -0600

Gina Day Day BSN, RN, CWON® and Lydia Beal BSN, RN, CWOCN® are filling a gap providing expert clinical care virtually. Learn how they established an online clinic to provide access to care and develop step by step care plans for each patient, helping patients live life with confidence.

A Day in a Life of a CWOCN® in an Oncology Ostomy Outpatient Clinic

info@wocncb.org — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:00:00 -0600

Star was a nurse for critical care and trauma in Acute Care before becoming a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse in 2008. She remained in Acute Care until 2018, when she was given the opportunity to start an Outpatient Clinic at UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center specifically focusing on Ostomy patients.

A Conversation with a Certified Ostomy Care Nurse

info@wocncb.org — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:00:00 -0500

Jeanine Gleba, the Advocacy Manager at United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) discusses the value of specialty nursing with Joanna Burgess-Stocks a Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN). Across the country, there is a huge gap in access to Certified Ostomy Care Nurses. Hear the positive difference access to a Certified Ostomy Care Nurse has on patients, families the health care facility staff. Joanna will discuss the specialty education and clinical skills needed for specialty nursing certification.

Recertifying via the Professional Growth Portfolio? Understanding Professional Practice vs. Specialty Points

info@wocncb.org — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 23:00:00 -0500

Lisa and Sarah are volunteers on the Professional Growth Program Committee, otherwise known as the PGP Committee and will be explaining the difference between Professional Practice Points vs Specialty Points for the Professional Growth Portfolio and also touch on the PGP Audit process.

A Patient Point of View - Certification Matters

info@wocncb.org — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:00:00 -0500

Hear from George Salamy, a longtime volunteer on the board of United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) and a former WOCNCB Public Board Member and Public Policy committee member. George has lived with an ostomy for 40 years and shares the positive impact a WOCNCB Certified Nurse can have on patient care, quality of life and outcomes.

Becoming a Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN®), a conversation between three Certified Foot Care Nurses (CFCN®)

info@wocncb.org — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:00:00 -0500

Jill Trelease DNP(c), FNP-BC, CWON, CFCN, Clay Collins APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN and Jonathon BSN, RN, CFCN discuss the motivation of becoming a CFCN and the value and benefits it brings to their work setting and patients.

WOCNCB® Certified Nurses Sharing COVID-19 Experiences

info@wocncb.org — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0500

We are proud of our nurses and appreciate their dedication to patient care. WOCNCB® wanted to share some of their stories. Hear how they are rising to the challenge and adapting to provide services where needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. You will hear from: Holly Hovan CWOCN-AP®, Jessica Simmons CWON®, Sarah Erslev CWOCN®, CFCN®, Jonathan F. Smith CFCN® and Cathy Wogamon, CWON®, CFCN®.

A day in the life of a Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN) in the Acute Care Setting

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:00:00 -0600

As a CWOCN In the Acute Care setting, Kristen is the go-to expert for wound and ostomy care. Kristen shares her knowledge and educates clinicians RNs, MDs, as well as, patients and new parents on a variety of topics from wound assessment and dressing techniques to self-ostomy care. She is grateful for the opportunity to have a positive impact on her patient's lives and hopes to inspire others.

The role of a WOCNCB® certified nurse in APN Led Ostomy Clinic/ ambulatory setting

info@wocncb.org — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:00:00 -0600

Susan Solmos, MSN, RN, CWCN interviewing Janice C. Colwell, RN, MS, CWOCN, FAAN of University of Chicago Medicine. Janice has practiced as a WOC nurse for 40 years at the University of Chicago Medicine, most recently in the outpatient stoma clinic.

A day in the life of a Nurse Practitioner CWON® at a Wound Care and Hyperbaric Clinic

info@wocncb.org — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:00:00 -0600

Jessica Simmons, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CWON, DNC is a nurse practitioner and shares her experience as the "go to" person for any wound and ostomy condition in a hospital based nurse-run physician supported clinic.

A Day in the Life of a long-term care CWOCN-AP® Nurse

info@wocncb.org — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 23:00:00 -0500

Holly Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN-ACNS-BC, CWOCN-AP is an advanced practice registered nurse at the Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, proudly serving those who have served.