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I served as a consultant, expert witness in a legal case. I reviewed the case and submitted a deposition. The case was settled out of court in my client's favor. Can I use this activity in my portfolio?
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I attended WOCNext 2026...I have all of the CE's for my Ostomy specialty and I think I have most for my wound care. I have enough IF the poster session counts for some of my wound care CE's. Does that count?
Answered June 23, 2026
The WOCN Society has assigned CE to their educational sessions at their conference. You will need to look at their WOCNext program to determine if poster viewing was provided CE credits. If they do not provide CE for poster viewing, then this is not counted in a PGP portfolio, since we only assign points in a portfolio if you earned CE. Note: You may only claim poster viewing points where CE were earned.
Some conferences discontinued issuing CE for this activity.
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Do providers of CEUs not listed need to be approved before submitting the PGP portfolio?
Answered June 19, 2026
When the subject matter of the CE relates specifically to the specialty, they are acceptable from any provider. We only list providers we accept for those CE pertaining to Professional Practice topics. If it is a professional topic, those can only come from those on the list. We do not utilize a preapproval process.
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I have 2.5 CEs for Pain Management in Acute Care and 2 CEs for Implicit Bias in Healthcare as required for my RN license in my state. These were online courses by NurseCE4Less which were accredited by AACN. Can I use these for Professional Practice Points?
Answered June 19, 2026
Please refer to the WOCNCB PGP Handbook page 7 under professional practice for the requirements. You may also refer to Appendix B p. 16 where is lists the acceptable accrediting agencies.
Question:
Hello WOCNCB Board,
Is there a way to see someone's original certification date when verifying a certification?
Thank you,
Bryan Duttman
Answered June 18, 2026
The website will only display current credentials. You may contact our office directly for more information -- email: info@wocncb.org -- phone: 888-496-2622
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I have been WCC for over 15 years, and currently, would like to obtain WOCNCB certification. I have many years of experience performing wounds, ostomy and incontinence care consultations and care in ambulatory and home health settings. I would like to know how to proceed so I could get a triple certification that is required by my current employer.
Answered June 16, 2026
If you hold RN license and Bachelor's Degree, you may qualify. To become eligible, you must also complete either the "Traditional" or the "Experiential" Pathway requirements. The traditional route is to graduate from one of the WOC Nursing Education Programs, linked on our website. The other experiential route is when you use your own experience in the specialty along with CE's in the specialty. The experience hours needed is 1500 per specialty, and you need 50 CE per specialty. The experience and CE must begin accumulating after having the RN / Bachelor's. Please see the "Eligibility" page on this website, under "Certification / Wound Ostomy Continence".
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We have several physician providers that completed the WTA program. Are they able to take the certification exam once they complete all of the criteria for certification?
Answered June 15, 2026
We certify nurses who hold an LPN (or higher such as RN). If these are nurses who qualify by meeting our eligibility requirement for the WTA-C credentialing exam, which is to have an LPN (or RN nursing license), and completion of either a WTA or SWA course and then accumulate 16 clinical experience hours of wound care with a wound care expert, they may apply for the WTA-C exam. Please find the "eligibility" page on this website, under "Certification / Wound Treatment Associate - Certified."
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I currently hold certifications in wound care and Ostomy care. I have been wound certified since 2009 and Ostomy certified since 2024. Neither certification is through WOCNCB . I would like to recertify/certify through the WOCNB when my certifications are due to be renewed. I am an RN with a bachelors degree and work full time in Wound/Ostomy care. Would I have to take one of the education courses or re-education courses to sit for the WOCNB exams?
Answered June 9, 2026
There are two eligibility pathways, either a "Traditional" or an "Experiential." The traditional route requires you to graduate from one of the WOC education programs, which we link on our Eligibility page of the website (see "Certification / Wound Ostomy Continence".) There are 8 of these education programs and most have an online option. The other "Experiential" route, allows you to apply directly for exams by having 1500 experience hours in the specialty (per each specialty) plus to have 50 CE in the specialty (per each specialty). The experience and CE must have occurred in the past 5 years. Please review the website details.
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I am a registered nurse pursuing CFCN certification. Will a regionally accredited Bachelor of Liberal Studies or Bachelor of General Studies satisfy the bachelor's degree requirement for eligibility?
Answered June 6, 2026
Good morning and thank you for your question.
Please refer to the Handbook, page 7. You are required to hold and RN License and a Bachelor's degree. If this does not satisfy your questions, please email info@wocncb.org. Thank you.
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Can physician providers sit for the WOCNCB WTA Certification exam? I posed this question at WOCNext last week at the WOCNCB table and was told yes. When I read the criteria, it stated that an RN/LPN license is required. Can you clarify?
Thank you!
Answered June 6, 2026
Good Morning and thank you for your question. Please email info@wocncb.org with your question. If the staff at thew WOCNCB booth stated yes, then I would say this is correct, but to clarify, please email.
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