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Question:
My CWCN credentials lapsed in 2022...can I recertify via exam?
Answered April 8, 2024
When credentials have Lapsed more than six months, you may certify again via examination similar to an initial candidate (in other words those without credentials are eligible using the same methods.) You may submit an exam application and show eligibility via the Experiential Pathway - this requires 1,500 clinical practice hours in each clinical specialty plus 50 CE credits in each area. At least 375 clinical hours must have occurred within the past one year out of the total. These clinical hours and CE's must come from the past five years. Please review the eligibility information on the website, under "Certification / Wound Ostomy Continence."
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I asked this previous question but it is not clear if even though I am a VOLUNTEER for NIH Study Sections that review grants if I can use these points. #3 in the Handbook only lists Reviewing Journal Articles or legal case reviewer but not a National reviewer for grants. Can I use NIH Grant Review for points under #3?
Thank you.
Previous Question:
I am a member of the NIH Clinical Informatics and Digital Health Study Section and Biomedical Computing and Health Informatics Study Section. I have reviewed grants that include wound, ostomy and continence proposals. May I include this as an activity under Category #3?
Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for your question! Not sure what section under 3 you were thinking. Is this volunteer work? If so, yes it would fit under volunteering. Good luck on your portfolio!
Answered April 8, 2024
Thank you for your question and request for clarification. You may use the VOLUNTEER points as described on page 13 as there is no specific spot for this activity.
Question:
I completed the WOCTalk 2020 Podcast series for 12.25 CE. However the certificate does not identify a Specialty or how many CE each are worth individually. Would these just be Professional Practice points then, entered as a lump amount, under any specialty I choose?
Answered April 6, 2024
The PGP portfolio allows you to claim CE issued by the provider. The podcasts you mention are provided by the WOCN Society. Their organization lists information on their website, www.wocn.org, saying "Certain episodes of WOCTalk award Contact Hours; these episodes are tagged as “Available for CE”. You would claim the amount of CE in your portfolio based on the credits issued, and 1 CE equals 1 PGP point. Good luck.
Question:
Do we get points for conducting P&I surveys? If so, would this go under 'presentation of a program?' or somewhere else? And is there a point limit for these?
Answered April 6, 2024
The 2024 PGP Handbook does not include P&I studies, since the addition of Practice Hours includes this as part of the specialty nurse role. You may claim up to 40 points per specialty for Practice Hours for your 5-year recertification period.
Question:
I was given the opportunity to be an abstract reviewer for the WOCNext2024 conference. The group communicated with Carole Bauer. Do I glean professional practice points for this participation and if so what # of points are approved?
Answered April 5, 2024
There is no specific area for that activity. Is this part of a specific conference committee? If so, you can collect points there. Please review page 13 of the handbook for the points and how to assign for a national conference. Thanks for your service!
Question:
Is the new PGP requirements for 2024 is also applicable to advance practitioner renewal ?
Answered April 5, 2024
Thanks for your question. This question is addressed on page 2 of the handbook. "Note: For AP WOC recertification by PGP, please refer to AP Portfolio for handbook and forms." Good luck!
Question:
Can I use my multicare wound related CE's for my wound CEs? It states the CE provider was approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Answered April 5, 2024
Those CEs are acceptable. Thanks for your question.
Question:
Can I get PGP points in the Incontinence Certification for development and presentation of a PowerPoint on Medical Nursing Ethics ?
Answered April 4, 2024
Thanks for your question! See page 14 in the 2024 PGP Handbook. Presentations fall under the specialty and ethics would not be directly related to the specialty. Good luck on your portfolio!
Question:
How do you want those of us us who work as inpatient woc nurses to actually differentiate hours between wound/ostomy/continence when we are seeing a multitude of patients all day long?
Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for you question! See page 11 in the 2024 PGP Handbook. You are going to enter the number of hours practiced within the role of Wound, Ostomy, Continence and Foot Care. Then you can use the tracking example on the page to document how many hours per speciality you worked in any given month. Good luck on your portfolio!
Question:
As a manager of a wound and hyperbaric center can I use the same hours for wound and ostomy? So 40 points in each specialty?
Answered April 3, 2024
Thanks for you question! See page 11 in the 2024 PGP Handbook. You can enter the number of practice hours that you oversee/manage over both wound and ostomy. You would document the number of hours you oversee/manage wound and ostomy, you may oversee/manage 2,000 hours under wound and another 2,000 hours of ostomy but that would mean a total of 4,000 hours between the two. Hope that helps and good luck on your portfolio!
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