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Question:
For the experiential pathway for obtaining my CWCN, can hours worked as a wound care NP replace hours worked as an RN?
Answered March 6, 2024
Your experience hours in Wound care will count, as long as it is accumulated after having a minimum of the RN / Bachelor's (or higher.)
Question:
Hi- My question is about practice hours. I am a CWCN working in a vascular surgery outpatient clinic- I provide wound care and develop wound care plans with our vascular doctors, but am not hired as a Wound Nurse Specialist. I got this certification as part of our clinical ladder system. As I was hired as a staff nurse, not specifically a wound nurse, do my practice hours count or does my job desription need to say Wound Nurse? thanks Gwen Eckley
Answered March 6, 2024
In the PGP Handbook, page 11, we define practice hours as: Hours practiced within the role of a Wound, Ostomy, Continence
or Foot Care nurse in any work setting (Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Long
Term Care, Home Care, Academics, Administrative, Industry and Independent
Practice). Since you are working in wound care, it would count in your setting.
Question:
Hi,
I completed wocncb role delineation study/job task analysis on 8/31/2023, in wound and ostomy. I was recertified in woc nursing in May, 2023. My new accrual period start 9-30-2023. Can i use the job task analysis for next recert? it is outside my new accrual period.
Answered March 4, 2024
If your recent recertification via PGP was approved in May 2023, you may use the Job Task Analysis survey for points since it occurred after the portfolio approval.
Question:
Hi,
is there a blank tracking form, i can print and use, to log my points for practice hours? i do see a sample of it on page 11 of handbook.
Answered March 4, 2024
Yes, there is a sample/blank form on this website under "Recertification / Professional Growth Program" and scroll down to 'Resources' for the link to download.
Question:
I earned a new wound certification from ABWM. Do I get points for it? and how many towards PGP?
Answered March 3, 2024
Thanks for your question. When claiming specialty points, they must be provided by accredited or approved providers such as the WOCN® Society, SAWC, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or a state board of nursing. For this activity, you need to send for pre-approval if they are not from WOCN, SAWC, or SUNA.
Question:
I am still not clear on how to count CE credits earned at WOCNext conferences?
Also, will I receive an email with answer to my questions?
Answered March 3, 2024
Please review page 15 of the handbook. There are step-by-step instructions on how to enter these activities.
No email is sent for questions on AskTheBoard. This is an open forum. You can also search for previously answered questions to aid you further.
Thank you and good luck
Question:
I did have an ostomy certification and I let it go. Now I want to get it back. What do I need to do??
Answered March 3, 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."
Question:
I earned my MSN during this last certification period. My final project was a Healthcare Improvement Project where led a team to reducing CAUTI through a nurse driven protocol. Where and how can I claim this activity?
Answered March 3, 2024
Congratulations on this achievement!
You can earn points as described on page 13 for each course taken. The actual project may not earn specific points unless published. Please call or email the WOCNCB office for further clarification.
Question:
I volunteered for the CFCN standard setting committee in 2023. When filling out PGP, I chose the following:
Activity: National Organization Board/Committee Chair/Officer/Member
Years: 2023
Number of years served: 1
Organization: WOCNCB
Purpose: to set the standard for the foot and nail certification
name of committee: CFCN standard Setting committee
Is this correct? For number of years served, it was only 3 days.
Also, for the WOC Job Task Analysis Task Force, can I put it for wounds, ostomy, and continence separately? Or I should pick only one subject?
Thank you.
Answered March 3, 2024
This activity would qualify for Foot Care points. Thank you for your service
Question:
Related to CE's for PGP recertification: Is the total allowable CE's a max of 40 which includes a combination of CE's related to the specialty and professional practice? Or can you have 40 CE's related to the specialty and 10 professional practice CE's for a total of 50CE's within the portfolio?
Answered March 1, 2024
The CE's are limited to 40 total in a portfolio. When the CE's pertain to professional practice (PP) topics, you are limited to 10 CE that are PP. You could include all 40 related to the Specialty, since PP is not required. The 10 PP CE are not over/above the 40, but within the 40, in other words you could not have 50.
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