CATEGORY: Summer 2019

Seminars in WOC Nursing – Summer 2019

Course Access: Lifetime
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Course Overview

This seminars course
is designed to offer the learner entering the subject area of study with an
opportunity to acclimate to the Program. 
In this course, background information on the specialty, introduction to
a course project to be submitted after the practicum is completed, discussion
on how the clinical practicum is setup and basic topics in the specialty of WOC
Nursing are presented.  Interaction and
questions from learners is essential to being successful in the remainder of
the Program.

Content on role
implementation for the WOC specialty nurse history of the specialty, legal and
ethical issues pertaining to implementation of the role, and professional
growth (i.e., WOCN® Society, certification, research utilization and
establishing a service or a clinic) are included.

PRESENTERS:

WEB
WOC® WOC Nurse
Education Program Leadership & Faculty
(in
alphabetic order):

JOANN ERMER-SELTUN, MS, RN, ARNP,
FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN,

DEBRA NETSCH, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC,
CWOCN-AP, CFCN,

BONNIE SUE ROLSTAD, MS, RN, CWOCN,

WEB
WOC® WOC Nurse Education Program Faculty (in alphabetic order):

KATHLEEN BORCHERT, MS, RN, APRN, CNS,
ACNS-BC, CWOCN, CFCN,

SUE BRUCH, MSN, RN, ARNP, ACNP-BC,
CWOCN, CFCN,

SHEILA HOWES-TRAMMEL, MSN, APRN,
FNP-BC, CWCN, CCCN, CFCN,

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITY:

Seminars Nurse Specialist Course SEM 581

PURPOSE
OF ACTIVITY:

The purpose of this Activity is to:

1.  Provide
educational experiences to prepare the bachelor’s prepared nurse (and beyond)
to practice as a Skin and Wound Care, Ostomy and/or Continence Nurse
Specialist at an entry level in all care settings.

2. 
Provide access to a curriculum delivered by experienced online
educators who are also Board Certified as Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Specialists.

3. 
Increase the number of Skin and Wound Care, Ostomy and/or Continence
Nurse Specialists providing specialty care across the health care settings.

4. 
Provide patients with evidence-based skin and wound care, ostomy care
and/or continence care.

COURSE
OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, the
learner will be able to:

1. 
Discuss how online learning is facilitated using learning communities,
discussions and software designed for content delivery and learner
evaluation. 

2. 
Compare and contrast the origins of the WOC nurse role with the
current role of the board certified WOC nurse as it relates to scope of
practice, role justification, outcomes measurement, professional development,
and practice management.

3. 
Explore the components of a practice development plan for an entry
level WOC/Specialty Nurse.

4. 
Analyze individual clinical practice program objectives to create a
project that incorporates role development and staff education. 

5. 
Describe the types of studies that create evidence and the
significance of evidence in building a credible, viable practice.

6. 
Describe how moisture associated skin damage affects the management of
patients in each of the three scopes of practice (i.e. wounds, ostomies and
continence).

CONFLICT
OF INTEREST:

Conflict
of Interest Reported:

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN:
Coloplast Advisory Panel

 

No
Conflict of Interest Reported:

KATHLEEN BORCHERT, MS, RN, APRN, CNS,
ACNS-BC, CWOCN, CFCN,

JOANN ERMER-SELTUN, MS, RN, ARNP,
FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN,

BONNIE SUE ROLSTAD, MS, RN, CWOCN,

DEBRA NETSCH, DNP, APRN, CNP, FNP-BC,
CWOCN-AP, CFCN,

SUE BRUCH, MSN, RN, ARNP, ACNP-BC,
CWOCN, CFCN,

SHEILA HOWES-TRAMMEL, MSN, APRN,
FNP-BC, CWCN, CCCN, CFCN,

 

OFF
LABEL USE:

No product off label use will be
presented during this course.

ANCC Accreditation Statement:

 

WEB WOC Continuing Education Program is
accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

REQUIREMENTS
TO RECEIVE CONTACT HOURS

·        
Completion of
all required materials

·        
Completion of 6
written assignments.

·        
Passing quizzes
at 75%

·        
Passing final
exam at 75%

·        
Completion of
course evaluation

 

CONTACT
HOURS

30

EXPIRATION
DATE:

05-01-2022