CONT581: Continence Care Nurse Specialist Course – Spring 2022

PRESENTERS & PLANNING COMMITTEE:

WEB WOC® Program Faculty (in alphabetic order):

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

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

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

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

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

SANDRA ROHR, MSN, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN

BONNIE SUE ROLSTAD, MS, RN, CWOCN

WEB WOC® Program TA’s & Administrative Staff  (in alphabetic order):

ANNE LALLA, BA

ALICIA MUNK, BS

JOSHUA ROLSTAD, BS

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY:

Continence Care Nurse Specialist Course CONT581

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 Continence Care 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 a Continence Care Nurse Specialists.

3.  Increase the number of Continence Care Nurse Specialists providing specialty care across the health care settings.

4.  Provide patients with evidence-based continence care.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the care of the client in all care settings who has fecal and/or urinary incontinence.  Specifically, the participant will gain knowledge of transient versus permanent incontinence as well as approaches to manage both.  Classification of the types of urinary incontinence will be described and treatment identified.  Risk assessment, prevention, identification and management of the incontinence problem will be included.  Knowledge will be presented in order to improve the nurse’s knowledge and care of patients with bowel and bladder incontinence issues.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Conflict of Interest Reported:

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN: Coloplast Advisory Panel and Hollister Speaker Panel

No Other Conflict of Interest is Reported for the Rest of the Presenters or Planning Committee.

OFF LABEL USE:

No off label product or medication use will be presented.

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

60.0

EXPIRATION DATE:

01-01-2025