OST581: Ostomy Care Nurse Specialist Course – Spring 2023

PRESENTERS & PLANNING COMMITTEE:

WEB WOC® Program Faculty (in alphabetic order):

RENEE ANDERSON, MSN, RN, CWON

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

MICHELLE WENZEL, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWON

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

ANNE LALLA, BA

ALICIA MUNK, BS

JOSHUA ROLSTAD, BS

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY:

Ostomy Care Nurse Specialist Course OST581

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 Ostomy Care as a 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 Ostomy Care Nurse Specialists.

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

4.  Provide patients with evidence-based ostomy care.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the care of the client across the lifespan who has an ostomy or continent diversion.  Specifically, the learner will gain knowledge of the diseases or conditions that may result in an ostomy or continent diversion, assessment and perioperative management of these patients. Emphasis is placed on complications of the stoma and skin, risk assessment, prevention, identification and management. Best practice is frequently the level of research in this field of study.  That knowledge will be presented in order to improve the nurse’s knowledge and client outcomes.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

Conflict of Interest Reported:

MARY MAHONEY, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN: Coloplast Advisory Panel and Hollister speaker panel.

No Conflict of Interest Reported by the Rest of the Presenters or Planning Committee. 

OFF LABEL USE:

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

ANCC Accreditation Statement:

WEB WOC Programs is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development 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:

01-02-2025