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Regarding practice hours: I am so confused on how to calculate them. In the video that was made, it says 2000 hr per 5 years =10000 hrs divide by 3 =3300 hrs per each scope. That makes no sense to me if you work full time an average of 2000 per year. I want to submit my PGP in April but my certification expires at the end of November so How do I calculate those points?
Answered April 16, 2024
For someone working full time over 5 years, you should reach a total of 10,000 practice hours. You are dividing that for each of the specialties - wound/ostomy/continence. In other words, how many practice hours are devoted to wound for example, would potentially be one-third of your full time hours. You may calculate your hours based on how your role fits into your work hours by specialty. This can be done by hours per week, or per month, or a percentage of time, etc., and should reflect them for each specialty -- how many hours are in your role for wound care, etc. Once you calculate the totals, you will claim the appropriate points for them.
Question:
Is this program also can be availed by nurses practicing in Quebec?
Answered April 11, 2024
The WOCNCB certifies nurses in the Wound, Ostomy, Continence and Foot Care specialties from many different countries. Our testing company has the ability administer the certification exam across the globe. As long as you meet eligibiility requirements for the exam through education program attendance or the Experiential Pathway, you may write the exam. Please refer to the Examination Handbook for specific criteria. Wishing you success in achieving certification!
Question:
I had to go through the WCC (Wound Care Certification) 4 day program as a new Instructor for my employer who provides the course. It was 22.75 CE hours over that 4 day program. Not sure where I can enter this as it was not a conference but an additional wound certification. Thank you
Answered April 11, 2024
If the course provided CEs that are allowed by WOCNCB (check the list in the Handbook) then you can claim points for each class-based on the specialty it addresses. The actual certification does not earn points. Good luck!
Question:
When claiming preceptor points, you are supposed to consolidate your hours into one activity item. It asks for the "name of the institution". Does that mean the hospital the precepting was done at or the university the students were from?
Answered April 11, 2024
Thanks for your PGP question. You can claim all these hours as one total in a precepting activity. Therefore, you would add the hours spent on the precepting as a whole. The institution is where the student is being precepted. Good luck!
Question:
When claiming "Preceptor Points" it says to enter your precepting hours as one consolidated for the 5 years. 1) For the date, do you use the most recent date you are going to claim for points? 2) In 5 years I have precepted a lot. Are there no max points you can claim for this?
Answered April 11, 2024
You should go by what is listed in the 2024 PGP Handbook for points. It is 5 points for every 10 hours, so, for example, if you have 50 hours of precepting it will total 25 points. There is no maximum.
Question:
Please clarify-- Practice Hours for the last 5 years can now be claimed for PGP points?
Is it necessary to submit the tracking form on page 11 with the recertification application or only if your application is audit?
Answered April 10, 2024
Yes, you can use the last five years for your new PGP portfolio. Your attestation in the online PGP system meets the portfolio requirement. If the portfolio is audited, you would submit a tracking form showing a breakdown of the total hours. The tracking form is on this website under "Recertification / Professional Growth Program." Scroll down to the 'Resources' section, and it is the last item listed for download. Good luck!
Question:
If I do a lot of my CE from the JWOCN journal; when I enter them under "session/course provider" do I type in WOCN and under "under provider "JWOCN"?
Answered April 9, 2024
The "provider" is usually either WOCN or ANCC. This is usually listed by the CE information. "CE provided by..." Good luck!
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."
Question:
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.
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