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Question:
I am studying for the foot care exam. How do I find a preceptor I can do my 40 hours with? Can I ask a podiatrist? Or do you have recommendations for Portland OR area?
Answered March 16, 2023
We have a CFCN Preceptor Directory on our website under "Certification / Foot Care", however the list is not extensive and you may need to find someone in your area. We would accept a podiatrist, NP, MD, CFCN, etc.
Question:
The VA made me aware of the government rate WOCN instituted for federal employees. My org is interested in doing the same thing. I would like to connect with your staff that created the rebate, so I can understand how WOCN structured it. Thank YOU.
Answered March 16, 2023
There is a 30% rebate program, and is offered to those working for the VA, or military veterans, the DoD, Indian Health Services, and US Public Health Services. This is to encourage those providing public service to become certified. We also have an Employer Discount Voucher Program, which allows any employer to pre-purchase voucher codes at a discounted fee to give their employees when they already pay for their certification. Find the information on our website, at: "Certification / Employer Discount Voucher Program". You may write us directly via email with any other request to be included. info@wocncb.org
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Our Wound Care Team put together an 8 hour day for our WTA team which included lectures, guest speakers, a wound/ostomy jeopardy game and education regarding policies and upcoming changes for our home care wound team. I'm not sure where I can put this on my PGP application. Thanks for your help. Margaret Kaiser
Answered March 20, 2023
Thanks for your question! See page 14 in the 2022 PGP Handbook. Please see Facilitator or Co-Facilitator of Seminar/Symposium/ Educational Program related to WOC or FC nursing (Facility)
Full-day program = 10 points, Max. 10 per specialty. Please read the description and requirements because it sounds like this would fit under a full day program together.
Good luck on your portfolio.
Question:
I took my wound exam last week to recertify but did not pass when can I apply to take the exam again?
Answered March 15, 2023
You may log in to the existing original application and submit retake exam fees, immediately. Scheduling is separate, and there is a 30-day waiting period that must occur between exam dates. However, you can schedule a date that occurs after the 30 days, at any point after you submit the fees.
Question:
I am an instructor for nursing school, included in educational focus is wound care. I present the lectures as well as clinically precept/monitor the students at bedside. I believe this falls under page 26 of PGP workbook: (precept/Orient/Shadow of nursing or other medical professionals at the bedside) I am unsure how to enter the hours. I have the spreadsheet with the students names, each student spends approx same amount of time with wound care as a requirement of the program for graduation(6-8 hours). I have monitored/precepted 32 students. Please advise. Thank you.
Answered March 20, 2023
Thanks for your questions!
See page 27 in the 2022 PGP Handbook under Presentations/Lectures; Presentation = 1 per 15 min, no max and development of program = 2 per 15 min, no max.
You are correct for precepting, see page 26 in the 2022 PGP Handbook
Precept/Orient/Shadow of nursing or other medical professionals at the bedside = 1 point for every 8 hours, max. 10 points per specialty.
Requirements for precepting:
It is required you consolidate all precepting hours as one lump sum in the online entry as a total for the 5 years.
Hours must be clinically related to the specialty.
Precepting hours must be documented on a tracking form, i.e., https://www.wocncb.org/UserFiles/file/Non-WOCStudentPreceptorTrackingForm.xlsx
Tracking form needed to breakdown hours by specialty and only sent if requested for audit documentation.
Audit Documentation: WOCNCB® tracking forms, and proof such as letter of agreement, student signature, student contact information.
Hope this helps and good luck on your portfolio.
Question:
Can program/project points be awarded for creating a negative pressure wound therapy order set for providers to use? It was created in response to RNs receiving incomplete free text orders in a setting where the bedside RN does the NPWT dressing changes.
Answered March 11, 2023
Please see page 16 of the PGP Handbook under programs/projects to claim points for this acitvity. Good luck with your portfolio!
Question:
Hello I am a AGPCNP CWCN-AP, whos original CWOCN lapsed during COVID in 2020. However I have continued to work in the role. I am wanting to sit for the COCN-AP, Do I have to complete 50 CEs?? before I sit?
Answered March 15, 2023
Yes, you would be eligible for the COCN-AP via the "Experiential Pathway" to apply for and take the Ostomy exam. That is to have 50 ostomy CE plus 1,500 clinical hours experience specific to ostomy. These CE and clinical hours need to come from the past 5 years, as long as 375 of the hours occurred in the past one year out of the total.
Question:
I am a chair of two committees at my work and a member of two other committees. When putting them in for PGP points, it asked for number of years, which is 5 and calculates 50 points which the handbook only states 20 points max. I changes the years to 2 so it gave me max. My question is in wound care I am on the products committee, Pressure injury committee, and the Office of nursing for wound care committee. That would be a total of 60 points. Can I use all of them for the wound care PCP or just one which would be 20 points. Thank you.
Answered March 8, 2023
Thank you for your question. The total number of points that can be claimed for all of the commmittee work combined, is max 20 points per specialty. Please see page 14 of the PGP Handbook. Good luck on your portfolio!
Question:
This is my 3rd attempt to get an answer to my quetsion of: If a wrote a chapter on High output Ileostomies for the Canadian NSWOC text book, can I get credit for writing it??? It won't be published before Sept 2023???? Please respond.
Answered March 8, 2023
Thank you for your question. 35 point can be claimed for this activity. Please see page 22 in PGP Handbook. Good luck on your PGP!
Question:
Hello, I took "Woundapalooza"a 5.0 contact hour preconference Derm workshop with objectives concentrating on evaluating and assessing wounds to determine the proper procedure in wound repair. I had hands-on practice for cleansing, various closure techniques (staples, suture, steri-strips), cyst removal, I&D with packing, and removal of foreign bodies (fish-hook, splinters). The lecture included patient education, billing, and coding procedures. May I use this as a specialty CE for wounds? Thank you, Patrice Muse
Answered March 8, 2023
If the course content pertains to wound care and CE were issued to you, it can be used. Portfolios are subject to review after the submission, but would be approved if it meets the criteria of the subject matter and CE credit.
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