WOCNCB Certified Nurse of the Year Award

WOCNCB-Certified Nurse of the Year Award

This award recognizes a certificant who upholds the mission and values of the WOCNCB® by modeling professional integrity, lifelong learning, and dedication to certification excellence in practice and mentorship.

This award supports the WOCNCB mission to:

Promote the highest standard of consumer care and safety by providing credentialing in the areas of wound, ostomy, continence and foot care nursing.

The award winner will receive:

  • Award plaque presented at the WOCN® Society Annual Conference.
  • Announcement on the WOCNCB website
  • WOCNCB recertification exam/PGP fee(s)
  • WOCNext 2026 Conference in-person registration fee
  • WOCNCB Swag

Applications are due no later than February 15th.

Click here for the application and to learn how to nominate and/or self-nominate.

The Value of Certification Nurses
The Value of Certification Administrators
The Value of Certification Consumers

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