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Easy Ways to Fund the Future of WOC Nursing
Due to the growing need for wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses and a strong belief in the continued growth and success of WOC …
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Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights
Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights Act Today and Be a Voice for Change Joanna J. Burgess BSN, RN, CWOCN Management Board of …
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Proper Use of WOCN® Acronym & Your WOCNCB® Nursing Credentials
The WOCN Society and the WOCNCB are two separate entities but work collaboratively to provide WOC nursing education. If you have questions regarding your certification, …
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Awesome Ollie the Ostomy Bear
The Society does not endorse or support products or services. This is a guest blog post written by ostomy patient and advocate, Dawnette Meredith. If …
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10 Things I Didn’t Know Before I Had My Ostomy
This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Amy Oestreicher. When I first got my ostomy, I felt very alone. I felt …
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Dealing With Life as a Double Ostomate
This guest blog post was written by ostomy patient and advocate Jearlean Alston-Taylor. How my journey as a double ostomate began: I grew up in …
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A New Beginning
This guest blog post was written by WOCN member Ann-Marie Waechter, BSN, RN, CWCN, MS-BC. Photo above: The advance team for Mercy Ships worked in …
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Striving Toward Excellence With the Pediatric Ostomy Population: A Personal Journey
Society member Joanna Burgess, BSN, RN, CWOCN, shared her experience about growing up as an ostomate and her contribution to the members-only document, Pediatric Ostomy …
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