The New
England Region
Wound, Ostomy
& Continence Nursing Society
welcomes
you
to our website!
Two of our members are running
for a
national office.
Kate Lawrence
has been nominated for President Elect and Mary Harris has been
nominated for Director Area 3.
Please support
them with your votes.
The
New England Region Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (New England Region WOCN) is an
association of WOC/ET
Nurses, a division of the National Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse’s
Society (WOCN).
Our
purpose is to organize and sponsor educational
opportunities, support leadership and professional development,
encourage evidenced based nursing practice and advocates for the
delivery of quality health care to all individuals with a wound, ostomy
or continence related issue.
About
WOC Nursing:
Wound,
Ostomy & Continence
Nurses practice in a variety of settings, and offer a tremendous amount
of technical assistance, comfort and support to patients and their
families. They are trained to address the physical, emotional and
social issues of patients with ostomies, stomas, acute and chronic
wounds, and urinary and fecal incontinence.
The
main duties of a Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurse include:
- Dressing wounds.
- Assisting patients with urinary and fecal
incontinence.
- Supporting patients with ostomy bags and other
methods of
artificial waste elimination.
- Educating patients and their families on how best
to manage
a new ostomy.
Whether you
specialize in wounds, ostomies or incontinence, all
three practice areas offer opportunity for professional growth as well
as opportunity to play a pivotal
role in the guidance of optimal patient care.
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