The New
England Region
Wound, Ostomy
& Continence Nursing Society
welcomes you
to our website!
CONFERENCES
The
2009 Spring Conference will
be
April 4, 2009 in New Hampshire.
Stay
tuned for details.
Are you
interested in legislative activity, policy and politics?
Consider
attending the Nurse In Washington Internship Program (NIWI)-
March 29-31, 2009. The New England Region has scholarship money
available. To obtain a scholarship application contact
Debra Dubuc at debradubuc@gmail.com.
The deadline for applying is Jan 15, 2009. To be eligible
for the regional scholarship, applicants must agree to a two year
commitment on the Political Action Committee and must also apply
for the national WOCN scholarship (deadline is 12-12-08).
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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