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by wtian Dec 19, '07I work in a Long Term Care facility and do a lot of wound care. I become more interested in it. I want to get a wound care certificate. a coworker told me that once you got the certificate, you'll be a wound care consultant. Is it true? if not, how to become a wound care consultant? are there some special programe for it?
thanks so much!:spin:
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Dec 20, '07 by WV_heart_RNhi! to become a consultant you have to take the certification exam. if you have a bsn you can take classes from several schools around the county. i am currently taking classes from webwoc. it is an online program. the would portion is a three week class. then you have to do 50 hours of clinical time with a certified wound care rn. after that you can sit for the certification exam.
it is a little intensive but vey worth it when you are done. i am doing wound, ostomy and continence certification. then i plan on opening a consulting business.
i hope you get certified. we need lots of educated and certified wound care nurses out there. - Dec 20, '07 by wtianhi,thank you for your help! this question i actually asked quite some coworkers, but no one knows exactly. thanks, i am clear now.
i am a new nurse with 2 year exp. in ltc. associate degree, i almost finished prerequiate of my bsn progm, and will go to the major class soon. i plan to take the wound care certificatein feb. or mar.hopefully i can pass it. i heard it is very intensive, and will finish everything in four days, and the fifth day is the test. maybe it's helpful read some books ahead? i know there are lots of organizations to choose to do the seminar, which is better in terms of learn more things and professional? any suggestions would be very appreciate. it is really a wonderful website, we can share thoughts and get help, encouragement, i will be here often.
Quote from wv_heart_rnhi! to become a consultant you have to take the certification exam. if you have a bsn you can take classes from several schools around the county. i am currently taking classes from webwoc. it is an online program. the would portion is a three week class. then you have to do 50 hours of clinical time with a certified wound care rn. after that you can sit for the certification exam.
it is a little intensive but vey worth it when you are done. i am doing wound, ostomy and continence certification. then i plan on opening a consulting business.
i hope you get certified. we need lots of educated and certified wound care nurses out there. - Dec 21, '07 by WV_heart_RNWhat website are you looking at? Is is a school? Just interested to take a look at it too.wtian likes this.
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Dec 22, '07 by sharlynnThat sounds like WCEI ( Wound Care Education Institute). It's an intensive four day program with test on the fifth morning to become a WCC. You don't need a BSN for this program. Even LPN's can take it. Classes are held all over the country.
I took it in 2005. The certification is good for ten years.
I thought it was well worth the money! - Dec 24, '07 by wtianthanks so much for your suggestion, I am really, very appreciated it!merry christmas!:spin:
Quote from sharlynnThat sounds like WCEI ( Wound Care Education Institute). It's an intensive four day program with test on the fifth morning to become a WCC. You don't need a BSN for this program. Even LPN's can take it. Classes are held all over the country.
I took it in 2005. The certification is good for ten years.
I thought it was well worth the money! - Dec 27, '07 by wtianHi! everyone. I know when to measure a wound, from head to toe direction is the length, and from side to side is the width. but sometimes i am confused if a wound is irregular shaped. let's say this wound on the front leg is triangular -shaped, we call it ABC ( to make it easiler to describe) A is the top point, point B and C are on both sides. line AB is longer than line AC. so how do you measure its length? the length will be from point A to where? how to measure the width?
another question: sometimes a wound's length can be shorter than its width, right? thanks so much for help!
- Dec 28, '07 by WV_heart_RNMeasuring, I think, depends on the institution where you work. We measure 12:00 to 6:00 and 3:00 to 9:00. If it is irregular we try, using those perameters, to included the largest area of the wound.
You don't have to be in the dead center when you measure, just as long as you are consistent in how you measure.
Yes, a width can be longer than a length. - Dec 28, '07 by wtianThanks so much! you are very helpful!
happy New Year!
Quote from WV_heart_RNMeasuring, I think, depends on the institution where you work. We measure 12:00 to 6:00 and 3:00 to 9:00. If it is irregular we try, using those perameters, to included the largest area of the wound.
You don't have to be in the dead center when you measure, just as long as you are consistent in how you measure.
Yes, a width can be longer than a length. - Feb 1, '08 by LTCRN4LIFEFive days and you can become certified as a Consultant? Is this the same Certificate as the more lengthy program?
