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Hello all and Happy New Year!! Our little WV site doesn't seem to be very busy. I know there are lots of us out there. I thought I would just pop in a start a say hello!! thread. It may give us all some local contacts!! I am in the beautiful ...

go to WOCN.org that is the society for wound ostomy and contience nurses. They have a listing of all the nurses around the country. You could contact from that list. On that website there is a list of preceptors and what programs they precept for bu...

1. yes, you correct , the larger balloons can be irritating and lead to leaking. can you request a smaller catheter? in a long term dwell the patient should have a smaller balloon. when you go to ask take some stats with you. get info from wocn.org ...

Bebop, I really tried to outline the program above. It really is completely onliine. The tests are hard but fair. If you have questions call up to the school and talk to them. It is a good program!

I forgot to add: The course info is available 24 hours a day so you can do your work when you want to do. I worked full time the whole time. Getting the reading done can be a little bit hairy though. You may need to take some PTO time to get your cli...

I did most of my work at night. There is one live class a week they stronly encourage you to be at. It is online and you listen and talk on your phone. It is interesting. My preceptor did not charge me but I knew her. Although I do not believe she wo...

i just finished this program. it is very intensive! each course is three weeks. there is a large amount of reading to do in each class. weekly quizzes and a final at the end of each class. they require 50 hours of clinicals for each scope you are tak...

wow! i am so sorry you had this happen to you. first of all, if you were called into court on this you would be judged according to what they believe and entry level nurse should know and do. when you are new you make mistakes. you were sacrificed t...

ok, being down in the dumps is perfectly normal. just a heads up: your manager probably knows already. with all the online verifications they can find out pretty quick. so dont sweat that. you are not the first person who didn't pass the after the s...

i worked for a hospice organization that had an np who did wound consults for them. we called her and she would go see that patient and give us recommendations for care. the trick was to get the products that the patient needed when the higher ups sa...

i think shadowing your wc nurse is a great idea. it can be expensive to get the certification. when i started the classes the hospital i was working for paid for most of it. i had to leave there due to the gas prices. i am an hour and half away. so ...

Hollister has what are called ' adapt barrier rings' They are flat or convex. Please do not use convex rings if the patient does not need them. Especially if this is a new surgery. Anyway, These rings are waxy and can be placed around the stoma ...

Please keep us informed. It sounds like he has a prolapsed stoma. That does happen sometimes. When there is a prolapse it is important to protect the stoma. He needs to be put into a one piece appliance. That will give a little extra protection....

Ask him why he is changing the appliance so often. Frequent changes can irritate the skin making it red. This can lead to the skin being a little 'weepy' and causing the appliance not to adhere to the skin as well. It can become a vicious cycle. S...

Try looking at www.WOCN.org and then click on the research button. There is a link on that page that may be helpful to you. Good luck! That is great what you are doing. I would love to see your results when you are done. SO, are you going to becom...

Well, I have a couple of thoughts of what might be going on. 6-7 days w/ a transverse is a long time. It may be that her appliance is degrading and allowing her to leak underneath of it. If that is it then just decreasing her wear time may solve th...

Yes, some kind of stoma powder and sting-free skin prep will help. Sprinkle the powder around the irritated area and then brush it off with a 4 x 4. This helps to set the powder into the skin. Then lightly dab it with the skin prep. I agree with...

not medical: a few days after christmas i stopped to get gas and tried to use my debit card. the machine said " see cashier". i walked to the window and the girl told me," you have insignificant funds.":lol2: i laughed as i walked away. i wante...

Please tell your WOC nurse about this when he/she gets back. I am glad that the leg is healing but wet-to-dry dressings are no longer accepted practice. It can damage the newly forming tissue in the wound bed. It can be hard to get a doc to go alo...

Measuring, 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 yo...

What website are you looking at? Is is a school? Just interested to take a look at it too.

hi! 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 w...

i do cardiac nursing full-time and woc opt. hands down i love woc much better. the stickier the situation the better. i love solving a mystery. and the patients are the best. the frustrating part is when you get the occasional non-compliant pat...

ambulate patient in hallway, stat. wow!!! i work on a cardiac step-down unit that is primary care. i am also on the weekend shift and staffing is bear bones. the family complained that i did not ambulate their mother. i didn't cause i felt that ...

okay, i have a patient who has copd and chf. his chf has been worsening for the past couple of months but symptoms have stayed under control. he is 89 years old and lives alone out in the country. the day after christmas i was on my way to his hous...