Achieving Accredited Wound Care Certification

The demand for certified wound care professionals is on the rise. Navigating through all the programs and options for accredited wound care certification can be tricky. There is a large amount of misleading information available on the web and through word-of-mouth. Many businesses will try to make a profit by offering misleading information on their products. Educating yourself on available wound care options is the first step towards making sure you are choosing the right path.

Unfortunately, there is no standard for wound care knowledge. Many businesses offer certificates and other programs that don’t qualify for most wound care certifications. These quick courses can satisfy needed continuing education hours for your professional license, but will not help you get certified. At best, they will provide you with wound care knowledge that you didn’t have before.

Some hospitals or workplaces may require new nurses to take a certificate course that isn’t accredited just to gain knowledge on what they may be specializing in on a daily basis. Other healthcare professionals may elect to take a non-accredited course if they do not have enough clinical experience to get fully certified but still want to learn about wound care. These courses are often a lower cost than accredited courses.

3rd Party Accreditation: Aiming for Standard

The closest thing to uniform standardization is the 3rd-party accreditation. Accreditation is not easy to achieve – businesses and organizations must go through rigid inspection to make sure their products meet both national and international standards. These standards focus on the development of products and services and implementation of products. Accrediting bodies also ensure that development is maintained as new technologies and findings are made. Another thing to keep in mind is that a business cannot give accreditation to their own programs!

Make Sure BOTH Course and Test are Accredited

So what does this mean? You want to make sure that the course you choose and the certification test you take are BOTH accredited. One of the most telltale signs of a certification that IS NOT accredited is if the same company that sells the course offers the certification test. Certification programs must be independent of educational programs. This is to ensure there is no bias. Many certification organizations make education a prerequisite you must have before attempting the exam. Choosing an accredited course will satisfy this educational requirement.

Accredited Wound Care Certification Courses

WoundEducators.com has invested a lot of time, research, and development to get all available online wound care courses accredited. Every one of our wound care certification courses has been subject to intensive and systematic review by major independent accreditation providers, and all wound care courses have been formally approved for continuing education hours.  This will give you peace of mind that the content of our courses is at or above industry standards.

Accredited Wound Care Certification Tests

Many healthcare professionals work hard to pass their wound care courses to take the WCC exam. Unfortunately, many take the WCC exam only to learn that the WCC lost accreditation in 2013.

While many wound care courses (including our accredited courses) can satisfy the education requirement needed for many tests, the tests themselves are not always accredited.

Accredited wound care certification includes the:

• CWCA (Certified Wound Care Associate)
• CWS (Certified Wound Specialist)
• CWSP (Certified Wound Specialist Physicians)
• CWCN (Certified Wound Care Nurse)

WoundEducators.com wants your hard work to pay off – and we suggest you choose a wound certification that is accredited. As mentioned above, accreditation upholds the highest standards of knowledge and wound care, and these certifications are highly regarded in the industry. It is no secret that the accredited certification tests can be difficult to pass, but this standard ensures that your certification is given the merit it deserves!

Accredited Course + Accredited Test= Success

Every one of our courses meets the educational standard set by the organizations that issue the CWCA, CWS, CWSP, and CWCN certifications. By choosing an accredited course and an accredited certification, you will be set up for success and career advancement.

 

Note: The professional requirements for each certification beyond the educational requirement may differ, including previous clinical experience and active licensing.