In order to take the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy certification examination to become a WCC (wound care certified) practitioner, you must hold an active unrestricted license as a health care professional. Additionally, you must meet one of the following options:
1. Education / Preceptor/ Certification Option (offered through WCEI)
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2. Experiential Option
You must provide documentation of active involvement in the care of patients with wounds, or be actively involved in management, education or research directly related to wound care while actively licensed for at least four years (full-time) within the past five years
You must have 60 CE hours in skin and wound care completed within the past five years
The following courses will prepare you to sit for the WCC wound care certification examination offered by the NAWC:
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Our basic LVN and LPN Wound Care Certification Course provides Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses with the fundamental knowledge you need to prepare for national board certification in wound care management. The wound certification course curriculum is designed by certified, highly experienced wound care specialists, offering access to the most current, accurate information, technologies, and best practices.
Our advanced Wound Care Certification Course provides Physicians with the fundamental knowledge they need to prepare for national board certification in wound care management. The physician wound care course curriculum is designed by certified, highly experienced wound care specialists, offering access to the most current, accurate information, technologies, and best practices.