Most nurses searching this phrase are looking for a single credential called "the gold standard," and that credential does not exist. "The Gold Standard for Certification" is a registered trademark belonging to the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board, and it describes the board...
A charge nurse in a Muskogee, Oklahoma long-term care facility sat down last spring with a legal pad and wrote two numbers on it: $1,500 for a blended wound program with the exam included, and $250 again in five years to recertify. She then wrote...
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board lists eleven separate credentials, and exactly one of them accepts a Licensed Practical Nurse. That single fact explains most of the confusion around what certifications do wound care nurses need, because the real answer depends on three...
If you have been searching for how to become a wound care certified nurse in Oklahoma, you already understand that skin and wound care is one of the most rewarding and in demand specialties in nursing today. Chronic wounds, pressure injuries, and diabetic complications are...