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National National Alliance of Wound Care® (NAWC®)
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Tests Available:
WCC® Wound Care Certification Examination
Eligibility:
Applicants for the NAWC® WCC® Certification Examination must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Active unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Physician or Physician’s Assistant.
2. Must meet one of the following:
1. Successful graduate of NAWC® approved “Wound Management Certification Training Course”.
2. Documentation of active involvement in the care of wound care patients, or in management, education or research directly related to wound care while actively licensed for at least two years full-time/four years part-time within the past five years.
1. Current active certification with Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) as a "CWCN", “CWON”,"CWOCN" or Current active certification with American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM) as a "CWS".
2. Documentation of active involvement in the care of wound care patients, or in management, education or research directly related to wound care while actively licensed for at least two years full-time/four years part-time within the past five years.
1. Documentation of active involvement in the care of wound care patients, or 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.
2. 50 contact hours in skin and wound care.
1. Successful graduate of NAWC® approved “Wound Management Certification Training Course”.
2. Complete a minimum of 120 hours of hands on clinical training with an NAWC® approved clinical preceptor after completion of “Wound Management Certification Training Course”.
Note: You must first pre-register with the NAWC® to take a certification exam
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Find a Testing Center for the WCC® Examination:
For further information about the WCC® examination
you may contact:
National Alliance of Wound Care®
5464 N. Port Washington Road #134
Glendale, WI 53217
Internet: http://www.nawccb.org
Email:
edirector@nawccb.org
Telephone: (877) WCC-NAWC
(877) 922-6292
Fax:
(800) 352-8339
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