WOCNCB Certification Inspiration

To celebrate our 45th anniversary. WOCNCB President Jessica Simmons speaks with WOCNCB Certified Janice Colwell, Mary Gloeckner, Bonnie Rolstad and Ruth Bryant to highlight the specialty, inspiration to become certified and the changes in the specialty, their practice and role over the years.

At Northside Hospital the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Northside Hospital, Georgia team:

• Patricia Tyson - Nurse Director for WOC Nursing and GI Services

WOCNCB Certified:

• Angela Dye - WOC Nurse Manager
• Jessica Wood - WOC Nurse Supervisor
• Elizabeth Blankeship-WOC Nurse and Preceptor
• Lytton Reese - WOC Nurse and Preceptor

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Northside Hospital team.

• Alex Aningalan, DNP, RN, CWON
• Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Northside Hospital WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses, team collaboration with all the units and the nomination application process.

At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles the WOCNCB Certified Nurses team serves as leaders, educators, consultants and administrators. In this episode we are joined members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team:

• Anita Girard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President of Nursing
• Patricia “Peachy” Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, Executive Director of Nursing
• Annie Azor-Ocampo, MSN RN CWOCN DAPWCA, A Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, Department of Wound and Ostomy Care
• Mathew Monterola, DNP, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, Associate Director of Clinical Support Programs, SPHM, WOCN, Inpatient Diabetes Education, & Dialysis

The WOCNCB Award committee who reviewed all the nominations will interview the members of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center team.

• Alex Aningalan, MSN RN CWO
• Sarah Erslev, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN
• Holly Hovan, MSN, GERO-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP. ANCC

They discuss a variety of topics including the growth of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center WOC nursing team, leadership support for WOCNCB-certified nurses and the nomination application process.