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 NCH Healthcare System the WOCNCB Certified Nurse team educates nursing staff, participates in shared governance, updates and writes new policies and has significant input for wound, ostomy, and continence products. The WOC Nursing Director is a CWOCN. In this episode we are joined members of the NCH Healthcare System team:

Gina Teegarden, RN, BSN, BHA, MBA, CENP, Chief Nursing Executive NCH

WOCNCB Certified:

• Ursula Andrus, RN, BSN, CWON
• Debra Percher RN, BSN, CWON
• Jaime Pinnock RN, BSN, CWCN
• Selma Musha RN, BSN, CWCN

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
• Linda S. McKenna, MSN RN CWOCN

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