IncontinenceSource

 
MILWAUKEE, WI JUNE 22, 2011
 
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board® (WOCNCB ®) is pleased to congratulate its 2011 Certification Grant winners:
 
Andrea Roufogalis BSN RN CWCN, San Francisco, CA 1116
Beth Williams, RN, BSN, CWON, North Syracuse, NY 1117
Kara Koelbel, RN, Mesa, AZ 1115
 
“Both Andrea and Beth clearly articulated and demonstrated their clinical strengths and how
certification by the WOCNCB helped them meet the challenges of daily clinical practice,” says
Marilyn Swindle, DNP, MBA, RN, CWOCN, chair of the WOCNCB Awards Committee.
“The WOCNCB is delighted to award them with financial reimbursement up to $450.00
toward their recertification fees. We are especially pleased to present a grant to Kara,
who will use her grant to sit for the CWOCN exam for the first time.”
 
Founded in 1978, WOCNCB promotes the highest standard of consumer care and safety by
providing credentialing in the areas of wound, ostomy, continence and foot care nursing. The
WOCNCB Certification Grant was developed as a means to publicly recognize certificants who are
highly motivated, are currently in clinical practice, and who are in a position which will enable
them to disseminate knowledge acquired through certification to others in their practice setting.
 
About the WOCNCB
The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board is a professional organization
dedicated to providing consumer safety and protection by offering credentialing in the areas of
wound, ostomy, continence and foot care nursing to registered nurses who meet WOCNCB’s
stringent qualifications and pass its certification examination. WOCNCB certified nurses provide
quality care to patients in a variety of settings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home healthcare.
 
Today, more than 6,500 WOCNCB certified nurses are practicing in the United States, Canada,
South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. The WOCNCB’s wound,
ostomy, and continence certifications are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
 (NCCA) and the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABNSC),
formerly the accreditation committee of the American Board of Specialty Nursing (ABNS).

Visit www.wocncb.org.