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Rutgers University Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Program
Rutgers University offers its wound care nursing program in an online format. Courses are taught at the graduate level by Rutgers faculty.
Rutgers University-Camden now offers its Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Education Program (WOCNEP) in an online format. Nurses with their BSN are able to enroll in this program which includes a 160-hour clinical practicum that can be completed in the Jacksonville area.
Rutgers WOCNEP is fully accredited by the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society and it will qualify you to sit for all three Wound, Ostomy and Continence exams. To learn more about the program, please check out this short YouTube video.
As baby boomers continue to age, an expected surge in chronic illness will dramatically increase demand for WOC nurse specialists. Health care organizations and family caregivers greatly value WOC nurses for their advanced knowledge and skill in treating a wide range of critical issues.
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For questions about the program, please email: gradsnc@camden.rutgers.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States.