Ostomy Care – 50 Hours for COCN Experiential Pathway

Prepare for advanced practice in ostomy care with a comprehensive 50-hour continuing education program.

The Ostomy Care – 50 Hours for COCN Experiential Pathway course provides an in-depth review of the knowledge and clinical skills involved in caring for patients with ostomies, continent diversions, fistulae, and percutaneous tubes and drains.

The curriculum is designed around major areas of specialized ostomy nursing practice, including patient assessment, fecal and urinary diversions, stoma and peristomal skin assessment, pouching systems, complications, fistula management, tubes and drains, care planning, patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and referrals.

Course Highlights

• 50 hours of comprehensive ostomy-focused continuing education
• Self-paced online learning
• Content organized around assessment, intervention, treatment, care planning, education, and referral
• Coverage of colostomies, ileostomies, urostomies, and continent diversions
• Stoma and peristomal skin assessment and management
• Pouching systems, accessories, and containment strategies
• Management of common ostomy complications
• Fistula and percutaneous tube/drain management
• Patient and caregiver education
• Certification-style review questions throughout the program
• Certificate of completion documenting 50 hours of education

Designed for the COCN Experiential Pathway

This course is designed to provide ostomy-related continuing education for nurses pursuing the experiential pathway for Certified Ostomy Care Nurse (COCN®) certification. Learners are responsible for confirming that they meet all current certification eligibility requirements established by the certifying organization.

Important: Completion of this educational program does not confer COCN certification and does not guarantee eligibility for or successful completion of the certification examination.

COCN® and WOCNCB® are registered trademarks of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board. Network4Learning, Inc. is an independent education provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by WOCNCB.