What is included in the course tuition?
- Onsite classroom training or self-paced learning with access to course modules for 180 days
- Continuing education contact hours upon completion
- WCEI® course workbook
- Learning aides: glossary, sample questions, and more
- Pre-exam certification review (course review)
- Exclusive access to resource materials
What benefits and support are offered after the course and certification exam?
Once you complete a WCEI® skin and wound care, diabetic wound, or ostomy management course, you will have access to an amazing array of ongoing benefits that are free or low-cost, including:
- Research materials
- Tools, forms, and how-to videos
- Live seminars and webinars
- On-demand webinars
- Extensive social networking community
What value does this certification bring to you and your practice?
Certification brings value to organizations
- When you become wound care certified, you demonstrate a commitment to quality patient care and an ability to provide specialized treatment for acute and chronic wounds. These are skills hospitals, health systems, and other organizations desire in their staff.
Certified wound care nurses and specialists also bring value in other ways, including:
- Reducing patients’ risk of complications and infection
- Decreasing hospital readmissions
- Improving the quality and safety of wound care across the organization
- Clinicians with advanced skills in wound management can position themselves to negotiate for higher salaries. In fact, the Nurse.com 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report found that 36% of nurses (across all license types) said they negotiate their salary always or most of the time.
The Nurse.com report also shared that nurses across all licensures often received a salary increase after achieving certification:
- LPNs/LVNs reported an average increase of $13,482.
- RNs reported an average increase of $10,000.
- APRNs/ARNPs reported an average increase of $40,000.
