| Editor-in-Chief: |
Mikel L. Gray, PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN |
| ISSN: |
1071-5754 |
| Online ISSN: |
1528-3976 |
| Frequency: |
6 issues per year |
| Ranking: |
Nursing 27/95 |
| Impact Factor: |
1.142 |
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From the Editor
Happy 40th Anniversary to JWOCN!
The Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET) saluted JWOCN's 40th anniversary at their recent CAET Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Historian, Dianne Garde, opened her archives to share her journal collection from the Enterostomal Therapy to the Journal of ET Nursing (JET) to the current Jounal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN). Dianne is pictured here with Mikel Gray, JWOCN Editor and Kathryn Kozell, CAET Section Editor. The tribute, available at this link, reminds us of the growth and leadership of WOC nursing throughout the world and the Journal as our vehicle to communicate evidence-based knowledge and research in order to strengthen clinical practice.
By visiting jwocnonline, you also have access to the Journal's exclusive Published Ahead of Print (PAP) early edition feature. PAP allows the Journal to bring you the latest information before it appears in the printed edition. These sneak peaks constitute the same must read information you have come to expect in the printed edition of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing.
Moisture-associated skin damage is the most prevalent of ostomy complications. Despite its prevalence, many gaps in the evidence remain. Current practice is largely based on expert opinion. Peristomal Moisture-Associated Skin Damage in Adults With Fecal Ostomies: A Comprehensive Review and Consensus summarizes a cuurent literature review along with consensus-based statements of best practices for assessment, prevention and management of this common condition. All clinicians providing ostomy care will want to read this summary available ahead of print.
Mikel Gray, PhD, FNP, PNP, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN Editor-in-Chief
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Mahoney, Mary; Rozenboom, Barbara; Doughty, Dorothy
Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing. 40(3):239-245, May/June 2013.
doi: 10.1097/WON.0b013e31828f1a2e
Nakagawa, Hiromi; Misao, Hanako
Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing. 40(3):287-296, May/June 2013.
doi: 10.1097/WON.0b013e31828002ef
Wilde, Mary H.; Fader, Mandy; Ostaszkiewicz, Joan; Prieto, Jacqui; Moore, Katherine
Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing. 40(3):299-308, May/June 2013.
doi: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3182800305
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Official Journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
The WOCN Society and the JWOCN is proud to announce a collaborative relationship with the Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy (CAET) to provide the Journal as a membership benefit. Join us in welcoming our new CAET readers as both organizations work to promote educational, clinical and research opportunities for their members.
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Regulatory News
Surgical site marking is a core quality standard mandated by the Joint Commission. The question has been raised by state boards of nursing as well as risk management personnel whether stoma site marking falls within the scope of practice for the certified ostomy nurse.
The WOCN Society requested clarification from the Joint Commission pertaining to the role of the WOC certified nurse specialist in the preoperative patient preparation for bowel and/or bladder diversion, including preoperative stoma site marking. The Joint Commission responded that the guidance in stoma site marking was consistent with the WOC certified nurse scope of practice and licensure.
To view the Joint Commission letter, please follow this link. To view the Joint Commission response, follow this link. In addition, the Society's Joint Position Statements on Stoma Site Marking are available in the Topical Collections.
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Center for Clinical Investigation
Risk assessment is an important component of a pressure ulcer prevention program in all practice settings. Multiple standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment scales (PU-RAS) and checklists have been developed for adult and pediatric populations. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on which one is best suited to assess particular patient populations. In this edition of the Journal, Teresa Kelechi, Jane Arndt and April Dove review the current state of the literature on the most widely used tools in the article Review of Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scales.
In addition to this article, you will want to visit our new collection of archived material on pressure ulcer risk assessment available at this link.
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