The WOCN Society is a professional community dedicated to advancing the practice & delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wound, ostomy, & continence care needs.

Learn about the Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®), the largest & most recognized professional WOC nursing community, founded in 1968.

Find WOC Nursing Education Programs accredited by the WOCN Society & contact the individual programs directly for dates, structure type, & cost.

Find out what it takes to become a WOC nurse by reviewing our resources for accredited programs, guidelines for starting a WOCN Society Accredited Education Program & FAQs for preceptors.

The WOCN® Society is professionally managed by Association Headquarters, a charter accredited association management company. The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Feb 18, 2020 · Founded in 1968, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) is a professional, international nursing society of more than 5,000 health care professionals who are experts in the care of patients with wound, ostomy and incontinence. Then & Now: A Journey Through the Decades of WOC Nursing; WOCN Society's history [pdf]

WOC Nurse Week 2025 is April 13-19. This year WOCN is honored to recognize each and every one of you for the positive light you bring into the lives of your patients every day.

The WOCN® Society is professionally managed by Association Headquarters, a charter accredited association management company. The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

An Evidence- and Consensus-Based Support Surface Algorithm was developed by the WOCN Society in an effort to provide clinical guidance for selecting support surfaces based on individual patient needs for pressure injury prevention.

WOCN is proud to collaborate with Hollister Incorporated to present Educating Today for Exceptional Outcomes Tomorrow, a program that helps advance the practice of wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) specialty nurses.