What is CCCN? Certified Continence Care Nurse

CCCN stands for Certified Continence Care Nurse. It is a specialty certification issued by Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board.

What it is: Certified Continence Care Nurse (CCCN) is a specialty certification. (wocncb.org AP eligibility)
Who issues it: Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board. (wocncb.org AP eligibility)
Who may hold it: Open to registered nurses. (wocncb.org AP eligibility)
Current status: Currently offered by the issuer. (wocncb.org AP eligibility)
Where it prints: Printed after your name, in position 5 of the standard display order. ANCC: how to display your credentials
How you get it: Hold a current RN license and a bachelor's degree or higher, then either finish an accredited WOC nursing education program within the last 5 years or log 1,500 continence practice hours (375 of them in the past year) and 50 contact hours of continence CE in the last 5 years. Pass the WOCNCB continence care exam; certification must be renewed every 5 years. Source: Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board

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