Next week, April 12-18, we celebrate NSWOCs, or Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence. A NSWOC is a registered nurse with advanced education and skills in wound, ostomy, and continence care. They work at hospitals, long-term care facilities and in the community (e.g. at a Home Health office, or at a retailer such as Nightingale Medical Supplies). NSWOCs help our clients at Nightingale to get the help that they need, and make them feel comfortable doing so. The NSWOCs at Nightingale focus primarily on providing care and support to those with an ostomy.
We are privileged at Nightingale to work with a team of kind, caring and knowledgeable NSWOCs. We witness firsthand the positive impact they have on the lives of our customers living with an ostomy. In lieu of recognizing each NSWOC team member individually, Nightingale Medical has made a donation to the Ostomy Canada Youth Camp again this year. If you would like to join us, more information can be found here.
Stay tuned next week as we explore different ways that NSWOCs can help ostomates, when to see a NSWOC, and why we appreciate them so much.
Check out the NSWOC Canada website for more information.
