NAWCO® offers four certifications beyond licensure which demonstrate by examination that the practitioner has acquired a core body of specialized knowledge.
Benefits to Clinician:
- Opportunity to provide higher standard of care
- Formal acknowledgment of expertise
- Establishment of professional credentials
- Promotion of professional recognition and esteem
- Provision of continuing education and training
- Career advancement opportunities
Benefits to Employer:
- Increased creditability with consumers
- Enhanced job performance and retention
- Increased protection from liability
- Cost savings in overall delivery of wound care
- Marketability of “Center for Wound Care Excellence”
Benefits to Patients and their Family:
- Benefactor of safe and competent wound care
- Accessibility to expertise of specialized wound care practitioner
