# Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)

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## TL;DR

The professional society for specialist wound, ostomy and continence nurses in the United States, the nurses who mark the stoma site before surgery and help with bags and sore skin afterwards.

## Summary

The WOCN Society trains and supports wound, ostomy and continence (WOC) nurses and runs an Ostomy Care Associate programme for other licensed clinicians; its site carries stoma site marking resources. In the United Kingdom the equivalent role is the stoma care nurse.

## Fields

- Kind: Company
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: WOCN; WOCN Society; WOC nurse
- Tags: devices-gaps-2026-11
- HQ: United States
- Type: nonprofit
- Website: https://www.wocn.org/

## Sources

- WOCN Society: https://www.wocn.org/

## Connected records

- fronts: [Supportive Care & Survivorship](https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/)
- technologies: [Stoma bags and baseplates (one-piece, two-piece, convex, urostomy, caps and leak alerts)](https://onco.cc/technologies/ostomy-appliances/), [Stoma skin protectors, seals, pastes and adhesive removers](https://onco.cc/technologies/ostomy-skin-care-products/)
- terms: [Stoma (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy)](https://onco.cc/terms/stoma/)

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