Bianca Marshia Woodall-Jones, RN, MS, CWOCN, Visiting Nurse Hospice Atlanta, Wound Care Program Manager, 6610 Bay Circle, Ste C, Norcross, GA 30071
Successfully marketing CWOCN professional services is
difficult as the service is not tangible. Periodic role identification is
crucial to promote the specialty. Establishing and maintaining a visible role
is essential. Orienting staff and new employees to the specialty position is
an ongoing project. Guidelines for staff orientation and educational program
development are part of successful marketing. CWOCN service line portfolio must
be communicated to the CEO with continuation to the bedside clinician. This
presentation will explore strategies for success in the development of a
continuous quality improvement program to measure and document the impact of
the CWOCN activities on patient outcomes, staff knowledge/skills and agency
objectives. Practice areas targeted were high volume/priority for the agency.