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Message from Donna

Hello NER WOCN Members, The New England Region Board and I would like to express our  gratitude for those who were able to attend our networking Zoom meeting last Wednesday, March 23rd.  It was such a well-received meeting and the conversation just kept flowing with amazing ideas, recommendations, insights.  Those of us in acute care […]

2021 Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the $2,500 scholarship winners. Best wishes for your career as a WOC nurse.

Message from our NER of the WOCN President Donna Loehner

Hello New England Region of the WOCN, Lots of great things are coming your way.  For those of us who love New England, it has been a very cold winter.  While snuggled up with a home-made quilt and a cup of tea, it’s given me some time to give attention to our membership.  Our board […]

HOPE

I recall having a mixture of emotions in the Spring of 2020. Especially on particular one day while I was at home furloughed one day a week. Waves of anxiety crashed over me, of how this pandemic will affect every aspect of my life: my family, friends, coworkers, patients, and I.. how will we be […]

The Fall Conference is in person!

THE CLOCK IS TICKING, WE ARE GETTING READY FOR SPRING!

Hello Members: Mark the date! The New England Region of the WOCN will be holding its Quarterly Business Meeting on March 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm.  This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. Please plan on attending.  We want and need your input to make the region what YOU want it to be, meeting […]

Spring Business Meeting and Bidding Owl

Let’s Get Ready for Spring! Dear Members: New England Region of the WOCN will be holding its Quarterly Business Meeting on March 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm.  This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. We have a great meeting planned and will offer Educational discussion, and our usual business discussion. President Elect Donna Loehner […]

Check out Bidding Owl!

Hello colleagues, We hope 2021 is treating you well between planning Covid vaccines and staying fashionable in your PPE. So much has changed for all of us as it has with the NER Fall conference and our yearly auction to support Youth Rally. This year we are turning our fundraising to the web. We want […]

Presidents Message

Dear New England Region Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society Members, A full month in 2020 is complete.  Our conference in October was a success!  The holidays have come and gone and the new year has started.  I am looking forward to leading you over the next two years as your President.  The beginning of a […]

The Life of a Traveling WOCN by Mary Harris RN, BSN, CWOCN

Is there a market for a Travel Certified Wound & Ostomy Nurse? Yes! I have always wanted to be a traveling nurse, dating back to my college graduation in 1983. I knew I needed a few years of experience first. Back then, I feared traveling by myself and didn’t have any colleagues interested in travel […]