Optimizing WOC Nursing: Team Strategies & Innovative Practices

About the Speakers: Jennifer Rowe, BSN, RN, CWON, Kelsey Swiss, BSN, RN, CWOCN, and Melanie Vinette, BSN, RN, CWON, CMSRN, are part of a six-member WOC nursing team dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-centered care. Their work spans inpatient and outpatient settings, including an outpatient ostomy clinic and a monthly ostomy support group. The team collaborates closely with colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, and surgical nurse practitioners to coordinate care, provide preoperative education, and mark stomas. Education is a core focus for their team, delivered through on-the-floor real-time teaching, Med-Surg and NICU academies, shadow experiences with student nurses and new hires, and a nursing assistant academy. They also participate in the hospital’s value analysis committee, introducing new products and implementing cost-effective strategies while ensuring the highest quality of patient care. Their approach emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and mentorship to support both patients and the next generation of nurses. Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant .

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Optimizing WOC Nursing: Team Strategies & Innovative Practices is an episode from WOCTalk by WOCN Society.

This episode is 00:34:28 long.

This episode was published on Oct 7, 2025.

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