Wound Care Certification
This course is designed for those preparing for the wound care certification. This is the only certification course in the country led by an occupational therapist with the collaboration of registered nurses. This unique perspective offers insights into wound care that you will not find anywhere else.
Before registering for the course, please check your eligibility and review requirements set by NAWCO by clicking here.
Benefits of Getting Certified
When you certify and earn your Wound Care Certified (WCC) credential, this allows for advanced career opportunities, higher earning potential, and strong job security in the competitive healthcare field. As a certified specialist, you are equipped with knowledge of the latest evidence-based practices for managing chronic wounds. This enhances patient outcomes, minimizes complications, and strengthens interdisciplinary collaboration. By certifying, you become an indispensable expert in an evolving specialty.
Practice Test
Our team has completed a 100 question practice test which is now available to help you prepare for the wound care certification exam! This is included free of charge when you register for our certification course. Want to just take the practice test? Click here to test your knowledge and increase your chances at passing!
Why Choose AppleTree for your WCC?
- Cutting-Edge, Up-to-Date Content: Unlike many outdated competitors' courses that haven't been refreshed in years (we've taken them ourselves to confirm), our Wound Care Certification Course was meticulously crafted in 2025 to align precisely with the latest NAWCO testing standards, ensuring you're learning the most current practices and guidelines.
- Proven Fresh-from-Experience Development: Our expert team developed the course materials and practice tests immediately after passing the certification themselves, guaranteeing the highest level of accuracy, relevance, and insight into what it truly takes to succeed on exam day.
- Unmatched First-Attempt Success Rate: To date, 100% of clinicians who've completed our program have passed the NAWCO exam on their first try— a testament to the effectiveness of our targeted, results-driven approach that goes beyond rote memorization to build real confidence and competence.
- More Value in Less Time: Our course satisfies NAWCO's minimum 20-hour requirement, but as an approved provider through the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN), participants earn a generous 27 contact hours for the same effort—maximizing your professional development credits while respecting your busy schedule.
- Expert-Led, Clinician-Focused Design: Built by seasoned wound care professionals for fellow clinicians, our program emphasizes practical, evidence-based strategies that translate directly to real-world patient care, setting you apart in your field and enhancing your career advancement opportunities.
- No Need to Shop Around: With our commitment to excellence, ongoing updates to reflect evolving industry standards, and a track record of success, AppleTree CEU is your all-in-one solution—get started today and join the ranks of certified wound care specialists who chose the smarter, more efficient path.
Registration
Self Paced Online - $1,299
Recertification -
Need to recertify? Click here to learn more.
Before signing up for this course, please visit nawccb.org to make sure you meet the criteria to sit for the WCC board certification exam AND complete the NAWCO online application for the WCC certification exam.
Requests for Accommodations -
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the course so accommodations can be made.
Objectives
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Identify how wound etiology, status, and risk factors affect a client’s ability to participate in desired occupations such as transfers, bathing, dressing, and toileting in their daily environments.
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Recognize relevant laboratory, nutritional, psychosocial, and functional factors that influence wound healing and occupational performance.
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Choose appropriate wound treatments, dressings, and adjunctive therapies based on wound characteristics and the client’s functional needs.
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Identify indicators of treatment effectiveness and situations that require adjustment of the care plan to support continued participation in ADLs.
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List evidence-based strategies for educating clients, caregivers, and interprofessional team members on wound management and prevention that can be integrated into daily routines.
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Match evidence-based protocols and preventive measures to at-risk populations to maintain skin integrity during participation in daily occupations.
Credit info
Registered Nurses & Licensed Vocational Nurses: AppleTree CEU is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 27.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0339-0924.
Occupational Therapists: AppleTree CEU is an AOTA approved provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 17673. This live or online course is offered at 20 contact hours or 2.00 CEUs (Beginner level, Category of Domain of OT and Occupational Therapy Process). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Physical Therapists: If you are interested in getting certified, please contact us to discuss state approval for this course.
Disclosures – AppleTree CEU has no financial relationships to disclose.
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Schedule
Check the registration tab for dates online. If you would like to host a private course, please contact us!
Day 1 - All times are in CT
8:00 - 10:00 - Anatomy and Physiology, Skin and Wound Assessment
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 12:00 - Dressings, Bioburden, Wound Cleansers, Debridement
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:30 - Lower Extremity Vascular Wounds, Compression Therapy
3:00 - 3:15 Break
Day 2 - All times are in CT
8:00 - 10:00 - Pressure Ulcers, Risk Assessments, Support Surfaces
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 12:00 - Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Acute and Surgical Wounds, Stages of Healing
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 4:00 - Interpreting Labs, Pain Assessments, Legal Issues and Documentation, Patient Education, Referrals
Day 3 - At your own pace
Practice Test, Review, Post-Test, Survey
Course Completion Requirements
To receive contact hours, you must attend the entire education, complete a post-test with a score of 80% or higher, read all assigned material and pre-course modules and completion of evaluation form.