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Certified Wound Care Associate

Voluntary ABWM board certification recognizing specialized wound-management knowledge at the Associate level; it does not extend the holder's professional scope of practice.

Licensing authority: American Board of Wound Management · Application information

Initial by examination
American Board of Wound Management National Board Certification Examination for Certified Wound Care Associate
Application
Complete the online application, upload resume/CV, provide a statement detailing three years of wound-care experience, upload applicable professional licenses/board certifications, identify three professional references who attest through Certemy, affirm the ABWM Code of Ethics, and pay the application fee.
Approval And Scheduling
ABWM must approve eligibility before Pearson authorization. The first-time guide provides a 90-day test-center scheduling window after approval; appointments depend on local availability and are first come, first served. Late changes within 48 hours can forfeit fees or require new authorization; a no-show forfeits the application fee.
Candidate Program
Optional, not required before full certification; the same examination is used with a different experience requirement. No extra Candidate examination or credential is created by this delivery.
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Eligibility
Healthcare professionals, or sales and marketing professionals in the wound-care industry, with at least three years of wound-care-related professional experience; examples include LPNs, LVNs, PTAs, certified healthcare assistants, healthcare administrators, dietitians and academic researchers.
Experience
Cumulative three years; wound care need not have been the primary responsibility and the three years need not be consecutive.
Professional License
Applicants who hold a professional license must hold a full and unrestricted license in at least one state and in every state where they currently practice.
Scope Of Award
Full certification follows successful eligibility review and passing the CWCA written examination. Professional-practice authority remains subject to the holder's underlying profession and state practice acts.

American Board of Wound Management National Board Certification Examination for Certified Wound Care Associate

Provider
Pearson
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice knowledge examination at Pearson test centers, by appointment.
Exam questions
Total questions: 120; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 20; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
Up to 2.5 hours.
Exam fee
$375 first-time application fee.
Examination outline
  • Wound Healing Environment (26%)
    • Anatomy and Physiology
    • Wound Healing
  • Assessment and Diagnosis (24%)
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Wound and skin assessment
    • Pain assessment
    • Risk assessment
    • Functional assessment
    • Laboratory/Imaging/Biopsy
    • Nutrition
  • Patient Management (20%)
    • Wound bed preparation/debridement
    • Dressings
    • Cellular and/or tissue products for wounds
    • Topical agents
    • Complications in healing (e.g., biofilm management, infection, systemic factors)
    • Nutrition
    • Biophysical technologies
    • Compression therapy
    • Negative pressure wound therapy
    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
    • Pressure redistribution (i.e., offloading)
    • Surgical closure or tissue transfer
    • Case review (e.g., analyzing labs/imaging, outliers, prognosis, synthesis of data)
  • Etiological Considerations (19%)
    • Neuropathy
    • Diabetes
    • Venous insufficiency
    • Ischemia
    • Pressure related wounds
    • Lymphedema
    • Trauma
    • Surgical/surgical procedure
    • Atypical etiologies (e.g., malignancy, medication-induced)
    • Dermatological
    • Infectious
    • Burns
    • Edema (i.e., systemic vs. local)
    • Pediatric Issues
    • Inflammatory
  • Professional Issues (11%)
    • Documentation/legal concepts
    • Patient adherence (e.g., socioeconomic factors, ability to comply, patient education)
    • Reimbursement and medical economics
    • Medical ethics (e.g., palliative care, reasonable expectation of outcomes)
    • Multidisciplinary teams
    • Epidemiology
    • Evidence-based practice and research
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