Patients at hospitals staffed by nurses who’ve earned specialty certification in wound, ostomy and continence care are less likely to experience pressure injuries, according to a recent study ...

As chronic conditions like diabetes and vascular diseases become more common, the demand for nurses specializing in wound care has increased significantly. Wound care nursing offers a unique blend of ...

What, you may wonder, is a wound, ostomy, continence, foot care nurse? Most people who ask what I do have had some type of experience with wound care, even if only an accidental cut, scrape or burn.

We would like to have our nurse overseeing our skin integrity program board-certified in wound care. What are the options? When exploring certification in wound care, it is important to ensure the ...

The addition of a certified wound and skin care nurse to a multiprofessional prone-positioning team at Penn Medicine Princeton Health significantly reduced the odds of patients with COVID-19 ...

Hospitals that employ nurses who have specialty certification in wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care have lower rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), reports a study in the ...

Q: Why did you go into this career? A: In nursing school I was fascinated by the skin’s anatomy, purpose, and healing process. Later, as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital, I quickly became ...

Vascular Institute of Chattanooga (VIC) announced Nurse Practitioner Jenni Wilson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is now a Certified Wound Specialist by the American Board of Wound Management. Ms. Wilson joins ...

Vascular Institute of Chattanooga announces nurse practitioner Ashleigh R. Cates, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is now a certified wound specialist by the American Board of Wound Management. Ms. Cates joins nurse ...

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Connie Johnson, a certified wound-care specialist with Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurses in North Brunswick, was awarded the 2011 Wound Care Conference Achievement Award in Las ...