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Debra Anscombe Wood, RN

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Debra Anscombe Wood, RN, is a freelance writer who practices ambulatory care in Orlando, Florida.

Nurses strive to improve care of veterans in rural areas

By Debra Anscombe Wood

How nurses help more than 5 million military veterans living in rural areas of the country and experience difficulties obtaining access to health services.

How to cope with tragedy in the pediatric ED

By Debra Anscombe Wood

ED nurses from major urban hospitals discuss helping young patients and their parents during pediatric emergencies and coping with pediatric tragedies.

Diagnostic skills and clinical intuition enhance NP practice

By Debra Anscombe Wood

Nurse Practitioner Angela Golden explains why use of diagnostic skills and clinical intuition enhances NP practice.

Wound care centers bring clinicians together to benefit patients

By Debra Anscombe Wood

With an aging population and more Americans living with diabetes and its related complications, hospitals are opening wound care centers to provide a specialized, interdisciplinary approach to healing such wounds.

Veterans Rely on Nursing Resources for Support

By Debra Anscombe Wood

Nurses are among those providing health services and working on teams that help former military servicemembers find shelter and get started toward a more comfortable life.

DC Hospital Pioneers WATCHMAN Device

By Debra Anscombe Wood

Nurses at Washington Hospital Center in Washington are taking part in a clinical trial for the WATCHMAN left atrial appendage system.

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