The Beginnings of a Burn Nurse
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One nurse shares her emotional and clinical journey of becoming a burn nurse, from first shifts to life-changing trauma cases in the burn unit.
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Why Nurse Leaders Should Invest in Wound Care Training
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Learn how nurse leaders can empower staff to pursue wound care training, boosting outcomes and value.
Chronic Wounds: Nurses in Wound Care Change and Save Lives
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Discover how nurses in wound care heal chronic wounds and support patients beyond traditional wound management.
Navigating Disaster: Nurses' Role and Challenges During the California Wildfires
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The January 2025 California wildfires impacted thousands. Learn how nurses help patients while navigating their own challenges, fears, and personal struggles.
Holistic Healers: The Value of Wound Care Nurses
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Wound care is a specialty that can be complex in nature. The role of a wound care nurse is vital to improve health outcomes and the well-being of patients.
Do you know the 3 steps for proper wound care for patients?
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Regardless of where you work, you likely see a variety of wounds on patients. Understanding proper wound care skills is essential for optimum outcomes.
Wound Care Matters Pressure Injuries
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Kickstart your wound care specialist training with PrepSmart
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For nurses today, one of the biggest challenges is caring for an increasing number of patients with chronic wounds. In fact, an estimated 67 million people around the world are suffering with chronic wounds, making access to a wound care specialist of utmost importance to these patients.
Nurse teaches proper wound care education across South Pacific
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When a longtime RN began her career in wound care, she never imagined educating clinicians would take her to American Samoa, an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean located 2,200 miles southwest of Hawaii. Learn more about her global wound care education impact.
How a certified wound care nurse improves outcomes, reduces costs
5 minute read
Having a certified wound care nurse on staff makes a positive difference for both patient care and the bottom line. Use the data presented in this article to prove the value of the role and certification to your manager or organization.
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