Wound, Ostomy, Continence Care

Navigating Disaster: Nurses' Role and Challenges During the California Wildfires

By Sallie Jimenez

6 minute read

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

By Zelda Meeker

5 minute read

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?

By Carole Jakucs

6 minute read

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

By Nurse.com Team

Less than a minute read

Kickstart your wound care specialist training with PrepSmart

By Sallie Jimenez

3 minute read

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

By Carole Jakucs

6 minute read

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

By Carole Jakucs

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.

Take the next step in your career with wound care certification

By Carole Jakucs

3 minute read

Being wound care certified with the Wound Care Education Institute gets you access to helpful resources that can expand wound care knowledge throughout your hospital, health system and healthcare organizations. Are you ready?

Why your healthcare facility should have a wound expert

By Carole Jakucs

5 minute read

One of the most chronic problems a wound expert deals with regularly is pressure injuries, which can have a devastating impact on patients and are a potential legal concern for healthcare facilities and clinicians. Find out how wound experts can make a difference in any healthcare organization.

Substandard Wound Care Create Legal Risks for Nurses

By Carole Jakucs

4 minute read

Providing substandard wound care cannot only harm patients, it also can result in a patient or family members taking legal action against you and other clinicians involved in the patient’s care plan. Know your legal risks as a nurse.