Professional Development

By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN, CWOCN-AP As someone who holds tricertification, I often feel as though my ostomy patients are the ones in whose lives I am making the biggest difference. Watchi...

By Melanie Szlucha, contributing writer from Redinc, LLC If you're getting close to landing a job in the wound care field, but not sealing the deal in your interviews, you can learn a lot by figuri...

My approach to wound care education with patients, providers, and nursing staff the last 20+ years has always been to make learning fun while emphasizing that wounds are a serious topic. My strong pas...

By Diana L. Gallagher MS, RN, CWOCN, CFCN The new year is here (again). By now, resolutions have been made and resolutions have been abandoned. Most of us make resolutions with the best of intentio...

By Diana L. Gallagher MS, RN, CWOCN, CFCN A glance out my sunroom window belies the simple fact that spring is coming. It has been a long and difficult winter for so many, but the calendar promises...

By Holly M. Hovan, MSN, RN-BC, APRN-CNS, CWOCN-AP As wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurses, and nurses in general, we are often so busy taking care of others that sometimes we forget to take c...

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS Now that summer is upon us we will soon be entering the orientation and entry of new residents, fellows and new nursing graduates in acute care. This is a te...

By Melanie Szlucha, contributing writer from Redinc, LLC I look at resumes all the time, either from wound care professionals like you looking for help, or from the classes I teach. I also have ov...