Professional Development

Article Title: Graduating Student Nurses' and Student Podiatrists' Wound Care Competence: A Cross-Sectional Study Authors: Kielo E, Salminen L, Suhonen R, Puukka P, Stolt M Journal: J Wound Care. 2...

By Thomas E. Serena MD, FACS, FACHM, FAPWCA Wound care Facebook friends from across the globe posted reports of their experiences at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) meeting in ...

By Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN After graduating with my BSN and passing the NCLEX, I was dead set on becoming the perfect ICU nurse. I am a very detail-oriented, met...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS There are many benefits to taking an online course to prepare yourself to write a wound care certification exam. The following outlines some of these be...

As a child, I did my best to teach my stuffed animals. I lined them up perfectly, and set up my little card table and chairs. I couldn’t wait to grow up and become a real teacher. Teaching what, I did...

Holly M. Hovan MSN, RN-BC, APRN-CNS, CWOCN-AP Not many people wake up one day and say, "Wow, I really want to be a continence nurse!" In fact, sometimes people don't even really understand what a c...

By Miranda Henry, Editorial Director of WoundSource Twenty years ago, WoundSource™ became the first-ever comprehensive wound care reference guide for clinicians. It contained just nine product cate...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS You want to become certified in wound care. That’s a great decision – the field is wide open and wound care consultants are in high demand. Wondering ab...

By Heather Koitzsch, RD A change in your health care career may be driven by a number factors, such as a need for greater pay, new learning or advancement opportunities, or perhaps a change in loca...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Thinking about becoming a certified wound care professional? If you have been researching your options, you may have come away more confused than ever. ...