By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
Finding the key to unlocking a non-healing chronic wound keeps us awake at night. Though we have, as bedside clinicians, learned much about the physiology and biochemistry of chronic wounds over...
Gaithersburg, MD
Beth Hawkins Bradley
RN, MN, CWOCN
Beth Hawkins Bradley, RN, MN, CWOCN has been certified in the specialty of Wound, Ostomy, Continence nursing since 1990. She is the director of Clinical Operations at Cardinal Health.
Beth has served both regionally and nationally in professional organizations. She is a past treasurer of the Southeast Region WOCN Society, and served on the Board of Directors of the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses' Certification Board. She received the President's Award for her work in leading development of the Foot and Nail Certification.
Beth's passion is enabling clinicians to provide effective wound and ostomy care. She provided continuing education for many years for Cross Country Education and numerous health care facilities. By maintaining an active clinical practice, she believes that she maintains relevance as an educator. She launched a continuing education website in 2008, CareOnCallEducation.com, which offered a comprehensive practical wound management course. She is a national speaker on wound and ostomy management.
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January 3rd, 2013
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
We just can’t resist New Year’s resolutions. This is the time of year when we reflect back on aspects of the year that is ending, and determine to do some things differently in the year that is dawning. If you are reading this, then you likely...
November 29th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
How did you acquire your knowledge and skills around the application of NPWT dressings? Most of us learned by observing another clinician doing dressing applications, or from a manufacturer's representative. We likely just imitated what they...
October 4th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
How often do you really consider the person that is attached to the wound you are treating? Do you take seriously those complaints, grunts, and grimaces that he sends your way when you remove drape and peel foam from a wound being treated...
September 6th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
Wounds treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) are not often straightforward. They occur in interesting places, have anything from slough to hardware visible...
July 26th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
I am frequently asked for solutions relating to maceration to periwound skin in wounds being treated with negative pressure wound...
July 7th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has become standard of care for many wound types. Any clinician who works with NPWT dressings will report that a significant number of...
May 27th, 2012
By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWOCN
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become a mainstay in wound management. During the advent years of...