Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
Detroit Medical Center Huron Valley Sinai Hospital
Fabiola Jimenez is a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse and Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist at Detroit Medical Center Huron Valley Sinai Hospital. She has been a nurse since 1988, when she entered the field after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. Throughout her accomplished career, her work has demonstrated a dedication to caring for patients and a lifelong commitment to educating herself and others.
Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
While I was providing foot care to a patient, one of my coworkers overheard me advising the patient that she will need a lot more protein to heal her wound, and some changes to her diet will be necessary and therefore tighter control of her...
By Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
Have you noticed the tissue trauma that occurs to the posterior aspect of the scrotum? It appears like road rash, partial tissue loss, and denudation. Many times it is weepy, and looks it appears quite painful to the patient.
By Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
I recently celebrated 30 years in nursing and completed my fourth year as a certified wound, ostomy and continence nurse. Since I took my current position in November of 2014, I have conducted Annual Skin Care Skin Fairs, usually in the fall...
by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
by Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
To tell you the truth, I was not exactly sure what I was getting into when I decided to go to Wound Ostomy and Continence (WOC) nursing school. My reference was my experience during my Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) clinical rotations where...
By Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
Nursing has given me great opportunities; some of them I never imagined possible. I started as a medical surgical nurse in an oncology unit where the treatment of the day was gauze soaked in Dakin's solution for the management of post op...