Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
Clinical Liaison, Select Medical Specialty Hospitals
Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA is the clinical liaison at Select Medical Specialty Hospitals. Terri has extensive experience in long term care as a Wound Care Nurse and Program Manager. She is passionate about wound care education and has over nine years experience assessing, managing, and documenting wounds. Terri is also well versed in MDS 3.0. Her knowledge coupled with her skill as a public speaker, make her an effective wound care educator.
Terri's passion for wound care stems from her personal experience as a care giver for her mother-in-law, who was also her best friend and life mentor. Her mother-in-law passed away after an eight month battle with metastatic breast cancer. Part of the care Terri provided for her mother-in-law included managing pressure ulcers that developed during her battle with cancer. Terri has since decided to devote her career to providing wound care education in an effort to promote the effective care and prevention of pressure ulcers.
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
Have you ever confronted yourself with thoughts of how your role plays into the grand scheme of wound care? I am sure any wound nurse or physician would quickly answer "of course!" – since the role of a direct caregiver is so blaringly obvious...
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
Question: What are Quality Measures, how does my long-term care facility measure up, and how can we improve?
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
We have all heard time and time again how important it is to take care of yourself first so you can take better care of others. It is impossible to give something you do not have. Nurses, by nature and training, care for others before caring...
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
It has been a long week. The CMS state survey team entered your facility Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Thursday is finally here and the state survey exit meeting is only minutes away. Your heart is heavy and your mind is occupied with thoughts of an...
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
I travel to several states educating wound care providers and nurses in the long-term care setting. Many of the questions I get are the same whether I'm on the east or west coast. The one question that I encounter the most often during wound...
By Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
We all have hobbies outside of what we do for a living. At least, we all should have hobbies or interests outside of our careers. Our hobbies are our outlet for stress. I love to draw. I also enjoy painting. What I love most of all is acting...
by Terri Kolenich, RN, CWCA, AAPWCA
As a nurse who was once a caregiver for a family member, I have a unique and personal perspective on the needs of caregivers. I cared for my mother-in-law, who was also my best friend and mentor, during the last several months of her life. At...