Registered Nurse, Wound Care

Wound Care RNThe Wound Care RN is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences to achieve desired outcomes for the patient that facilitate resolution of alterations in health and actual and potential health problems. The RN determines the effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating outcomes in relation to evidence-based interventions.

Collects, gathers available data, makes knowledgeable interpretations and appropriate nursing diagnosis. Routinely utilizes this plan as the basis for nursing care and documentation Plans, provides, and documents individual patient/family teaching and evaluates understanding. Initiates and implements plan for discharge upon admission Organizes and reprioritizes work based on staff needs, patients' needs, available resources, and department requirements Functions independently with most procedures/protocols and those which require assisting a physician