Monday Mar 27, 2023
Protect Your Nursing License
WOUND CARE KAREN: A NURSING PODCAST
Wound Care Karen is a Registered Nurse with a passion for educating the community. Special guests discuss best practices, new technologies, social issues, and hot-button topics that affect nursing.
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Certification Comparison
In the United States, there are many ways to become certified in your specialty. Wound Care Karen compares a few of the different types of certification available for Wound Care Professionals. This list is not all-inclusive, there are many other certifying bodies and certifications. Check each certifying body's website for up-to-date pricing, eligibility, and testing requirements. Prices listed are current in December 2022.
Episodes
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Be sure to listen to Part 1 first, as Wound Care Karen and Mahsa Kharazi BSN RN discussed the difficult past year in Nursing. In Part 2, they discuss the role of social media, safe staffing ratios, encouraging nursing campaigns, and more.
#nursing #SMYS #nursinglife #saferatiossavelives #nursesplayingcards
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
It's that time of the year: time for the State of the (Nursing) Union Address!! Join Wound Care Karen and special guest Mahsa Kharazi BSN RN as they discuss the past year of nursing, and then stay tuned for Part Two when they discuss the future of nursing.
Press Ganey Statistics on Violence Against Nurses 2022
Why Unions Matter For Nursing - article
Maine Nurses Union LOST Benefits During Negotiation - 2022
Florida NCLEX Pass Rates Lowest in US
Operation Nightingale, 2023 Nurse Diploma Fraud Scheme
RN to Patient Safe Staffing Ratios
music: Stars & Strips Forever by the US Army Band
#nursing #SafeStaffing #woundcarekaren #nursingshortage #SMYS #nursingcampaignforaction #nursingunion
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Special guest Heather Pennell-Glover (aka HPG) talks about her struggles & triumphs with breast cancer. This Survivor is also a toddler-mom, a wife, and a medical social worker.
Check out her podcast on your favorite platform: LIVING MY BREAST(LESS) LIFE WITH HPG.
Check out her website https://accordingtohpg.com/
And follow her on InstaGram @accordingtohpg
#woundhealing #breastcancer. #breastcancersurvivor
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Wound Care Karen interviews Ruben Galvan MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CHRN, CWS. Learn what all those initials mean, as well as his unique pathway to becoming a Nurse Practitioner in the field of Wound Care/Hyperbaric Medicine. (This is what happens when GenX was allowed to stay up late and watch M*A*S*H) Ruben is also an 'Entreprenurse'-- he'll introduce his primary care practice FULL CIRCLE MEDICAL GROUP. https://fullcirclemedicalgroup.com
Discussion also includes the case of Sarah Erny DNP in California who was fined $19K in November 2022, for calling herself "Doctor Sarah". (Hint: that's what the D in DNP stands for!) Here's a link to the news article: https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-practitioner-fined-for-calling-self-doctor/. and here is a link to her GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/94gpwr-legal-fees
@JUSTSOMEPODCAST #hyperbaricnursing #nursingstudent #FNP #APRN #CHRN #woundcare @FULLCIRCLEMEDICAL #nursepractitioner
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Special Guest Mahsa Kharazi BSN RN VWCN is here to discuss her personal and professional experiences with this complex autoimmune disorder. Part Two.
Episode sponsored by Hidrawear *USE CODE WCK10 AT CHECKOUT, FOR 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE. OFFER EXPIRES 1/31/23.*
Please see shownotes for Part One for links to resources.
#HSWARRIORS #HIDRADENITISSUPPURATIVA #HIDRAWEAR #WOUNDCARE #WOUNDCAREKAREN
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Special Guest Mahsa Kharazi BSN RN VWCN is here to discuss her personal and professional experiences with this complex autoimmune disorder. Part One of two!
Episode sponsored by Hidrawear *USE CODE WCK10 AT CHECKOUT, FOR 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE. OFFER EXPIRES 1/31/23.*
Clinicians, check out this article in Journal of Wound Care, regarding Hidrawear: Journal of Wound Care
And check out the Founder of Hidrawear Suzanne Moloney as interviewed by tissue nurse Alison Schofield, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pQd9AK0gmwo
More links: HS Foundation https://www.hsdiseasesource.com/ DermNet NZ HS NIH StatPearls on HS HS :Infection vs Immunity vs Both? HS Support Groups https://www.hsconnect.org/ from AbbVie: No BS About HS
#HSWARRIORS #HIDRADENITISSUPPURATIVA #HIDRAWEAR #WOUNDCARE #WOUNDCAREKAREN
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Interested in obtaining your Wound Care Certification? Wound Care Karen explores several different pathways, based on your education, experience, and resources.
Check out my website for a Comparison of Wound Care Certification Pathways:
Wound Care Karen's Podcast Website
...or email me at contact@woundcarekaren.com and I'll be happy to send you a copy.
Links to the different certifying bodies:
VOHRA Wound Care
American Board of Wound Healing
American Board of Wound Management
National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
The holidays bring a wonderful new wound care team member: Finnick the Elf, straight from the North Pole. After bribing him with candy, Wound Care Karen interviews Finnick to learn more about his *magical* life. See more of Finnick's mischievous adventures on Instagram at #finnickintheclinic