Could you become a wound care nurse specialist?
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Could you become a wound care nurse specialist?

Jane Oakey Clinical nurse specialist in tissue viability, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Pressure ulcer education, leadership and autonomy are key aspects of the senior tissue viability role

Clinical nurse specialists in tissue viability provide nursing expertise and advice for the maintenance of healthy skin and the management of complex and non-healing wounds. We work autonomously across all specialties, without direct medical or nursing supervision.

Nursing Older People. 34, 1, 12-12. doi: 10.7748/nop.34.1.12.s4

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