Registered Nurse

Company: Nursing Home
Location: Naperville
Posted on: September 16, 2020

Job Description:

Nursing Home - Treating skin reactionsPreventing skin breakdownTreating and managing vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers and diabetic ulcersInitiating preventative measuresProviding comprehensive wound management, including reducing causative factors, controlling odor, assessing nutritional needs, and providing and applying topical therapiesEducating the patient, the patient's family, and any other support persons on care techniquesAssessing and treating draining wounds and fistulaeDesigning pouch systems for draining wounds and fistulaeImplementing preventative actions to reduce the incidences of pressure ulcers and vascular ulcersProviding instruction on proper wound dressingEducating the patient, the patient's family, and other support persons on ulcer prevention and treatmentWOCs nurses specializes in ostomy care are skilled to provide inpatient and outpatient care, as well as pre- and post-operative education, support and counseling for individuals who undergo surgery for colostomies, ileostomies, or urostomies. Their scope of practice often includes:Ostomy CareProviding self-care, diet, and lifestyle education and supportPreventing peristomal/stomal complicationsProviding rehabilitative careAssessing stoma site marking so as to decrease long-term complications and encourage pouching system adherenceReviewing and modifying pouch system problemsAddressing and preventing peristomal skin complicationsWOC nurses specializes in urinary and fecal incontinence often work in an inpatient acute setting. The WOCN will provide a wide range of services that address causative factors, restorative strategies, and lifestyle/quality of life issues. Their scope of practice often includes:Incontinence CareSelecting and recommending collection devices or undergarmentsProviding instruction on pelvic muscles exercisesCounseling the patient, the patient's family, and other support persons on hygiene and skin careProviding instruction on self-catheterizationIdentifying contributing factors and suggesting dietary and environmental modificationsWOC nurses will have advanced training in nursing, along with post-graduate or post-baccalaureate certificates in wound, ostomy, and continence care through educational programs that can be completed through a combination of home study and on-site experience.Job Type: Full-time

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