Guided nursing electives – wound care at Roper Hospital

by Xiang Liu, a student at the Medical University of South Carolina

 

Ever since I enrolled in the BSN program, I have heard a lot about specialized nursing. I became interested in wound care right after I did my first “wet to dry” dressing change in the Simulation lab … Wound care is a science and is accompanied by its own pathology, language, nursing skill set and patient education. Fortunately, the Guided Nursing Electives course at Medical University of South Carolina gave me an opportunity to better understand wound care, and I was blessed with wonderful mentors and preceptors who provided me with a great start for becoming a wound care nurse … By working with my mentor at Roper Hospital, SC, I saw a variety of wounds … read more