Wound Care Solutions By Vanessa, LLC

08/11/2025

Some wound care nurses are certified, and some are not; however, there are several advantages to having a Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) apart of your team.

Our principal consultant holds a nationally recognized "gold standard certification" from Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Certifying Board wocncb.org

As a patient, what can a certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON) offer you?
🔹️Quality Patient Care
🔹️Improved outcomes
🔹️Managed costs
🔹️Strengthened patient confidence

"When in the acute care setting, I managed all types of wounds from surgical to chronic to non-healing. To see a non-healing or stalled wound turn to healthy pink with granulation tissue brought me great joy. More often than not, these non-healing wounds had multiple factors that were impeding the healing process."

--Vanessa Maxwell MSN RN CWON, Principal Consultant Wound Care Solutions By Vanessa 💙💚🤍

Founded in 1978, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) is a not-for-profit professional, international nursing organization certifying nearly 7,600 registered nurses who are specialists in the field of wound, ostomy, continence and foot care. WOCNCB has Board Certifie...

05/21/2025

Often times patient see callus and they make the decision to grab instruments in their home bathroom and they remove the tissue themselves. Healthcare professionals call this "bathroom surgery". This often is the cause of diabetic ulcers. Diabetic ulcers can make you very ill with a condition call sepsis.

It is recommended in some cases for callus to be removed, however this should be done by a trained individual such as a podiatrist. Most insurance cover visits to podiatry. Podiatrist can clip your nails and ensure your feet are in good shape. Check with your insurance to see if this is covered.

Next wound tip Wednesday will be Neuropathy.

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11/28/2024

Giving thanks this day and every day! Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/11/2024

At Wound Care Solutions By Vanessa, LLC we hold our vets close to our ❤️.
Thank you for your service!!

11/04/2024

Happy Monday go be Great‼️

10/30/2024

Multiple factors can lead up to a patient developing pressure injuries (commonly known to the lay community as bed sores, decubitus ulcers, or pressure ulcers). Some of those factors include:
🔹️Friction/sheer injury
🔹️Moisture or Incontinence associated dermatitis
🔹️Poor nutrition
🔹️Immobility
Preventative care should be a priority no matter the care setting. Having a Certified Wound Care Nurse on your care team is integral to prevention and management of pressure injuries.

Wound Care Solutions By Vanessa, LLC
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10/23/2024

🔹️️Your partner in wound and ostomy management and education.

🔹️In my years of experience in wound and ostomy care, I have observed Home Health clinicians struggle with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Wound vacs) and Ostomy more commonly Ileostomies.

-Vanessa Maxwell MSN RN CWON PLNC
Principal Consultant

10/21/2024

Happy Monday!!

10/21/2024

Happy Monday! Time to grind (work)!