I am starting to love wound care - am I nuts?

16 We get a lots of folks coming in from home or having been cared for by exausted elderly spouses who have some pretty ugly wounds. I love every aspect of the treatment process, Cleaning, measuring, packing etc. The nastier it is the better I am at it. I will face wounds that make even seasoned nurses pale and sick. A little vicks in a mask and I am good to go. I think I may have found my specialty. Will be talikg to my DON about getting certified as our wound care coordinator just gave notice.......

Am I nuts or what?

Hppy
Quote from hppygr8fulWe get a lots of folks coming in from home or having been cared for by exausted elderly spouses who have some pretty ugly wounds. I love every aspect of the treatment process, Cleaning, measuring, packing etc. Hppy

I'm right there with you - I love wounds. Love them, love them, love them... will go out of my way to help other nurses with theirs. They know I'm the person to go to if they need help with a dressing change. I just enjoy the critical patients too much to give them up to just deal with wounds. Maybe if I burn out on critical care, I will go into wound care...

Think of wound care, what a metaphor for life! You rip off the old and it hurts before it heals. If you don't peek under the dressings it may fester, new growth of skin, debridement- eventually it heals but the scar is always there, as a reminder.Love it.

You're not nuts. My daughter is a CWOCN and has found her calling. Me? Not a fan - give me a complex cardiac defect in a newborn and I'm a happy camper. To each his own. But isn't that what's great about nursing? There's is truly something for everyone.

I absolutely love wounds too! When I take an old dressing off for the first time its a little like Christmas morning, so exciting to see what kind of nasty lies underneath! And then putting a nice new pretty dressing on top, love it! I also take a lot of joy in seeing the healing process and having that direct evidence of impact on a patients life and also in making patients feel at ease during the dressing change. I definitely see full time wound care somewhere in my future