VA Hospice Nurse

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1. Sending MD pictures of wounds on cell phone?

   VA Hospice Nurse replied to maddock26's topic in Wound

   I am in home health and we do it all the time. It is the only way to communicate to the MD. It is always with the express permission of the patient. It is not a violation of HIPAA if the patient permits it.

2. Becoming a WOC Nurse: Online Course???

   VA Hospice Nurse replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Wound

   There are several on-line certification courses that prepare you for taking the WOC exam. Each of them requires at least 50 hours of clinical time per scope, which of course must be done at a hospital or other wound center with a certified preceptor...