wound care speciality

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2011

i am new grad ,working in care facility from last 5 months in b.c canada.i am very interested in doing specialty.so checked bcit .most of the courses need experience in related field which i dnt have : (
i recenlty attended a wound care workshop.which i really liked. and thought to get some more info for wound care specialty.
can somebody plz tell me what colleges or univ do that?
and if somebody can also tell me about cna certification.if i write their exam would that be considered as my speciality ?
plz help me to find a way to specialty.i am lost

If you are a RN, why do you want to be a CNA? I don't think you can do both, at least here in the states, because the RN scope of practice is beyond that of a CNA....(certified nursing assistant?).

Wound care nurses are generally Ostomy and Wound care nurses (check the forum for those folks for better info :)). You don't go to more university classes. Generally, it's experience, plus passing the certification test for the specialty, after working the required amount of time to qualify to sit for the test.

As a RN, you will not be a CNA. Are you talking about a certified nurse anesthetist? Or CRNA? Once you get a nurse anesthetist certification (again, check their forum for more accurate info) you work in the OR/procedures/day surgery suites. But you DO need to do more schooling for that.

And doing both? :) Maybe get some time as a RN under your belt, learn more about the specialties and then decide which you like the best and want to advance in :)

gauri7 · Sep 26, 2011

If you are a RN, why do you want to be a CNA? I don't think you can do both, at least here in the states, because the RN scope of practice is beyond that of a CNA....(certified nursing assistant?).
Wound care nurses are generally Ostomy and Wound care nurses (check the forum for those folks for better info :)). You don't go to more university classes. Generally, it's experience, plus passing the certification test for the specialty, after working the required amount of time to qualify to sit for the test.
As a RN, you will not be a CNA. Are you talking about a certified nurse anesthetist? Or CRNA? Once you get a nurse anesthetist certification (again, check their forum for more accurate info) you work in the OR/procedures/day surgery suites. But you DO need to do more schooling for that.
And doing both? :) Maybe get some time as a RN under your belt, learn more about the specialties and then decide which you like the best and want to advance in :)

hi thanks for replying.

CNA is canadian nursing associate.they have these certifications for various areas.

so for writting exam would the material provided by them will be sufficient or should i try to find some extra help.??