Wund specialist taking cases away from other nurses

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I've been working in home care nursing 8 years or so. Usually a tour will be shared with as few nurses as possible for better continuity in care and the like. A co-worker has finished an extra training to become our wundmanager on board. O.K., no problems with that. But I'm really curious of what just HER resposibilities are and HOW FAR they can go. She has taken me and other nurses off three cases in the past few months. It isn't setting well with us. I assumed she was there to make suggestions and so on. But she just changes things around and ends up more or less taking over what were once my patients. I don't mind suggestions, but I do mind when all of a sudden, for no provable reasons, a case is taken away. And the wund documentation in all of these cases was flawless. What might be going on here? Any ideas? Is it normal for a nurse who is a wund specialist to take cases just away like this from other nurses? I'd appreciate hearing from any "specialists" out there and how they operate!! I've been working in Germany for a long time, sorry if my english is lacking in some clarity!

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I don't know. My guess, though, is that this is her specialty and she now regards all people with wounds as "hers," and she has the authority to take them.

I would not view it as a reflection on your care, which I am sure was exemplary, but as her desire to practice her newly-acquired knowledge to its fullest.

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what is a wund specialist

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Wound. From a non-native English speaker, so be kind.

:)

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Wound. From a non-native English speaker, so be kind.

:)

bingo, and was it really so hard to figure out???

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As soon as I sent in this post I noticed right away my spelling error-good grief!!! I've been away from Michigan toooo long. In german we say Wundpflege, which is wound care. How embarassing:imbar

I know what you are saying about her desire to practice her new knowledge and the like. But it's more than that. I mean, we 12 nurses have been a positive functioning team for a long while. She is kinna ******* us off, with this "she can do it better attitude". We want her suggestions, but whats with this destructive attitude to the point that she takes patients, which I've had for months, simply away. She is also destroying MY trusting relationship that I had built up during these months. Could it be that her ego is getting the best of her? And if yes, what would you suggest the best way is to get her off her high horse?

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Well, it sounds as if you have to find out if she has the authority to take your patients. If she does not, you have to tell her to back off. If she does, the 12 of you have to complain to the supe.

And yes, she could certainly be on an ego trip. WOuldn't be the first imt tht happened.

:)

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It's nice having wound nurses, but sometimes it seems like ours likes to make extremely complicated orders using all the latest and greatest weird treatments, enzyme ointments with esoteric dressings that end up falling off anyways.

I did agency at a hospital where the wound care nurse came by and actually did the wound care drsg change, thus relieving the floor nurse of that task. Now that was great!

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