Dr. Faye M. Gardner, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, CWCN, NEA-BC
Wound and Skin Care Legal Nurse Consultant / Expert Witness
Certified Wound Care Nurse
PROJECTS
I've been given the opportunity to analyze and enhance wound care programs not only across the state of Pennsylvania, but also across the nation. By focusing on the nursing process, I meet the needs of the patients by working collaboratively with the WOCN and other clinical teams to speak the vision of safe skin and optimal wound care outcomes.
Latest Projects
Publications:
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Sole author: Leveraging Technology to enhance access to wound care, Advances in Skin and Wound Care. August 2018, Vol 31, No. 8.
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Contributing author: Looking Back and Looking Forward through the Lens of the Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition. Journal of Nursing Professional Development. November/December, 2017.
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Co-author: What Works: Code green prevents workplace violence. American Nurse Today. February, 2017, Vol 12, No. 2.
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Sole author of non-peer reviewed journal: Case study in “Healthy Perspectives” newsletter,Hanover, PA. May, 2014.
Workflow Redesign
To build value and visibility with the wound care team, I recently secured mobile carts for use when caring for patients. Equipped with routine supplies, the WOCN team can now be more accessible to the nursing staff. The mobile carts were then equipped with laptops for more real time documentation of the care they prescribe for their patients.
Educational Promotion
To build strength and confidence with the nursing staff, I have directed the wound care team to create a competency based education program for our clinical staff. The education will focus on preventative algorithms of care that are evidence based practices in our organization. Outcomes will be measured in a pre-test / post-test design to track the effectiveness of our intervention.
Educational Promotion
To build strength and confidence with the nursing staff, I have directed the wound care team to create a competency based education program for our clinical staff. The education will focus on preventative algorithms of care that are evidence based practices in our organization. Outcomes will be measured in a pre-test / post-test design to track the effectiveness of our intervention.
Enhanced Patient Care
To build validity in our outcomes, the WOCN team has been directed to more closely participate in the quarterly skin care assessments completed. As part of the data we submit to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, we assess all skin during a designated cross sectional survey and report those findings into the NDNQI database as part of our Magnet
designation. This activity allows the WOCN team to showcase they work they're doing in our organization to promote safe skin and the optimal outcomes from close surveillance of healthy skin.