Sheehan DD, Zeigler MH, et al.
Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. Date of publication 2010 May 1;volume 35(3):91-8.
1. Rehabil Nurs. 2010 May-Jun;35(3):91-8.
Developing an outpatient wound care clinic in an acute rehabilitation setting.
Sheehan DD(1), Zeigler MH.
Author information:
(1)Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, USA. ddudas@ric.org
People with disability are at high risk for skin breakdown,which requires ongoing
prevention and management. An outpatient rehabilitation wound clinic was
developed to handle a variety of acute and chronic wounds for this unique
population. This article describes how two advanced practice nurses proposed the
idea for the wound care clinic and formulated a business plan, which was critical
to successfully administering an outpatient wound care service. Essential
components of the business plan included the goals, scope of service,
professional practice model, benefits, rationale, marketing analysis, predicted
volumes, regulatory imperatives, and financial needs.
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2010.tb00283.x
PMID: 20450017 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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