With over 33 years of nursing experience Nancy is passionate about wound and skin care in the elder population. Nancy has been employed as a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Care (NSWOC) for over a decade. This position provides clinical care, consultation to patients, families, nurses, physicians and all other health care members on wound, ostomy and continence issues at six hospitals and long-term care facilities in Area 3, New Brunswick. Prior to this position she was employed as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Horizon Health Network. She has led pressure injury studies for over 15 years and is currently a member of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. In addition to Pressure Injury Prevention initiatives, she has been involved in a variety of quality improvement initiatives including streamlining wound care products from home care to in-patient and resident facilities provincially. She has led annual wound conferences for over 16 years, biyearly wound resource workshops and loves teaching and believes in lifelong learning.
She has volunteered on numerous local, provincial and national organizations including board Director for Atlantic Canada for NSWOC National. She has presented locally, provincially and nationally on pain, wound care, pressure injury prevention and more. In June 2024 she launched her private practice Skin Wellness RN. Her passions include pressure injury prevention and pain management in wound care. She resides in Fredericton NB and loves reading, running, cycling and most importantly her three grown children AJ, Carter and Rachel.