For Immediate Release
 Enid Native with Specialty Nursing Expertise
Enid—Andrea Carano, a native of Enid and a nurse
at Mercy Health Center for more than 10 years, is one of a small group
of nurses in the state certified in wound, ostomy, and continence care,
as well as medical surgical nursing.
“Andrea is board certified in this care and for
patients, it means she has expert nursing knowledge which affects
clinical outcomes and ultimately the quality of care patients receive,”
said Nancy Dobbs, MEd, RN, CWOCN. “Skin is a window. You can tell a lot
about a patient’s condition by doing a thorough skin assessment. It’s
vital to our patients.”
Carano, who has a master’s degree in nursing from
the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the
University of Central Oklahoma, is a certified registered nurse.
As a wound care nurse, Carano’s primary
responsibilities are caring for those with urinary and fecal
difficulties, as well as monitoring skin breakdown and pressure ulcers
(aka bedsores) within the hospital. Besides being a clinical expert and
treatment specialist, Carano has educated other nurses at Mercy in skin
care in order to greatly reduce the risk of pressure ulcers throughout
the hospital.
“Mercy performs extremely well when measured against
other hospitals nationally,” said Dobbs. “Patients are less likely to
acquire a pressure ulcer at Mercy.”
Press release dated: November 10, 2008
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