Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound/Ostomy Outpatient Clinic
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Certification in your specialty is preferred. Do you have WOC or wound certification, or a plan to get it?
What they are checking: Whether they are invested in growing in wound and ostomy care for the long term.
Tell me about a time a patient was embarrassed or upset about their ostomy. How did you help?
What they are checking: Whether they can address the emotional side of an ostomy with dignity and practical help.
Tell me about a time you noticed signs of a wound infection that needed a provider right away.
What they are checking: Whether they know when a wound problem goes beyond nursing care and escalate in time.
What would you do
A diabetic patient's foot wound is not healing after several weeks. What would you look into?
What they are checking: Whether they think about blood flow, blood sugar, offloading and infection rather than just changing dressings.
A patient keeps missing appointments and their wound is getting worse. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they look for the barrier behind missed visits instead of labeling the patient noncompliant.
About the work
Walk me through how you assess a new wound at a first clinic visit.
What they are checking: Whether they can describe size, depth, tissue type, drainage and edges, and look for the cause underneath.
How do you tell the difference between an arterial ulcer, a venous ulcer and a pressure injury?
What they are checking: Whether they know wound types well enough to avoid treatments that make some wounds worse.
A patient with a new colostomy comes in with skin breakdown around the stoma. What are you looking at and what do you try?
What they are checking: Whether they can troubleshoot pouch fit and peristomal skin problems in a practical way.
How do you choose a dressing for a wound with heavy drainage compared with a dry wound?
What they are checking: Whether they match dressings to moisture balance instead of using the same product every time.
How do you teach a patient or caregiver to do dressing changes safely at home?
What they are checking: Whether they teach in clear steps and check that the person can actually do it before they leave.
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