Nursing Services
If you need help managing surgical, diabetic and other wounds, or need an injection or infusion, our highly skilled nursing team can help. We pride ourselves on our flexibility, allowing you to maintain your home and work schedules, while still getting the care you need.
Wound care
Wound Care services includes assessment of various types of non-healing wounds:
- Traumatic wounds
- Surgical wounds
- Pressure ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Arterial ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcers
Treatment options may include:
- Sterile and non-sterile dressing changes
- Multi-layer compression wraps to the lower extremities (Unna Boot)
- Negative pressure wound therapy (Wound Vac)
- Debridement
- Lab tests and wound cultures
- Dietary consultation
Injections
Patients who need injections do not always feel comfortable administering these at home.
Injections routinely administered at Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics include:
- Neulasta
- Prolixin Decanoate
- Rabies Vaccine/Immune Globulin
- Sandostatin LAR
- Saline/Heparin Lock Central Lines
- Testosterone
- Vitamin B-12 Injection
- Xolair
- Zoladex
- IV Antibiotics
- Aranesp
- Boniva
- Clotting Factors
- Enoxaparin
- Epoetin Alfa
- Faslodex
- Hepatitis B Immune Globulin
- Immunizations
Infusions
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics offers a variety of infusions including blood, iron, Remicade and Reclast.
Our nurses can also help with:
- Catheter changes
- PICC line or central line dressing changes
- Other services may be available by request
