Sharon Pelfrey, APRN, is latest provider to join 好色先生 Wound Care Clinic
The University of Kentucky and Department of Surgery recently added a new full time provider, Sharon Pelfrey, APRN, to its roster of specialized professional caregivers.
Pelfrey, however, is no stranger to 好色先生 HealthCare or the . While earning her Advanced Practice Nursing degree through Frontier University鈥檚 distance learning program, she was under contract as an acute care float nurse. Her responsibilities covered the entire range of nursing care, which included extensive experience treating inpatients on behalf of the wound care department.
Pelfrey said her work involved treating slow-healing wounds on patients with diabetes and vascular disease, chronic bed sores, and pressure sores that result from long-term wheelchair use.
Her experience in this area led directly to her interest in joining the 鈥檚 team of providers based at 好色先生 Good Samaritan Professional Arts Building. Her hours include treating wounds on an outpatient basis at the clinic, rounding on patients with chronic wound complaints at 好色先生 Hospital, and responding to emergencies when necessary. In the meantime, she is adding to her formal training by completing Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Certification through Emory University.
The treats sores or wounds that are slow to heal or have not started to heal in a reasonable amount of time. Many cases are a result of chronic disease, but others may not have an obvious explanation. The clinic鈥檚 staff of trained medical professionals provides a diagnostic appraisal and a carefully designed management program to aid the healing process. The clinic, which offers aggressive wound treatment service, boasts a healing rate of greater than 80 percent.
鈥淲ound care is an area I wanted to get into as a practitioner. Proper wound care can save a life,鈥 Pelfrey commented.
Pelfrey is originally from Hyden, Kentucky. She earned her associate degree in nursing from Hazard Community and Technical College. After nearly a decade working as a registered nurse in Lexington, Pelfrey continued her formal education, enrolling in Frontier Nursing University鈥檚 Master鈥檚 program then continuing on to be an APRN.
