Margaret Talley, a wound care clinical nurse specialist for Palomar Pomerado Health in Escondido, Calif., took an existing wound care program to the next level, dramatically reducing the percentage of patients with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. For her efforts, Talley received the prestigious Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award in 2007. Dr. Talley completed her PhD dissertation in May of 2010 titled Pressure ulcer risk factors for patients with hospital versus community acquired pressure ulcers for which she received the 2010 California Clinical Nurse Specialist Research grant.
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