Nurse helps heal people as well as their injuries

By Michael Tsai

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 24, 2012

~~<p>The certifications in wound and ostomy care attest to Leslie Martin's ability to help patients recover from the abrasions and lacerations and festering sores that insult the surface of their bodies.</p>
<p>But those same patients will tell you that it is not Martin's refined skills in wound debridement (the removal of dead or damaged tissue), cleansing or dressing that make her special. Rather, it is her deft employment of other tools at her disposal: a ready ear, a comforting hand, maybe even a dashing red-white-and-blue removable tattoo.</p>
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The certifications in wound and ostomy care attest to Leslie Martin's ability to help patients recover from the abrasions and lacerations and festering sores that insult the surface of their bodies.

But those same patients will tell you that it is not Martin's refined skills in wound debridement (the removal of dead or damaged tissue), cleansing or dressing that make her special. Rather, it is her deft employment of other tools at her disposal: a ready ear, a comforting hand, maybe even a dashing red-white-and-blue removable tattoo. Login for more...