Faculty Profiles

Professional Background

• Masters of Science in Education with a specialty focus in Distance Education; Capella University, Minneapolis, MN; Certificate of Completion; Instructional Design for Online Learning; Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
• Certificate of Completion in WOC Nursing, Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, OH
• Current National Board Certification in WOC Nursing by the WOCN Certification Board
• Over 35 years of clinical experience in all care settings and teaching in WOC Nursing
• Founding Co-Director, Abbott Northwestern WOC Nursing Education Program; Minneapolis, MN; Preceptor of WOC Students 1979-1985
• Publications in peer reviewed journals or textbooks within the past 5 years (For a complete listing, please Contact Us Form on the website).
  • Taneja, C., Netsch, D., Rolstad, B., Inglese, G., Lamerato, L., Oster, G., Clinical and Economic Burden of Peristomal Skin Complications in Patients With Recent Ostomies, Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing: July/August 2017 – Volume 44 – Issue 4 – p 350–357 doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000339
  • Ermer-Seltun, J., and Rolstad, B., General Principles of Topical Therapy in D.B. Doughty & L.L. McNichol (2016) WOCN Core Curriculum: Wound Management
  • Textbook Reviewer: Bryant R. & Nix D. (2016) Acute and Chronic Wound Management, 5th ed.
  • Rolstad, B., Ermer-Seltun, J., Bryant, R., Relating knowledge of anatomy and physiology to peristomal skin care https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2011.9.Sup3.3
    Gastrointestinal Nursing. Published Online: August 16, 2013
  • Rolstad, B., Principles of Wound Management and Management of Drain Sites and Fistulas in Bryant & Nix (2011) Acute & Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts
• Member OWM Editorial Board
• Recognized International/National Speaker
• Active participation in WOCN serving as Secretary of the WOCN for 2 terms. Board of Trustees WOCN Society 9 Years. North Central Region/WOCN President/President elect
• Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Abstract Reviewer

Professional Background

• Master of Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist; California State University Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA.
• Certificate of Completion in WOC Nursing; Tucson Medical Center ET Nursing Education Program; Tucson, AZ.
• National Board Certification in Wound and Ostomy Nursing by the WOCN Certification Board.
• Founding Co-Director/Director University of Washington Wound Management Education Program.
• Founding Co-Director University of Washington Ostomy Management Education Program.
• 33 years of clinical experience and teaching in wound/ostomy nursing.
• 26 years in private practice; President Rainier Clinical Consultants Inc., providing wound/ostomy consulting in acute care, outpatient, home health and SNF/LTC facilities.
• Past President WOCN Certification Board
• Lecturer at Regional and National Conferences
• Editor/Author University of Washington Wound Academy 2019

Professional Background

• Master of Science in Nursing; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Certificate of Completion in WOC Nursing; Abbott-Northwestern WOC Nursing Education Program; Minneapolis, MN
• ANCC Board Certification as Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, Current Board Certification in WOC Nursing and Foot and Nail Care Nursing by the WOCN Certification Board
• Over 25 years of WOC Nursing experience in all health care settings; Current clinical practice setting: M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN, System Program Manager
• Minnesota Hospital Associate Pressure Ulcer Advisory Committee, 2007- Present
• Publications in Textbooks or Peer Reviewed Journals within the last 5 years (for a complete listing, please use the Contact Us Form on the website):
  • Arnold-Long, M., Ayer, M., Borchert, K., Medical Device–Related Pressure Injuries in Long-term Acute Care Hospital Setting, Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing: July/August 2017 – Volume 44 – Issue 4 – p 325–330 doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000347
  • Bliss, D., Hurlow, J., Cefalu, J., Mahlum, L., Borchert, K., Savik, K., J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2014 Jul -Aug; 41(4):365-70. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000034. Refinement of an instrument for assessing incontinent-associated dermatitis and its severity for use with darker-toned skin.
  • Borchert, K., Bliss, D., Savik, K., Radosevich, D., The Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis and Its Severity Instrument: Development and Validation, Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing: September/October 2010 – Volume 37 – Issue 5 – p 527–535 doi: 10.1097/WON
• Recognized International and National Speaker
• Active Board Member of the North Central Region WOCN for eight years: MN Representative, Treasurer, Present-Elect and President

Professional Background

• Master of Science in Nursing Education, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
• Certification of Completion in WOC Nursing; Abbott-Northwestern WOC Nursing Education Program; Minneapolis, MN
• Current Board Certification in WOC Nursing and Foot Care Nursing by the WOCN Certification Board (WOCNCB).
• Over 24 years of Wound and Ostomy Nursing experience in acute, outpatient and home care. Currently employed at UnityPoint at Home, formerly Iowa Health Home Care, Urbandale, Iowa.
• Publications in Textbooks or Peer Reviewed Journals within the last 5 years (for a complete listing, please use the Contact Us Form on the website):
  • Mahoney, M. Preoperative Preparation of Patients Undergoing a Fecal or Urinary Diversion (2016) Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Ostomy Management
• Lecturer at regional and national conferences.
• Past-President of the WOCNCB, Past Ostomy Committee Chair for WOCN, Current Nominations Committee Member for WOCN.