About Shelly Burdette-Taylor and Taylor'd Health Education

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Shelly Taylor is nurse, educator, writer, wife of Tom, and mother of 4. She has devoted most of her 30 plus year career as a wound, skin, & foot care nurse specifically addressing non-traumatic and now traumatic amputation issues. She is board certified in education, wound care, foot care, and parish nursing and is completing her doctorate in nursing at the University of San Diego in the PhD program.

Shelly has spent years developing content and counseling and serving as a LTC in the Army Nurse Corp. She is certified as a Total Army Instructor and devotes much of her reserve time teaching Combat Life Saver, EMT-B, and Combat Medic Advanced Skills Training (CMAST) for our War Time Injuries for troops being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

She has a part-time education company called Taylor’D Health Foot & Nail Care School which focuses on preparing RN’s to sit for the WOCN Foot and Nail Care Certification Board Exam. Shelly offers a wide array of content for skin, wound, foot care, and professional development.

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Shelly's Favorites

• Wounded Warrior Project
  www.woundedwarriorproject.org
  The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to raise public awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured troops. WWP accomplishes this mission by providing programs and services to active service members and their families during the critical time between rehabilitation while on active duty and their eventual transition to the civilian sector.
  
• Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses' Society
  www.wocn.org
  Professional nursing society which supports its members by promoting educational, clinical, and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies, and incontinence. Beginning in January 2005, the WOCN Certification Board is offering a new certification for RN’s interested in Foot and Nail Care. The specialty is being offered in an effort to reduce the lower extremity issues leading to injury and amputation.
  
• University of San Diego
  www.usd.edu
  Roman Catholic institution committed to advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service. Hahn School of Nursing offers education at all levels of curriculum from bachelors to doctorate many opportunities for advanced level practice.
  
• Silverado Senior Living Centers
  www.silveradosenior.com
  Senior living center that specializes in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other memory impairment diseases. An organization that takes pride in offering loving, friendly, and compassionate care for those with cognitive impairment.
  
• Parish Nurse Ministry
  www.plc-church.org
  Health and wellness for strengthening families and nurturing individuals on the mind, body, and spirit. Penasquitos Lutheran Church is an ELCA church based in San Diego and offering a Christ-centered environment. A basic parish nurse course that is based on curriculum developed through the International Parish Nurse Resource Center and recognized by the American Nurses Association is being designed and will be offered annually in San Diego at PLC.
  
• Nurses Entrepreneural Foot Care Association of Canada
  www.nefca.ca
  Provides a framework of practical and moral support for qualified foot care nurses who continue to lobby for change within the health care system.
  
• Julius Zorn, Inc.
  www.juzousa.com
  Pioneer company since 1912 in medical products, compression garments, and advanced technologies. Known worldwide for their comfortable compression therapy garments.
  
• Gold Star Events
  www.goldstarevents.com
  Enjoy live entertainment at the cost of a movie. Log on and be alerted of festivities in the city you live in or are planning to visit.
  
• Army Knowledge Online (AKO)
  www.us.army.mil
  Army portal for soldiers and DA civilians. Provides quick access to installation and travel information, training links, the latest news, and other knowledge centers across the Army.
  
• Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
  www.aw2portal.com
  The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program to assist and advocate for the severely wounded, ill, and injured soldiers and their families. Support and advise during medical treatment, rehabilitation, and transition back into the Army or a civilian community. Assist with cutting through the red tape, by navigating through federal, state, and private benefit systems.
  
• Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
  www.amputee-coalition.org
  To reach out to people with limb loss and empower them through education, support, and advocacy.