Please forgive me if I'm not using the proper terminology - I work in IT not nursing.

I'm trying to help my partner (35F, RN, Baltimore/DC area) transition into wound care. She was working in a nursing home doing long-term care and doing well there until they busted everyone down to part-time, so she found a new job in short-term care unit and had a very hard time keeping up with the pace there. Then she suffered an injury (not work related) and was out for two months and had a hard landing upon returning to work, and even made a med error on the first day back. It affected her mental stability (bipolar) so she quit and then ended up in the hospital after a depressive episode. While she's home recovering, I'm trying to help her plot her next move.

Wound care is something she seems to enjoy and we've read that it's got a crafty/creative aspect that would be good for her mentally. She also kinda enjoys macabre things and isn't easily grossed out. We're hoping to hear what is like to work in wound care and what the downsides/pitfalls are?

We also found way too many different certifications with varying requirements. The certs we see on job listings are all over the place as well. How do we find the best cert to go for? Does she need experience first or can she do the training/cert now while she's unemployed and then get into a job doing it?

She's so sweet and kind and has had such a hard time lately - I'm handy with job search/career stuff in general but not a medical professional so I'm hoping to help her as best as I can.