Registered nurse, Wound care certified

Rachel Rick

Dr. Racheal Rick is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) and over 15 years of comprehensive clinical experience spanning acute hospital care, specialized wound centers, and skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities.

Her clinical practice centers on advanced wound care and hyperbaric medicine—including practice within major health systems such as Mass General Brigham (Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Salem Hospital)—as well as on-site clinical consultation for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and long-term care environments. Dr. Rick brings deep, hands-on expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and systemic management of complex wounds, hospital- and community-acquired pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical wounds, and ostomy care.

Equipped with a background that spans bedside nursing in 300-bed SNFs (including specialized memory and behavioral units) to leading clinical wound management teams, Dr. Rick provides authoritative, objective medical-legal record reviews, standard-of-care evaluations, and expert consultation for both plaintiff and defense legal teams.

Pressure Injury Management: Staging, prevention protocols, hospital-acquired vs. community-acquired pressure injuries, SCALE/terminal skin failure differentiation.

Advanced Wound Healing: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT/Wound Vac), debridement, tunneling, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), venous stasis, and neuropathic ulcers.

Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care: SNF/LTC standards of care, interdisciplinary care planning, nursing documentation audit, and admission/discharge oversight.

Hyperbaric Medicine & Ostomy Care: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), colostomy/ileostomy, stoma, and fistula management.

Clinical Records & EMR Auditing: Experienced in electronic medical record (EMR) analysis using PointClickCare (PCC) and EPIC .

DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) – MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA (2020)

MSN (Master of Science in Nursing, FNP-BC) – MCPHS University, Manchester, NH (2018)

BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) – Rivier University, Nashua, NH (2015)

Certifications & Training: 40-Hour Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Course, Omnicare IV Certification, ACLS, BLS

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Rachel Rick, Registered nurse, Wound care certified on the ECS expert panel

At a glance

Discipline: Registered nurse, Wound care certified
Panel role: ECS expert panel
Case types: Dehydration and malnutrition, Elopement and wandering, Medication errors, Pressure injuries and bedsores, Sepsis and infection
Available for: Case and record review, expert reports, affidavits of merit, deposition, arbitration and trial, subject to conflicts and availability
What you receive: CV and fee schedule within 24 hours, and a complimentary introductory call with the expert. Testimony history on request. Conflict check normally run immediately before retention

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Case review and opinions
A verbal opinion first, then written opinions and merit affidavits where the case or state requires them.
Testimony
Report, deposition preparation, then deposition, arbitration or trial.