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Foot Care Nurse Clinical Application
Foot Care Nurse Clinical Application
Training Centers:
Riverpath Retirement @ 80 Landry Street, Vanier
Chartwell Kanata @ 20 Shirley's Brook, Kanata
Locations may be added or changed.
FCN Clinical Dates:
TIMES: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
February 10-15, 2020
- September 5-10, 2020
- October 3-8, 2020
- November 7-22, 2020
Please contact us if the clinical dates do not align with your schedule.
Alternative solutions may be available.
Soft Soles has 24 locations in Ottawa that are enjoy participating in clinical rotations. We schedule clinical at different locations based on care complexity, and class sizes. This allows student nurses to see diverse patients with varying health care issues.
Soft Soles has 24 locations in Ottawa that are enjoy participating in clinical rotations. We schedule clinical at different locations based on care complexity, and class sizes. This allows student nurses to see diverse patients with varying health care issues.
The Onsite Foot Care Nurse Clinical course is a 43 hour+/6 day mentorship and clinical course for nurses who have successfully completed the Online Foot Care Nurse Theory course and are ready to practise their Foot Care Nurse skills onsite with the guidance and supervision of a Foot Care Nurse Educator.
The course uses the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses’ National Competencies for Advanced Nursing Foot Care in Canada (2017) as Clinical Performance Standards and teaches a comprehensive, advanced and diabetic nursing foot care curriculum, which follows current best practice guidelines and evidence-based practice.This curriculum uses the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses National Competencies for Advanced Nursing Foot Care in Canada as Clinical Performance Standards.
- Nurses will experience 1-1 mentorship.
- Develop specialty knowledge to promote healthy feet.
- Study methods of advocacy, assessment and communication for patient engagement.
- Learn the terminology and etiology of advanced and diabetic nursing health assessment.
- Hands on skills training to properly cut and file all nail types.
- Manage corns calluses and ingrown toe nails and identify and address comorbiditites of the lower limb.
- Business training to operate as a successful independent practice foot care nurse.
- Best practice in sterilization and infection control
- A certificate of completion on successfully meeting minimum requirements of the course.
- Education can also include *depending on time and class sizes*
- Padding and Strapping, Podiatry Drill, Vacuum Drill, Scalpel, Doppler Ultrasound, Nail Bracing and Compression Therapy.
Foot Care Nurse Clinical
Foot Care Nurse Clinical
Non-restricted Nursing Registration/License
Applicants must hold a current non-restricted Nursing Registration/License (temporary or full) from the territory or province in which they will be taking the course.
includes all PPE, sterile instruments for patient care, handouts).
Clinical Course
CA$2,768.50
Nursing Education Initiative Grant Program
RNs and NPs registered to practise in Ontario and employed in a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) priority area may be eligible for a Nursing Education Initiative (NEI) grant to support their education and professional development.
Key Information
Monitor the status of your application online. Apply within 90 days of the last day of education. Apply for yearly maximum $1,500