Foot Care Nurse

yrmajesty3 · Sep 13, 2012

Hello Dawnma,

Too much info to share in one short response.

I am happy to have a chat with you about what we did and are still working on. It is definitely a work in progress. If you haven't already done so, peruse the entirety of past Allnurses foot care threads. They go way back. I found lots of interesting and useful info.

About a national organization...there's been lots of talk about it by some of us but it just hasn't happened yet. Start-ups always require a lot of time (something nurses tend to be short of).

I have personally cold-called foot care nurses I've researched on-line for some networking. You won't find a more generous and helpful group of nurses anywhere....without exception! All have willingly shared practice and business experiences. One day, I hope that this informal network might grow up to be a full fledged association.

About the exam...Make sure you get the Salon Professionals Guide to Foot Care by Godfrey Mix, DPM. It was packed with info that popped up on the exam. Also be sure to check out

Dr. Overstreet's web site . She generously offers tons of free info and video clips. I used these to prepare along with a review of Emory's material. BTW, aren't those Emory instructors wonderful! I really enjoyed that course.

Good Luck

sallyspring · Oct 15, 2012

Congratulations! The nurses association here in Newfoundland and labrdor is holding a teleconference foot all foot care nurse next month and no doubt, we will have to get certification too.

sallyspring · Oct 15, 2012

Use a facebook business page to sell yourself.

footqueen · Nov 1, 2012

Ok, an update on my business. I opened a solo practice clinic in February in my small town (about 7,000). Starting with zero clients was slow. I advertised in the local paper with a discount coupon. This did bring in some business but slowly (aka- was still in the red). The local podiatrist sees me as a threat Now it's been 9 months. I have had 72 clients and I drive up to an hr away to do clinics. What I realized is that my clinic in my small town will probably close. It's just not worth the expense (sometimes I go in for 1 client/day), although my clients really rely on me (such a difficult call). I also do home visits, but they are more expensive, and therefore really only appropriate for those who are truly homebound. When I go to the bigger towns (Sr. centers, ALFs), I get a lot more business and can easily make $200/day. I am thinking of opening a new clinic in a nearby larger town, where I am sure after the initial slow start, business will really pick up. My experience is that the larger the city, the better you'll do.

I've learned a lot having my own business. It is very expensive (equipment, leases, licenses, insurance, advertising, taxes) and takes a long time to grow. However, I am hopefull that it will soon bring in enough $$ that I can leave my "real" (aka reliable source of income) job :) Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Good luck to everyone. I can honestly say that almost every client that has come to see me has had only wonderful things to say about my services. Not tooting my own horn here, but simply stressing how important this work is. Most clients become repeat clients.

dawnma · Nov 12, 2012

I passed the CFCN Exam this weekend....Woo Hoo!

yrmajesty3 · Nov 12, 2012

Excellent! Congrats! Did ya get the question about the paperclip? A little "dark ages" I thought. LOL

dawnma · Nov 13, 2012

I got that one on the practice test, not the actual test.