footcare nurse

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1. Foot Care Nurse B.C.

   footcare nurse replied to cowichan valley foot's topic in Entrepreneurs

   There is no requirement in BC to have a Rx from an MD to perform foot care. There is however a Rx required if you are an LPN who is billing Veterans Affairs for services and/ or if the client will be submitting the bill from you to their medical plan...

2. Foot care training

   footcare nurse replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Some thoughts on foot care being a "clean" procedure. If instruments are not being sterilized, how are you protecting the public from fungal or other bacterial infections? What if you accidentally nicked the tissue, this does happen, you have now com...

3. Foot care training

   footcare nurse replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I'm in Canada. Just to let you know, there is a national push to have all foot care standardized across the country. Part of this would include how to sterilize ie: only by autoclave.

4. Foot care training

   footcare nurse replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

   As for the amount to bill to clients, depends on where you live. Here in Canada, on the west coast, I charge $50.00 for approx. 40 minutes. This is for an in house call.

5. Foot care training

   footcare nurse replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I would like to question you about your message. Disinfection is not the same as sterilization. All instruments must be sterilized for each client, anything else would be poor nursing practice and also place the client at high risk for infection.

6. Foot care training

   footcare nurse replied to kernow's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Just wanted to make a comment about the cold sterilization method. If you purchase the product Accel SC20, which is sold in a gallon, all you have to do is pour out enough liquid to cover your instruments and this amount can be used over and over for...

7. Monofilament testing

   footcare nurse replied to Jill1974's topic in Endocrine

   You may find the 10g monofilaments at: pedicare.ca A great site for all the foot care instruments and monofilaments. They have them available in the individual paper ones and an excellent one from Bailey instruments, made in the UK. Hope this helps.