Smurfina

Hello..... I live in British Columbia, and took the Vancouver Community college footcare course in 2008. I have levels one and two. I have been doing footcare for almost 2 years and am thoroughly enjoying it.., it is part of my pre-retirement plan! I work fulltime as an R.N., and have been doing the footcare part-time..last year I cut a 1000 toenails!! There is a lot to learn...and I continue to learn with each and every session. I am not sure where you are taking your course, but at the end of it they teach you about the business aspect of it...many of the do's and don't .....you HAVE to maintain your licensure as a nurse(be it LPN or R.N), you have to keep files and document each visit, keep the records for 8 years. I could go on and on......there is a woman on Vancouver Island(who also teaches the footcare course in Nanaimo), who has written a comprehensive guide to footcare.conditions, treatments etc. It is an excellent resource. Hope this is helpful......

I live in Prince George, B.C. and would be MOST interested in this.... Are you starting a mail list .? I did the course at Vancouver Community College last year, and think it would be great to connect with nurses doing footcare. Footcare is a very independent practice here in the North, with minimal support.... Great idea...sign me up!!

I am from British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver Commuity College has a course, it has a level one and 2 programme.

I have a client who has rectal CA. He has a large tumour that extends about 5 inches around his orifice. he describes the pain as 9/10 most of the time. We have tried various creams ..(proctesydl with morphine), (zinc with morphine), xylocaine (it burns aswell) to be applied topically. These creams burn and he gets only minimal relief. He had a loop ileostomy,that is active, but still has stool that comes through his orifice which he constantly needs to clean. just wondering if anyone has used any other kind of ointments or has any suggestions. Thanks.