LOL, the reason I posted the new requirements is for those who are planning on taking the exam- do it sooner rather than later! By "foot care company" I simply meant the home care agency who trained...
Thx for the info. Dremels aren't banned here, still found in many pod and ortho clinics. However, I would prefer something dustless and with less vibration. I'll check out the THUMB. I have searched...
I agree with you. I thought 8 clinical hrs was lacking. I worked as a foot care nurse (non-CFCN) for one year FT before I took the exam. I received training with a foot care company for a month and...
I am into my 3rd year of foot care self-employment and I have only used the basic cordless dremel (2 speeds). I have a few podiatry bits and 2 battery packs (so one is always fully charged). I have...
I don't think it is a scope of practice issue but I do tend to think it "lessens" the medical aspect of our jobs. I have people ask me all the time for polish and I simply state that this is...
Check out the senior centers in your area. Most podiatrists will not do nail care r/t not an insurance or Medicare reimbursable service (except with diabetes/neuropathy/PVD diagnoses). Likely you will...
[h=4]I received this yesterday from WOCNCB. The requirements for first time CFCN candidates are much stricter than when I tested 3 yrs ago. Effective May 1, 2015[/h] ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS for...
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....
I just got asked to come to a facility because the podiatrist they were using was billing Medicare over a hundred $ per resident and he with them for about 5 minutes. The families were not pleased....
footqueen replied to Aongroup1990's topic in General Nursing
I have my own foot care business. I love it. I have my own clinic/office and I set my own hours. Haven't missed an important family event since I started. However, it takes time to build up a steady...
I am 3 months into running my own foot care practice. At first, I wanted to be only a "mobile" clinic and travel to my clinic sites, set up/break down each time. Since I am in a small town, I quickly...
footqueen replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing
I'd run. I fell for a "work for free" scam for 2 months (they said I was in TRAINING- unpaid, of course!). Learned my lesson :) Good luck with the hospital
I document for each visit what I did at that visit (foot soak, cut nails, buffed or pared corns/calluses, drill to nails/calluses, lotion applied, referals, education, etc) and update their meds,...