Foot Care Nurse Clinical Courses

The Foot Care Nurse (FCN) Clinical is for nurses (RN’s, NP’s, RPN’s & LPN’s) who have successfully completed the Online Foot Care Nurse (FCN) Theory course through Foot Canada Training at https://footcanada.ca. This course provides in-person clinical foot care nurse skills development and mentorship. Both the FCN Theory and FCN Clinical courses are designed to prepare participants to function as a Foot Care Nurse either in a health care team on independently. The course takes place over 6 days in Thunder Bay. The first 3 days take place with a classroom setting with hands on training instruction. The final 3 days are the clinical days putting into practice the skills learned in the first 3 days working on clients. Note: should you wish to withdrawal any tuition received is non-refundable (unless we can fill your spot), as activities and expenses were made on your behalf from the date of receipt.

The Foot Care Nurse (FCN) Clinical course is designed for nurses (RN’s, NP’s, RPN’s & LPN’s) who are interested in adding to their portfolio. The (FCN) program consist of two parts that include theory and clinical onsite with the guidance and supervision of a Foot Care Nurse (FCN) 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. The theory courses is fully online asynchronous learning of 110 hours prior to the clinical at the Thunder Bay campus using our nursing labs under the direction learning foot care nurse skills, development and mentorship. Together, both the FCN Theory and FCN Clinical courses are designed to prepare participants to function as a Foot Care Nurse within a health care team and with potential for independent practice.