"What Are the Benefits of Nurses Providing Preventative Foot Care?"

Foot care nurses and foot care specialist receive training to address patients’ lower extremities in various settings, including clinics, hospitals, long-term care and assisted living facilities, and in the community. They perform focused lower extremity assessments (paying attention to the moisture, temperature, color, and pulses of the feet), take comprehensive health histories, develop initial patient-centered plans of care, perform ongoing plan evaluations and modifications, and deliver preventive care. During assessments, they speak with clients to evaluate their socioemotional needs. Click to learn more...