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Foot and Nail Care: Education for Nurses
As our population ages and we see rising rates of diabetes, the demand for foot and nail care is rapidly increasing. This area of nursing practice is often neglected in formal nursing education, leaving a shortage of professional providers. This course will give you all the tools you need to begin a practice of basic foot and nail care.
In 2005 the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board began
to offer a certification examination for foot and nail care. Certification is an
indication of an individual’s current knowledge in a specialized area of nursing
practice. It provides a standard to assist the employer, the public, and members
of health care professions in the assessment of foot and nail care practitioners.
This course qualifies you to take the certification exam.
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- Date,Time,Location
- Agenda
- Who Should Attend
- Requirements for Participants
- Objectives
- Presenter(s)
- Fee
- CEUs,Contact Hours,Academic Credit
Date/Time/Location
June 11 - 12, 2009
October 15 - 16, 2009
Day One
Best Western Trail Lodge & Suites
3340 Mondovi Road
Eau Claire, WI
715-838-9989
Day Two
First Lutheran Church
1005 Oxford Ave.
Eau Claire, WI
Time: all sessions:
Day 1: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Day 2: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Agenda
| Thursday | Day 1 | Classroom | Friday | Day 2 | Clinical | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration | 8:30 am | Demonstration |
| 8:30 am | Practice Guidelines: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Nursing Interventions |
9:00 am | Clinical Practicum (15 minute break included) |
| 9:00 am | Anatomy & Physiology | 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 10:00 am | Break | 1:00 pm | Clinical Practicum Resumes |
| 10:15 am | Lower Leg Assessment | 3:00 pm | Individual Evaluation with Instructor |
| 11:45 am | Patient Teaching | 3:30 pm | Conclusion |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) | ||
| 1:00 pm | Care of Toenails and Hyperketdratotic Lesions |
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| 2:15 pm | Break | ||
| 2:30 pm | Protection of the Feet | ||
| 3:00 pm | Putting Your New Skills to Work |
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| 4:00 pm | End of Day One Session. | ||
Who Should Attend
Nurse Practitioners, Wound Care Nurses, Diabetic Educators, and Registered
Nurses working in public health, elderly services, long term care, and diabetic
education have found the information in this course a valuable addition to
their practice.
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Requirements for Participants
Participants must have a valid RN license. This documentation should be
received prior to the start of the program.
Reminder:
Bring lab coat for day two! We also suggest light-colored washable clothing.
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Objectives
To enable participants to:
- Describe normal and pathological structures of the lower extremities.
- List components of a lower extremity assessment.
- Define topics to be included in patient teaching activities.
- Identify and treat selected conditions of the skin and nails.
- Discuss foot and nail care as an independent nursing practice.
- Demonstrate foot and nail care in a supervised clinical setting.
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Presenter
Tara Beuscher
MSN, RN, CS, CWON, Clinical Specialist in Gerontology,
Marshfield Clinic, Minocqua Center, Minocqua, WI
Tara Beuscher brings a wealth of teaching and clinical
experience in foot and nail care to this seminar. She draws
upon her work experience in clinic, hospital, home care,
and long term care settings, and her extensive training in
foot care, pain management, wound, ostomy, continence, and gerontology
services. She has served as a preceptor for the graduate nursing programs at the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN.
Tara is a member of several professional organizations including the American
Nurses Association, the Wisconsin Nurses Association, and the Wound, Ostomy,
and Continence Nurses Society. She has served in various leadership positions
within these organizations including being a member of the foot care nursing
advisory com
and Nail Care Certification Examination.
Tara has published in a variety of sources. Her most recent publication is a
chapter on Foot and Nail Care in Acute and Chronic Wounds: Current Management
Concepts; 3rd Edition, 2007, published by Mosby/Elsevier and edited by Ruth A.
Bryant and Denise P. Nix.
Tara was the recipient of the 1997 Wisconsin Nurses Association Nursing Practice
Award which recognizes the recipient’s contributions to innovations in patient
care, service as a role model for nursing practice, commitment to the practice of
professional nursing and utilization and dissemination of research in practice.
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Fee
$439. Fee includes two lunches, refreshments, program manual, instruction, and supervised practice.
Transfers/cancellations
To receive a full refund, you must cancel no later
than ten (10) business days prior to the start of the
program. Cancellations after this time will receive a
refund minus a $50 administrative fee. Please note,
if you fail to attend or cancel the day of the program,
you are responsible for the full program fee. If
you wish to transfer your registration to another
seminar, a $50 transfer fee is applied. Substitutes are
welcome and may register in your absence. Call the
Continuing Education Office at 715-836-3636 or toll
free 866-UWEC4CE (866-893-2423) and our staff will
be happy to assist you.
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CEUs/Contact Hours/Academic Credit
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education, Eau Claire, WI is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Participants in this program earn 11.75 nursing education
contact hours.
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