Course Overview
At OneTouch Healthcare Clinic, our Basic and Advanced Diabetic Foot Care Nursing Certification Program is designed to equip nurses with the clinical knowledge and hands-on skills required to assess, manage, and provide specialized foot care for clients with diabetes and other high-risk conditions. As a certified foot care nurse, you will play a critical role in preventing complications, promoting mobility, and improving overall health outcomes in community, long-term care, hospital, and home care settings.
Our program combines comprehensive classroom instruction with practical, evidence-based clinical training, ensuring that you develop the skills, confidence, and professional competency needed to deliver safe, ethical, and high-quality diabetic foot care in accordance with current nursing standards and infection prevention guidelines.
What you’ll get from this course:
✅ Practical, hands-on clinical experience with demonstrations and supervised practice
✅ Skills to assess diabetic and high-risk feet and identify early complications
✅ Training in infection prevention, instrument reprocessing, and safety protocols
✅ Evidence-based techniques for skin, nail, callus, and corn management
✅ Clinical decision-making skills, documentation, and referral protocols
✅ Client education strategies to support foot health and self-care
✅ Certificate of Completion recognizing advanced clinical competency
Course Content
- 📚 Foundations of Diabetic Foot Care Nursing
- 🦶 Anatomy and Physiology of the Foot
- 🩸 Diabetes, Circulation, and Neuropathy
- 🔍 Risk Assessment and Comprehensive Foot Examination
- 🧴 Infection Prevention and Control
- 🧰 Instrument Care, Sterilization, and Reprocessing
- ✂️Skin and Nail Care Techniques
- 🪨 Callus and Corn Reduction (Advanced Techniques)
- ⚠️ Identification and Management of Common Foot Conditions
- 🩹Wound Care Principles and Ulcer Prevention
- 📝 Documentation, Legal, and Ethical Considerations
- 👩🏫 Client Education and Self-Care Strategies
- 🤝 Interprofessional Collaboration and Referral Guidelines
- 🎯 Clinical Decision-Making for High-Risk Clients
- 🏥 Supervised Clinical Practice (Hands-On)
- 🎓 Certification and Professional Practice Readiness
Course Instructor
Evelyn Sarpong (RN, BScN)
CEO
Her mission is simple: to inspire, equip, and empower the next generation of healthcare professionals.