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FCN Clinical Course Outline

The Foot Care Nurse Clinical course (formerly FCN Part 2) is designed for nurses (RN’s, NP’s, RPN’s & LPN’s) who have successfully completed the Online Foot Care Nurse Theory course and are ready to practice their Foot Care Nurse skills onsite with the guidance and supervision of a Foot Care Nurse 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.

This course provides in-person clinical 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.

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Foot Canada Training FCN Clinical Course Curriculum

The Foot Care Nurse Clinical course was developed by Foot Canada Training and is administered by Foot Care Nurse Educators, colleges and universities who have a license to access and use Foot Canada Training’s curriculum. Education providers teach and administer FCN Clinical independently from Foot Canada Training. Each of these education providers have access to the same standardized peer-reviewed education guidelines, teaching materials and suggested FCN Clinical Course Outline. Please visit the Clinical Education Providers’ page of the Foot Canada Training website for a list of FCN Clinical education providers using the Foot Canada Training curriculum.

This is the suggested course outline for all FCN Clinical education providers with a license to use the Foot Canada Training Curriculum. An appendix may be added to this course outline by the education provider with location-specific additions/modifications. Students are invited to inquire directly with their FCN Clinical education provider to get a final version of the course outline for their location.

Prerequisites

  • FCN Theory – Applicants must start the FCN Clinical course within 12 months of achieving a passing grade from the FCN Theory course. Exceptions to the 12-month rule may be allowed in extenuating
    circumstances. Applicants are to contact their FCN Clinical location of choice to discuss their unique circumstances and for more detail.

  • Non-restricted Nursing Registration/License – Applicants must hold a current non-restricted Nursing Registration/License (temporary or full) from the territory or province in which they will be taking the course.

  • Safety and Ethics – It is expected that nurses participating in this course will:

    • follow all applicable legislation;

    • use only the skills authorized within their scope of practice;

    • demonstrate the entry-to-practice competencies, practice standards and guidelines established by their provincial or territorial regulatory body.

  •  Insurance/ID – Each student will need to bring a printed copy of the following on the first day of class:

    • Proof of at least $2 million in personal protective insurance (malpractice insurance).

    • Current government issued photo ID.

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