Education

Foot-care-trained nurses are quick to spot troubling symptoms in their patients’ lower limbs and feet Peripheral artery disease (PAD), sometimes called Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), is a disease in which plaque may build up in the arteries outside the heart that carry blood to the head, organs, and limbs. This plaque is made up of

Did you know… Gout is one of the fastest growing arthritic illnesses in the United States. It is very painful and is difficult to treat. Caused by the imbalance of uric acid in the joints, one of the most affected joints in Gout is the hallux. Foot Care Nurses will see patients who have this

It is estimated that up to 25% of all diabetics will develop a diabetic foot ulcer (1) One of the cruelties of Diabetes Mellitus is that the people who are at most risk are often hurt the worst because they have lost sensation in their extremities. Neuropathy manifests not only with burning/tingling/itching “phantom” pain, but

“More CEs…I need more CEs!” As a nurse you’re required to keep up with your training, and every licensure period you must have a certain number of CE hours. There are many educational opportunities out there, but very few deal with the feet. What? The feet, did you say? Yes, the feet may be lowly

“My training stopped at the ankles,” she said. My mother was an adult on-set diabetic. She was a cosmetologist and took care of her own feet, and I remember when she told me she was afraid to let anyone else touch them. When I asked her why, she said, “I’m afraid someone might cut me.”