Course curriculum

    1. AFCN Learning Institute – Video Disclaimer

    2. CAFCN National Competencies 2025

    3. Toenail & Callus Debridement

    4. Calluses & Corns — Assessment, Treatment Tools, and Products

    5. Heel Care- Assessment, Tools and Treatment

    6. Scalpel Skills for Foot Care: Techniques to Safely Remove Calluses and Corns

    7. Ingrown/Involuted Nail Care - Assessment, Tools and Treatment

    8. Fungal Nail Protocol and Treatment

    9. Wart Protocol and Treatment

    10. Offloading Pressure Areas on Your Feet

    11. Compression Therapy Course

    12. Inlows Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment Tool

    13. Monofilament Testing Procedure

    14. Essential Socks and Footwear

    15. Foot Care Practice and Medical Reprocessing

    16. Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Medical Equipment/Devices In All Health Care Settings

    17. AFCN: Our Autoclave Room- A Instructional Video

    18. Reprocessing Foot Care Critical Instruments

    19. IPAC Medical Reprocessing and Foot Care Devices

    20. Wearing Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Foot Care Nursing

    21. Donning and Doffing PPE

    22. Video: Performing A Biomechanical Assessment

    23. How to Perform a Gait Analysis

    24. Custom Shoe Fitting

    25. Offloading Devices Part 1

    26. Offloading Devices Part 2

    27. Overview of Foot Care Tools: Mastering Foot Care Instruments for Nursing Practice

    28. Podiatry Drills and Burrs Training: Ensuring Foot Care Safety

    29. A Foot Nurses Bag or Cart Set-Up Essentials

    30. Essential Tools Kit List

    31. Proof! Document! Record!

    32. Ergonomics and Injury Prevention for Foot Nurses

    33. Confidence in Practice: Owning Your Role and Using Gold Standard Care as a Footcare Nurse

    34. Setting Boundaries Without Guilt in Client-Centered Work

    35. Videos: Ingrown Nail Removal Techniques Collection

    1. Choose Your Clinical Partner Location for 3 days of Hands-On Experience

About this course

  • $750.00
  • 36 lessons

Foot Care Nurse Clinical Refresher Program

The AFCN Clinical Refresher Program is designed for foot care nurses who want to update their knowledge, rebuild clinical confidence, and refresh hands-on skills in advanced foot care nursing.This program is ideal for nurses who:

  • Completed foot care training some time ago

  • Have outdated skills or limited recent practice

  • Took the course previously but never actively practiced

  • Are returning to foot care nursing and want to feel safe, confident, and current


The AFCN Clinical Refresher Program combines self-paced online theory with one full day of hands-on clinical education, allowing nurses to refresh both knowledge and practical skills in a structured, supportive environment.


What This Program Includes


Online Self-Paced Theory Modules

Participants will complete updated theory modules designed to refresh and reinforce:

  • Advanced foot care principles and best practices

  • Assessment and clinical decision-making

  • Medical reprocessing and infection control standards

  • Product knowledge and proper use of foot care tools

  • Safety, scope, and professional accountability

The online portion allows nurses to review essential concepts at their own pace before attending the clinical day.


1-Day Hands-On Clinical Training

Participants will attend one full day of in-person clinical education at an AFCN-approved clinical partner location.

During the clinical day, nurses will:

  • Review and practice core foot care skills

  • Refine technique and clinical flow

  • Ask questions and troubleshoot common challenges

  • Rebuild confidence in a real clinical setting


Clinical scheduling will be arranged directly with an AFCN Clinical Instructor, following the same process used for new student clinical placement.



Important Program Details

  • This is a refresher program, not a full certification

  • Designed for nurses with prior foot care training

  • One-day clinical placement (not three days)

  • Program investment: $750 + HST

  • Limited clinical availability to maintain quality education


Who Should Enroll

✔ Foot care nurses with outdated or inactive skills

✔ Nurses returning to practice after time away

✔ Nurses seeking confidence and skill reinforcement

✔ Nurses committed to safe, professional foot care practice


Upon completion, participants will:

  • Feel confident returning to or continuing foot care practice

  • Have refreshed knowledge aligned with current AFCN standards

  • Strengthen hands-on skills under clinical supervision

  • Practice with greater clarity, safety, and professionalism

Discover your potential, starting today

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