Sample Clinical Schedule · Advanced Foot Care Nurse Course
Your 3-Day Clinical
Training — What to Expect
A sample schedule showing how your hands-on clinical placement is structured. Your clinical partner may adjust the order or timing to suit their practice — and that’s perfectly normal.
3
Clinical Days
12
Sessions
24
Clinical Hours
24+
Partner Locations
01
Day 1 · Foundation
See It Done Right
You observe your clinical facilitator performing a full day of client care. Watch the complete routine — from set-up to infection control to documentation. Your facilitator may structure this differently based on their practice.
02
Day 2 · Guided Practice
Try With Support
You move from observer to participant — working alongside your facilitator on real clients with real-time coaching. Skill groupings may vary by location.
03
Day 3 · Mastery
Lead & Be Evaluated
By the final day you lead client care independently and complete your IPAC practical and evaluation sign-off. The order of the final day may be adapted by your facilitator.
Sample Session Breakdown
This is a sample framework — four sessions per day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Your clinical partner may adapt the order, timing, or groupings to suit their practice setting. All core skills will be covered across your three days.
Sample Schedule: This is a sample schedule only. Your clinical partner may adjust the timing, swap skill groupings between days, or reorder sessions to suit their clinic. All skills on your Clinical Skills Evaluation Checklist will be covered — just not necessarily in this exact order.
Key:
Observation
Demonstration
Assisted Hands-On
Independent Practice
IPAC / Reprocessing
Evaluation / Reflection
01
Day 1 · Foundation
Observe & Orient
Full-day observation of your clinical facilitator — watch every skill, every client, every step.
4
Sessions
☀ AM Session 1 · 8:30 – 10:30
Orientation, Environment & Infection Control
- Welcome & course overview
- Comprehensive equipment & tool review
- Foot care set-up & working area management
- Infection control & PPE procedures (hand hygiene, mask, gown, linen)
☀ AM Session 2 · 10:45 – 12:30
Documentation, Drill & Reprocessing Overview
- Required forms: consent, charting & patient education
- Podiatry drill: maintenance, operation & burr training
- Sterilization & reprocessing of foot care tools — demonstration
- Disinfecting the work area post-client
🌴 PM Session 1 · 1:30 – 3:15
Clinical Assessment in Action
- Clinical foot assessment — observe facilitator with live clients
- Gait analysis — observed on live clients
- Comprehensive foot & lower limb assessment
- Diabetic foot care — observe full protocol
🌴 PM Session 2 · 3:30 – 5:00
Treatment Observation & Day 1 Reflection
- Fungal nail & ingrown nail treatment — full observation
- Foot care protocol — watch start to finish
- Diabetic Onflow tool review & application
- Day 1 wrap-up: Q&A, journal reflection & checklist intro
02
Day 2 · Guided Practice
Assist & Practice
Move from observer to participant — hands-on with real clients, real-time coaching from your facilitator.
4
Sessions
☀ AM Session 1 · 8:30 – 10:30
Nail & Skin Conditions — Hands-On
- Ingrown nail (Onychocryptosis) care — assisted
- Fungal nail (Onychomycosis) treatment — assisted
- Corn care & treatment
- Wart (Verruca) care
☀ AM Session 2 · 10:45 – 12:30
Callus, Diabetic Care & Assessment Skills
- Callus care — hands-on practice
- Diabetic foot care — assisted technique
- Clinical foot assessment — student-led with coaching
- Gait analysis & comprehensive lower limb assessment
🌴 PM Session 1 · 1:30 – 3:15
Specialty Products & Offloading
- Medical compression sock measuring & education
- Diabetic socks education & fitting
- Devices & strategies for offloading pressure areas
- Custom footwear measuring (if applicable)
🌴 PM Session 2 · 3:30 – 5:00
Client Education, Care Planning & Referrals
- Diabetic Onflow tool review & hands-on application
- Client-centered health teaching & care planning
- Follow-up care, consultation & referrals
- Day 2 debrief: skill checklist review & facilitator feedback
03
Day 3 · Mastery
Lead & Evaluate
You take the lead — independent client care in the morning, IPAC practical exam and final sign-off in the afternoon.
4
Sessions
☀ AM Session 1 · 8:30 – 10:30
Independent Client Care — Full Assessment
- Comprehensive foot & lower limb assessment — student-led
- Clinical foot assessment & gait analysis — independent
- Full foot care protocol — student directs entire sequence
- Facilitator observes; minimal cuing only
☀ AM Session 2 · 10:45 – 12:30
Advanced Skills & Charting — Independent
- Callus care & diabetic foot care — student-led
- Podiatry drill operation — independent use
- Charting & consent form completion
- Facilitator debrief & mid-placement check-in
🌴 PM Session 1 · 1:30 – 3:15
Tool Reprocessing & IPAC Practical Exam
- Sterilization & reprocessing — full independent practical
- PPE procedures — donning & doffing verification
- Complete IPAC infection control checklist
- Work area disinfection sign-off
🌴 PM Session 2 · 3:30 – 5:00
Final Evaluation & Clinical Sign-Off
- Clinical Skills Evaluation Checklist — full review
- Written notes from clinical teacher
- Student & facilitator signatures
- Graduation debrief: next steps & business launch readiness
Please Note: This schedule is a sample framework. Your clinical partner may adjust the order of sessions, swap skill groupings between days, or adapt timing to suit their practice setting. This is completely normal and encouraged. What matters is that all skills on the Clinical Skills Evaluation Checklist are covered across the three days. The checklist must be signed by both the student and the facilitator on Day 3. Any skill marked incomplete requires an additional half-day remediation session before certification sign-off is granted.
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