Basic Foot Care for Nurses and Carers across Australia

2 Foot Productions

Basic Foot Care for Nurses and Carers across Australia

2 Foot Productions is a business dedicated to improving both the QUALITY and QUANTITY of basic foot care performed by nurses and carers across Australia.

The aim of this website is to provide information, regarding the provision of basic foot care, to staff of residential aged care facilities and community services.

2 Foot Productions is able to help your care service in the following ways:

By providing guidance and support in the development of Basic Foot Care policies and procedures.
By offering advice when it comes to the selection and maintenance of appropriate basic foot care equipment.
By providing you with options for initial and ongoing staff training in the provision of basic foot care and assessment of both knowledge and skills.

Basic Foot Care Training DVD

This DVD has been designed specifically for aged and disability care providers who work in aged care facilities or in the community. It has been filmed in an aged care facility and clearly demonstrates what care staff can do to help residents or clients care for their feet.

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Basic Foot Care for Nurses and Carers across Australia - DVD

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Basic Foot Care for Nurses and Carers across Australia

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NSW Podiatrist, Kate Walter, is dedicated to promoting the idea that foot care is not limited to the world of Podiatry. She believes that for a long time carers have been overly concerned about litigation and crossing professional boundaries and so limit the foot care they provide. She suggests that what we should really be worrying about is making sure everyone in our community has access to an appropriate level of foot care. It is completely inappropriate for an elderly or disabled member of our community, who has little foot pathology and is in good health, to have to pay a full consultation fee to a Podiatrist to receive foot hygeine. Podiatrists should be available to diagnose and manage foot problems and provide education to people about foot care.

Kate has helped to develop, promote and deliver a Basic Foot Care unit for NSW TAFE. She is also a lecturer in the Podiatry Program at the University of Newcastle, NSW.

What is Basic Foot Care?

There are a few different definitions of “basic foot care” to be found, but generally all agree on the following points:

Basic foot care involves the careful cleaning drying and moisturizing of the foot.
It also involves the careful monitoring of the foot for any foot problems and the use of basic first aid principles to attend to those problems.
Basic foot care covers the active prevention of foot problems by choosing appropriate footwear and the use of simple foot and toe paddings.
The cutting of normal toenails, on a “low risk” foot, is also indicated

Basic Foot care Guidelines & Legislation

There are many sources of information that can be used when making decisions about the provision of basic foot care. Here we try to identify relevant documents and present them in an easy to use manner. If you are aware of a piece of legislation or a guideline that we have overlooked please contact us.

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Basic foot care In Aged Care Facilities

There are subtle differences between the provision of basic foot care in an aged care facility and in someone’s own home. This section highlights some work place specific issues.

Common Foot Problems

This section contains information on foot problems commonly seen in the health care work place. You will find information on what each problem looks like, what causes it, what you can do to help and what a podiatrist may do to help. You will also find tips on lots of great foot care products that are available from your local pharmacy.

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