Quality nursing care is provided by a Certified Advanced Foot Care Nurse.
Caring for your hands and feet!
Cheryl, the foot care nurse treats the skin and the nails of the hands and feet.
Our specialized services include:
Cheryl Macdonald Nursing Professional Corporation values infection prevention and control.
Good hand hygiene is performed throughout foot care sessions and the nurse wears a disposable KN95 mask.
Supplies such as tables, bottles, and foot rest, are sanitized with a hospital grade chemical Quato 44 in between clients.
One very important question to ask your foot care provider, whether in a clinic, at a salon, or a home visit, is how their tools are reprocessed. At your dental office for example, tools are likely reprocessed in an autoclave.
At Durham Foot Care Nurse, instruments are steam sterilized in an autoclave, like so:
- dirty instruments are placed in a bin labelled "soiled"
- instruments are firstly scrubbed with antibacterial soap
- secondly scrubbed with enzymatic Miltex foam
- thirdly sprayed with Miltex precleaner
- instruments are rinsed with distilled water between each wash
- finally Steam Sterilized in an Autoclave as per Public Health Standards for 30 minutes at 275 degrees Fahrenheit
- then a 30 minute dry heat cycle in sealable disposable pouches
- each package is then sealed, labelled, and recorded
The foot care nurse does not use shared nail polish, nor does she don or doff nail polish on clients, for hygienic reasons.
Foot soaks are provided in the client's own foot basin and towel. The foot care nurse may provide the client their own basin which is sanitized with Quato 44 between use.
Current Department of Veterans Affairs Provider through Medavie Blue Cross, preferred Canada Life provider, as well as preferred GreenShield provider for foot care nursing sessions.
Cheryl, the foot care nurse would be honoured to work with you.
COMING SOON!
For nails prone to being ingrown:
- OnyFix Nail Bracing
RELEVANT NURSING CERTIFICATIONS:
Mental Health Nursing Certificate, Durham College, September 12, 2022
Certified Onyfix Specialist, April 18, 2021
Reprocessing Public Health of Ontario 2020-2021
Nail Pathologies, Ruth Ruttan, January 22, 2019
JOBST Basic Fitter Compression Therapy Training, JOBST, January 21, 2019
The Art and Science of Burring, Krisztine Grad, October 28. 2018
Corns, Callouses & Warts, Ruth Ruttan, January 25, 2017
Diabetes Footcare, Ruth Ruttan, November 23, 2016
Advanced Nursing Footcare Certificate, Ruth Ruttan, July 5, 2016
Registered Practical Nurse Registration, College of Nurses of Ontario, March 20, 2014
Practical Nursing Diploma Obtained with Honours, George Brown College, December 2013
Caring for your hands and feet!
Cheryl, the foot care nurse treats the skin and the nails of the hands and feet.
Our specialized services include:
- Trimming and filing fingernails and toenails
- Long, thick, spooned, involuted, and clubbed nails
- Non-surgical treatment of ingrown toenails
- Sanding calluses
- Removing soft and hard corns as tolerated
- Reducing and shaping fungal toenails
- Educating regarding sweaty or smelly feet
- Soothing dry skin
- Managing athlete's foot and plantar's warts
- Assessing and fitting for compression hosiery and compression socks
- Doctor's note is required with diagnosis and compression gradient prescribed
Cheryl Macdonald Nursing Professional Corporation values infection prevention and control.
Good hand hygiene is performed throughout foot care sessions and the nurse wears a disposable KN95 mask.
Supplies such as tables, bottles, and foot rest, are sanitized with a hospital grade chemical Quato 44 in between clients.
One very important question to ask your foot care provider, whether in a clinic, at a salon, or a home visit, is how their tools are reprocessed. At your dental office for example, tools are likely reprocessed in an autoclave.
At Durham Foot Care Nurse, instruments are steam sterilized in an autoclave, like so:
- dirty instruments are placed in a bin labelled "soiled"
- instruments are firstly scrubbed with antibacterial soap
- secondly scrubbed with enzymatic Miltex foam
- thirdly sprayed with Miltex precleaner
- instruments are rinsed with distilled water between each wash
- finally Steam Sterilized in an Autoclave as per Public Health Standards for 30 minutes at 275 degrees Fahrenheit
- then a 30 minute dry heat cycle in sealable disposable pouches
- each package is then sealed, labelled, and recorded
The foot care nurse does not use shared nail polish, nor does she don or doff nail polish on clients, for hygienic reasons.
Foot soaks are provided in the client's own foot basin and towel. The foot care nurse may provide the client their own basin which is sanitized with Quato 44 between use.
Current Department of Veterans Affairs Provider through Medavie Blue Cross, preferred Canada Life provider, as well as preferred GreenShield provider for foot care nursing sessions.
Cheryl, the foot care nurse would be honoured to work with you.
COMING SOON!
For nails prone to being ingrown:
- OnyFix Nail Bracing
RELEVANT NURSING CERTIFICATIONS:
Mental Health Nursing Certificate, Durham College, September 12, 2022
Certified Onyfix Specialist, April 18, 2021
Reprocessing Public Health of Ontario 2020-2021
Nail Pathologies, Ruth Ruttan, January 22, 2019
JOBST Basic Fitter Compression Therapy Training, JOBST, January 21, 2019
The Art and Science of Burring, Krisztine Grad, October 28. 2018
Corns, Callouses & Warts, Ruth Ruttan, January 25, 2017
Diabetes Footcare, Ruth Ruttan, November 23, 2016
Advanced Nursing Footcare Certificate, Ruth Ruttan, July 5, 2016
Registered Practical Nurse Registration, College of Nurses of Ontario, March 20, 2014
Practical Nursing Diploma Obtained with Honours, George Brown College, December 2013