All tagged diabetic foot exam
As I mentioned in the previous post, ensuring that your patients know how to perform proper foot care is crucial and it can single-handedly prevent or reduce the chance of diabetic compications such as neuropathy, peripheral artery disease, and even amputations.
A quick post to discuss the importance of educating and empowering our patients over daily foot checks. Our patients spend the majority of the time outside of our clinic so helping them become self sufficient and able to manage their diagnosis is crucial. Taking the time to give them takeaways to proper care for their feet will definitely do this for them.
I previously posted about the Diabetic Foot Examination and discussed an overview of what nurse practitioners should keep in mind with assessing the diabetic’s feet. Today, I would like to dive more in detail over the individual components of the exam.
Today let’s talk about the diabetic foot exam. As NURSE PRACTITIONERS, we need to make it a habit to check our patients' feet when they come into the office. Not only do we need to access their feet but we also need to educate our patients over proper diabetic foot care so they will be empowered at home to care for their feet. Some may think that this is excessive but, this is a simple way to prevent any complications and decrease the advancement of any diabetic complications that already exist.
