September 10-September 14, 2018
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Ruth Ruttan & Assoc.
15 David Willson Trail
Sharon, ON L0G 1V0
Course Fee: $1,200.00 plus HST
Includes course manual, lab costs and a set of instruments
Nursing graduates from Ruth Ruttan & Assoc. are in high demand. Hospitals, long-term care facilities and nursing agencies seek out these graduates who provide an exceptional level of care and personal attention to their clients.
Ruth Ruttan has been providing footcare services in the community since 1983. She has a background in nursing education at Loyalist College and began teaching footcare in 1994. Ruth has achieved her CTM standing with Toastmaster’s International and regularly presents at conferences where she has also been the master of ceremonies. Ruth has authored many manuals in footcare education and has developed footcare programs for community colleges. As a footcare educator she continues to provide direct client services to ensure that she can provide a practical approach to teaching
Certification as a diabetes educator has enabled Ruth to combine her expertise to greater understand the risk factors and healing process in chronic diseases.
Our vision is to inspire nurses to attain and retain best practice in provision of care to the community at large enabling Canadians to remain active and in optimum comfort. We are leaders in continuing education, providing opportunities for students to maximize their potential.
The Advanced Nursing Footcare program is designed for RN's and RPN's. This 5 day program provides basic through to advanced theoretical and practical instruction in non-invasive footcare. A holistic approach is taken in assessing the client and relating their general health to that of their feet. This is an intense program requiring successful completion of a theoretical and practical examination for certification. Pre-reading and a commitment to the program throughout the 5 days is required. Full attendance is mandatory.
All programs offered by Ruth Ruttan & Assoc. are recognized by RNAO & RPNAO and application may be made for re-imbursement of funds through the Nurse Education Program.
As students will practice on each other, please DON'T CUT your toenails for one month prior to start of the course!