Course Overview
Course Overview
The Business Blueprint
Before you dive into the modules, take a few minutes to see what this course is built to do, what you'll work through, and how to get the most out of every lesson.
What this course is built to do
Launch a legally compliant, clinically sound, financially sustainable practice
This course gives you what you need to launch a mobile foot care nursing practice without years of trial and error.
The framework uses California's nursing standards as the baseline, one of the most rigorous regulatory environments in the country. That keeps the course clinically and legally rigorous while staying usable in every state.
Every legal lesson includes prompts to verify your state's specific scope of practice and Board of Nursing requirements. Use the State BON Directory in Appendix B as your reference point.
What you will work through
Six modules, 32 lessons, sequenced for launch
From market validation and scope verification to your first paid visit and beyond: the complete operational and strategic foundation of an independent mobile practice.
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Module 1: The Legal & Business Foundation
The infrastructure that protects your license and your livelihood. Market validation and competitor research, scope of practice and the Nurse Practice Act, business entity formation (what structure your state allows for licensed nursing services), professional liability insurance, HIPAA and digital compliance, and the five core intake documents every mobile nurse needs before seeing a single client, including the Financial Disclosure with deposit and cancellation authorization. -
Module 2: The Clinical Kit & Advanced Tooling
Your mobile kit is your clinic. E-file standards (brushless motor, torque vs. RPM), the "Big Three" hand instruments, burr and abrasive selection, the closed-loop mobile sanitation station, autoclave protocol, and clinical assessment tool setup. -
Module 3: Marketing & The Referral Engine
How to find clients without a big budget or a social media following. Three premium client profiles including the Sandwich Generation buyer, outreach to podiatrists, home health agencies, and assisted living facilities using the Provider Introduction Card, digital presence and local SEO, value communication scripts (no apologizing for your rate), pricing strategy, and backlink authority building. -
Module 4: Operations & The Day-to-Day
The systems that make your practice run. Mobile office setup, zone-based scheduling and routing, the setup and breakdown ritual, solo nurse safety protocol, payment collection (Stripe vs. Square vs. Acuity), card-on-file authorization, and a day-by-day plan for your first week. -
Module 5: The Sustainable Practice
Building a practice that lasts. Mobile ergonomics (protecting your back), difficult clinical scenarios with the Decision Card, SOAP documentation and continuity of care, money management with the four-bucket allocation system, and clear answers on Medicare coverage limits and HSA/FSA eligibility. -
Module 6: Clinical Excellence & Professional Certification
The two certification pathways for foot care nurses, CFCS through AFCNA and CFCN® through WOCNCB, and how they differ. Why certification strengthens facility access and referral relationships, an exam preparation framework, annual CE planning to maintain your certification, and professional community options beyond certification.
How to get the most from this course
Work the system, don't just read it
The nurses who finish with a working practice treat the course as an implementation system, not a library of articles.
- Move at one module per week. About 30 to 60 minutes a day for six weeks gets you through the lessons. The 90-Day Practice Launch Checklist runs in parallel once you finish Module 1.
- Download every template as you reach it. Personalize it once with your provider information and use it for years. Lessons without templates are theory. Templates without lessons are forms with no context.
- Use the 90-Day Practice Launch Checklist (Appendix A) as your bridge. Every item points back to the lesson that teaches it. It's how the course becomes a practice.
- Verify your state requirements before acting. Use the State Board of Nursing Directory (Appendix B) to confirm your state's scope of practice, licensing, and any tasks that require a podiatry referral.
- Keep the Clinical Reference Glossary handy for terminology you meet in a lesson, an intake form, or a conversation with a referral partner.
- Come back as your practice grows. Lifetime access means you can revisit pricing strategy, certification planning, or money management months into practice.
What's included
Everything you need to operate, in one place
Every module comes with downloadable templates, checklists, and reference guides built for daily use in real practice.
- 6 modules, 32 lessons covering the full operational and strategic foundation of an independent mobile practice
- 22 downloadable templates: intake and consent forms, clinical documentation, marketing collateral, financial workbooks, and certification planning materials
- 1 Excel cash-flow tracker: annual revenue, expenses, and four-bucket allocation in one workbook
- The 90-Day Practice Launch Checklist (Appendix A), your bridge from finishing the lessons to running the practice
- The Clinical Reference Glossary of mobile foot care nursing terminology
- The State Board of Nursing Directory for all 50 states plus DC
- Lifetime access, including future course updates
A note before you begin
This course is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, tax, medical, or business advice. Course content reflects general guidance; individual circumstances, state regulations, and applicable laws vary. Always verify your scope of practice with your state Board of Nursing and consult licensed professionals (healthcare attorney, CPA, insurance carrier) before launching your practice. RN Scrub Foot Care is not affiliated with or endorsed by AFCNA or WOCNCB, and completion of this course does not confer any certification or guarantee eligibility for any examination. Always verify current certification requirements directly at afcna.org and wocncb.org. CFCN® is a registered trademark of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board.