With over 22 years' experience in hospital nursing and home health including a Wound Care unit and hospital-wide wound care, Denise received professional training to perform foot assessment and routine foot care on diabetic and high risk feet from Dr. Julia Overstreet, Podiatric physician, surgeon and wound care specialist. She has lived in Arizona since 2000, and cared for many diabetic and neuropathic foot ,and feet with decreased sensation in danger of wound development and infection. Trained and certified as a wound, ostomy and continence nurse, over the past four years she has gained experience and certified in foot care nursing through the WOCNCB®, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society certification board which is independently accredited by two agencies: the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and the Accreditation Board of Specialty Nursing. Certification (ABSNC). She is an active member of the Tucson Affiliate of the WOCN and American Foot Care Nurses Association.

• Skin and nail assessment
• Initial foot care session - Depends on the initial condition of the feet and nails
• Routine foot care to maintain comfortable, healthy feet
• Thick nails * Irregularly shaped nails
• Toe nail trimming & thinning
• Corns and calluses reduced
• Diabetic feet care & education
• Ingrowing toenails
• Neuropathic feet & nail care
• Depending on the assessment, padding or nail care supplies may be recommended