title: Foot care in the home: nursing and agency responsibilities.
abstract: Foot care is an integral component of overall patient care provided in the home. This article categorizes three levels of foot care that can be provided and gives nurses and agencies guidelines for developing policies and procedures that direct this type of care.
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authors.lastname: Kelechi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*