About the Course

The Elite Nurse Practitioner and Heath Tunnell, FNP (owner of a successful and profitable wound and foot care clinic) present The Wound and Foot Care Clinic Course! This is the definitive guide for the nurse practitioner interested in practicing wound and foot care, whether you aim to open a dedicated practice or integrate these services into an existing clinic.  

We provide the training necessary to treat pervasive wound complications and podiatric conditions. This course covers the most common patient complaints you will see in clinical settings, including how to diagnose, manage long-term care, or provide acute solutions.   

Around 2% of the American population suffers from a chronic wound. Medicare estimates the cost of managing acute and chronic wounds totals to over $50 billion per year. As the population ages, chronic disease is running rampant. This creates a serious demand for medical professionals that are versed in effective treatment strategies. Now is the time for nurse practitioners to improve quality of life for those struggling and generate serious profit.  

People across the country reside in “healthcare deserts”, or regions where quality care is scarce or completely unavailable. Patients are often forced to travel long distances to receive essential medical attention that should be available closer to home. Many clinics that provide these services have long wait times or do not accept insurance, making people forgo care. This is a serious public health concern that leads to preventable injury or even death. As a healthcare provider, you can help make a measurable difference in the lives of vulnerable people.  

Wound and foot care is one of the few specialties that is both highly rewarding and highly lucrative. Wound and foot care clinics make for a great part-time or full-time practice with high revenue potential. Course instructor Heath Tunnel reports generating a mid-six figure yearly salary through his independent practice.  Wound and foot care also makes for a great additional service line and revenue stream for an established practice. Any type of practice can deliver foot and wound care, but integrating these services into a primary care, direct primary care, concierge care, dermatology, or even a general wellness practice that treats older individuals could prove to be worthwhile. Wounds affect all patient types and having the ability to address these issues will not only improve patient outcomes, but also improve patient satisfaction and your bottom line. 

Wound and foot care can be delivered via a mobile/house call model, in an office, or in other facilities such as assisted living settings or nursing homes. There are endless possibilities to deliver this popular service for the nurse practitioner entrepreneur. Wound and foot care clinics are predominately insurance-accepting practices. We cover billing in the course, and outline potential business models for a cash-based wound and foot care practice.    

The best part? This type of practice is cheap to start with a low barrier to entry. Wound and foot care is a simple service to learn and implement into your practice! 

This course is designed to teach the nurse practitioner with experience in wound and foot care the necessary knowledge to get started. This course provides all the information needed to establish your own wound and foot care clinic from the ground floor with step-by-step instructions covering a multitude of wound and foot care treatment protocols. 

You will learn: 

• Core tenets of wound and foot care 
• The liabilities, legalities, and regulations of providing wound and foot care 
• Wound care vocabulary 
• The physiology of wound healing 
• Causes of wound formation, including pressure, diabetic arterial, venous, and trauma-related wounds 
• Surgical, cancer, autoimmune, and infectious wounds 
• Anatomy of wound tissues 
• Evaluation, assessment, and diagnosis of wounds 
• Foundations of wound and foot treatment. 
• Easy to follow treatment protocols and algorithms in wound and foot treatment 
• A plethora of different products available to treat wounds 
• The types of debridement options needed in the treatment of wounds 
• Aspects of wound complications and infection 
• How to document wound care visits 
• Nutritional and preventative measures to provide patients 
• How to bill insurance for wound and foot care 
• Steps for starting a wound and foot care clinic from scratch 
• Insurance vs. cash aspects of practice 
• Practice management, maintenance, and administrative considerations for starting your own practice 
• How to effectively market your practice 
• What supplies you need to get started and where to order them 

This course will also include all the supplemental documentation you need to get started, including treatment consents, visit notes templates, privacy policies, treatment protocols and procedures, and more! You will have everything you need to get started today. The only thing we cannot provide you with is the courage and motivation to get started. We recommend visiting our Elite NP blog for even more inspiration! 

This course features six hours of video and audio content, led by Heath Tunnell and Elite Nurse Practitioner founder Justin Allan. A 348-slide presentation is covered in detail, with built-in audio files available to download for learning on the go. If you are looking for a high revenue, low liability, low barrier to entry, low expense/overhead, and overall simple practice to start, then this course is for you!

This course is offered now for $499! This is a great deal for the nurse practitioner aiming to learn the foundations of wound and foot care, or for the nurse practitioner who dreams of starting their own practice. 

See what others have to say...

Morgan H: I have taken about 7 courses and I love every single one of them ! I have learned so much that I didn’t even learn in NP school! Thank you for honest teaching and giving everything needed to open our business, and encouraging us to step to freedom.

Jen O: This is one of the best APRN entrepreneurship programs on the market. I am building my practice and the courses are excellent!

Dee D: I have purchased many education courses from the Elite Nurse Practitioner. Because of his courses, I’m now working part time, and growing a niche side clinic. His ongoing shots of wisdom and encouragement are effective and, when needed, he provides a “kick in the ass”. He stays with you and doesn’t teach you and then drop you. He also knows and appreciates the value of a hard working Nurse Practitioner and is fantastic at communicating that value. It doesn’t take long before you begin to realize that the only thing holding you back is that you bought into the idea that being a slave to corporate run healthcare is the only way to function meaningfully as an NP, to have financial security, and to be happy. It’s time for you to get out of your way :)

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I have unlimited access to this course? 

You can access this course however many times you want for however long you want! All Elite Nurse Practitioner Courses are pre-recorded and accessible indefinitely. 

Do I need a specialized certification to perform wound and foot care? 

No certification is required to practice wound and foot care. Regardless, a certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the course to display for potential patients and your malpractice insurance carrier.  

Is this a cash or insurance accepting practice? 

Either one! Be aware though, that this will predominately be an insurance accepting type of practice, as many of the patients are going to be older with comorbidities. However, you can certainly opt for a cash-only business model. A wealthier patient demographic—depending on the wealth distribution of your area—is willing to pay out of pocket for these services.  

Is medical billing for wound and foot care covered in this course? 

We go over the codes needed for billing these types of services for facilities, private offices, and house calls. 

Will this course teach me how to build a wound and foot care clinic from scratch? 

The course goes over all aspects you need to know to get started with wound and foot care. We cover everything from clinical components to business formation, malpractice, need supplies, marketing, and MUCH more! 

Is this an expensive business to start? 

Starting a wound and foot care clinic is not particularly expensive. You can get a wound and foot care clinic up and running for around $5,000 to $7,500. The amount it will cost to start the practice will depend on how "upscale" you want your clinic to be. If you were to practice in a mobile clinic, then this can be started for less than $5,000. If you want a modest office, then budget $7,500 to $10,000. 

Will this course go over how to market a wound and foot care clinic? 

Absolutely! These practices generally rely on word of mouth for marketing and referrals. In addition, we cover traditional marketing strategies. 

I already own a practice. Can I integrate this into my established business? 

Yes! Offering wound and foot care to your established patients and to new patients will increase your patient volume and ultimately your revenue.  

Is having a DEA number necessary? 

No. Not unless you plan on prescribing controlled substances such as pain medication, but otherwise you do not need a DEA license for this. 

Will this offer CME? 

This course offers 8 CE hours. The Elite Nurse Practitioner is credentialed as a CEU provider through the ANCC. CEU awarded through The Elite Nurse Practitioner applies to ANCC, AANP, and all boards of nursing. 

Will this course provide a certificate of completion? 

A certificate is issued at the end of the course that will display the CEU hours and verify your completion of this course. You can also  submit this for reimbursement through your malpractice carrier.