Essentials Of Orthopaedic Nurse Care
Orthopaedic NursingAn orthopaedic nurse is a specialty nurse trained in orthopaedicproblems such as fractures and is an expert in neurovascularstatus monitoring, traction, casting and continuous motiontherapy. More than 350,000 hip fractures occur in the UnitedStates every year (Watters, 2006). Nurses’ skills, interventions,attitudes, communication and continuity of care constitute theessential components of orthopaedic nurse care .
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Filed under: Bones on May 15th, 2008