Full Description
Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing provides practitioners working in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma settings with the essential evidence, guidance and knowledge required to underpin effective practice. This comprehensive and contemporary textbook explores the variety of adult and paediatric clinical settings where orthopaedic and trauma practitioners work, including acute wards, clinics, community hospitals, nursing homes and patients' homes. Divided into 5 sections, this book looks at: key issues in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma care; specialist practice issues; common orthopaedic conditions and their care and management; musculoskeletal trauma care; and care of children and young people. Suitable for students at degree level as well as those clinicians practicing in more advanced orthopaedic and trauma care roles, Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing is a foremost authority on orthopaedic and musculoskeletal practice for both students and practitioners.
Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing: * Is strongly supported by the latest evidence, with chapters summarizing evidence, with reference to relevant and seminal research * Offers practical guidance based on the relevant evidence * Focuses on the perspective of the patient with patient narrative and case studies throughout * Includes a section specifically dealing with children and young people
Contents
Contributors, vii Foreword, xiv Preface, xv Part I: Key issues in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma nursing, 1 1 An introduction to orthopaedic and trauma care, 3 Julie Santy-Tomlinson and Sonya Clarke 2 The knowledge and evidence base for practice, 11 Peter Davis MBE and Mark Limb 3 Professional development, competence and education, 20 Mary Drozd and Sinead Hahessy 4 The musculoskeletal system and human movement, 27 Lynne Newton-Triggs and Jean Rogers 5 The team approach and nursing roles in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma care, 48 Sandra Flynn and Brian Lucas 6 Rehabilitation and the orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma patient, 59 Rebecca Jester Part II: Specialist and advanced practice, 67 7 Clinical assessment of the orthopaedic and trauma patient, 69 Rebecca Jester 8 Key musculoskeletal interventions, 80 Lynne Newton-Triggs, Hannah Pugh, Jean Rogers and Anna Timms 9 The complications of musculoskeletal conditions and trauma, 96 Julie Santy-Tomlinson, Sonya Clarke and Peter Davis MBE 10 Nutrition and hydration, 111 Rosemary Masterson 11 Pain assessment and management in orthopaedic and trauma care, 120 Carolyn Mackintosh-Franklin 12 Wound management, tissue viability and infection, 131 Jeannie Donnelly, Alison Collins and Julie Santy-Tomlinson Part III: Common orthopaedic conditions and their care and management, 149 13 Key conditions and principles of orthopaedic management, 151 Elaine Wylie and Sonya Clarke 14 Elective orthopaedic surgery, 168 Brian Lucas, Mary Drozd, Sandra Flynn and Vanessa Blair 15 Musculoskeletal oncology over the lifespan, 184 Helen Stradling Part iv: Musculoskeletal trauma care, 199 16 Principles of trauma care, 201 Fiona Heaney and Julie Santy-Tomlinson 17 Principles of fracture management, 221 Sonya Clarke, Julie Santy-Tomlinson, Sinead McDonald and Pamela Moore 18 Fractures in the older person, 236 Karen Hertz and Julie Santy-Tomlinson 19 Spinal cord injury, 251 Donna Poole and Pauline Robertson 20 Soft tissue, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injury, 265 Beverley Wellington Part V: Children and young people, 277 21 Key issues in caring for the child and young person with an orthopaedic or musculoskeletal trauma condition, 279 Sonya Clarke and Lorna Liggett 22 Common childhood orthopaedic conditions, their care and management, 290 Julia Judd 23 Fracture management in the infant, child and young person, 309 Elizabeth Wright 24 Key fractures relating to infant, child and young person, 323 Thelma Begley and Sonya Clarke Index, 335
