Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
Use this guide to find information resources about orthopaedic and trauma nursing including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
01/02/2024
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Competences: a competence framework for orthopaedic and trauma practitioners, London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2021) Traction: principles and application. RCN guidance, London: RCN.
We would like to thank the RCN Orthopaedics and Trauma Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Clarke, Sonya and Drozd, Mary (2023) Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing: An Evidence-Based Approach to Musculoskeletal Care. Chichester: Wiley and Sons
Cunningham S and Moore T (2021) Nursing skills in supporting mobility. London: Routledge.
Greaves I, Porter K M and Garner J (2022) Trauma care manual. 3rd edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Hertz, Karen and Santy-Tomlinson, Julie (2019) Fragility Fracture Nursing : Holistic Care and Management of the Orthogeriatric Patient. 1st edn. Switzerland: Springer
Hodax J, Eltorai A and Daniels A (eds.) (2017) The orthopedic consult survival guide. Cham: Springer Verlag.
Jester R, Santy-Tomlinson J and Rogers J (eds.) (2021) Oxford handbook of trauma and orthopaedic nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
MacKenzie C, Cornell C and Memtsoudis S (eds.) (2020) Perioperative care of the orthopedic patient. 2nd edition. New York: Springer.
McQuillan K A and Makic M B F (eds.) (2020) Trauma nursing: from resuscitation through rehabilitation. 5th edn. Missouri: Elsevier.
Myrick K (ed.) (2017) Orthopedic and sports medicine case studies for advanced practice nurses. New York: Springer.
Namdari S, Pill S and Mehta S (eds.) (2015) Orthopedic secrets. 4th edn. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.
Oliver S M (2020) Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Price J and McAlinden O (eds.) (2018) Essentials of nursing children and young people. London: Sage.-
Chapter 24 covers care of children and young people with musculoskeletal problems.
Borrow from RCN Library services
Shortland A and Gough M (2022) Musculoskeletal system in children with cerebral palsy: a philosophical approach to management. London: Mac Keith Press.
Staheli L (2016) Fundamentals of pediatric orthopedics. 5th edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Sugand, K (2018) ABC of Orthopaedics and Trauma. 1st edn. USA: Wiley and Sons
Wilmot H (2015) Trauma and orthopaedics at a glance. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
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Journal articles
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Journals
Journals of interest for orthopaedic and trauma nursing. Use these links to see details of availability.
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Open access journal:
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
- Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
- Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
- Nursing Older People
- Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
- Orthopaedic Nursing
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