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Rheumatology

Use this guide to find information resources about rheumatology including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 27/06/2025

Key Resources

View page Petford S (ed.) (2024) Biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and targeted-synthetic DMARDs. 5th edn. London: RCN.
Book cover of a competency framework for rheumatology nurses

Royal College of Nursing (2024) A competency framework for rheumatology nurses. London: RCN.

Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2022) Rheumatology nurse competency framework evaluation report. London: RCN.
Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2021) Administering subcutaneous methothrexate for inflammatory arthritis RCN guidance. 4th edn. London: RCN.
British Society for Rheumatology: Guidelines
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society: Publications
We would like to thank the RCN Rheumatology Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Book cover Adebajo A & Dunkley L (2018) ABC of rheumatology. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
Book cover Clunie G, Wilkinson N, Nikiphorou, E and Jadon D (2018) Oxford Handbook of rheumatology. 4th edn. Oxford: Open University Press.
Book cover Garrett B et al (2017) Clinical pocket reference for orthopaedic nurses. Oxford: Clinical Pocket Reference.
Book cover Ive F (2019) One step ahead of osteoarthritis: stay flexible and keep moving. London: Hammersmith Health Books.
Image of Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Longo, U.G. and Denaro, V. (2023) Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
Book cover Myrick K M (2017) Orthopedic and sports medicine case studies for advanced practice nurses. New York: Springer.
Book cover Oliver S M (2020) Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Image Illustrated Handbook of Rheumatic and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases Pelechas E, Kaltsonoudis E, Voulgari P V and Drosos A A (2024) Illustrated Handbook of Rheumatic and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases. 2nd edn. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Book cover Ramachandran M (ed.) (2018) Basic orthopaedic sciences. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Book cover Sofat N, Rutter-Locher Z and Oakley H (2021) Rheumatology: a case-based approach to management. Banbury: Scion.
Book cover Sugand K and Gupte C M (2018) ABC of orthopaedics and trauma. Newark: Wiley.
Book cover Wislowska M (2018) Diagnosis and treatment in rheumatology. Sharjah: Bentham Science.

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