Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
Use this guide to find information resources about orthopaedic and trauma nursing including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
17/09/2024
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2022) Guidance on pin site care. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2021) Traction: principles and application. RCN guidance, London: RCN.
British Orthopaedic Association: BOA Standards for Trauma and Orthopaedics (BOASts)
We would like to thank the RCN Trauma and Orthopaedic Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Clarke S and Drozd M (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.
Wallmann H W and Donatelli R (eds.) (2022) Foundations of orthopedic physical therapy. New York: Routledge.
Greaves I, Porter K M and Garner J (2022) Trauma care manual. 3rd edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Hertz K and Santy-Tomlinson J (2024) Fragility fracture nursing: holistic care and management of the fragility fracture and the orthogeriatric patient. Switzerland: Springer.
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.
Oliver S M (2020) Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Price J, McAlinden O and Veal Zoë (2024) (eds.) Essentials of nursing children and young people. 2nd edn. London: Sage.-
Chapter 23 covers care of children and young people with musculoskeletal problems.
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Shortland A and Gough M (2022) Musculoskeletal system in children with cerebral palsy: a philosophical approach to management. London: Mac Keith Press.
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Journals
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