Rheumatology

Royal College of Nursing and NHS England (2018) Best value biological medicines: briefing for specialist nurses, November 2018. London: RCN.

• This briefing covers the role of specialist nurses in supporting patients who switch to best value biological medicines. It focusses on adalimumab, biological versions of which are scheduled to be available on a framework agreement on behalf of the NHS from 1 December 2018.
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Royal College of Nursing (2020) A competency framework for rheumatology nurses: clinical professional resource. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2016) Administering subcutaneous methothrexate for inflammatory arthritis RCN guidance. 3rd edn. London: RCN.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) NICE guidance for rheumatology. London: NICE.

• NICE guidance is officially England only.
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British Society for Rheumatology: Guidelines

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British Society for Rheumatology (2015) National clinical audit for rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis. BSR: London.

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National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society: Publications

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We would like to thank the RCN Rheumatology Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Garrett B et al (2017) Clinical Pocket Reference For Orthopaedic Nurses. Oxford: Clinical Pocket Reference.

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Duckworth A D et al. (2016) Orthopediacs, trauma and rheumatology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 

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Adebajo A & Dunkley L (2018) ABC of Rheumatology. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

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Clunie G, Wilkinson N, Nikiphorou, E and Jadon D (2018) Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology. 4th edn. Oup Oxford: GB.

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Ive F (2019) One Step Ahead of Osteoarthritis: Stay Flexible and Keep Moving. Hammersmith Health Books: La Vergne.

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Makhni M C et al (2017) Orthopedic Emergencies. Cham: Springer.

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Oliver S M (2020) Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

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Silver T (2019) Silver’s Joint and Soft Tissue Injection: Injecting with Confidence. 6th ed. CRC Press

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Wislowska M (2018) Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatology. Bentham Science Publishers: Sharjah.

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Myrick K M (2017) Orthopedic and sports medicine case studies for advanced practice nurses. 1st edn. New York, NY: Springer.

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Staheli L T (2016) Fundamentals of pediatric orthopedics. 5th edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 

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Wardrope J  et al. (2016) ABC of common tissue disorders. West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.

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Bijlsma J W J (2016) EULAR textbook on rheumatic diseases. London: BMJ Publishing Group.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Juvenile Dermatomyositis
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Rheumatology
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Connective tissue disorders
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Biologic therapies
• Autoimmune diseases
• Gout
• Fibromyalgia
• Infective arthritis

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Juvenile Dermatomyositis
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Rheumatology
• Rheumatic diseases
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Connective tissue disorders
• Ankylosing spodylitis
• Biologic therapies
• Autoimmune diseases
• Gout
• Fibromyalgia
• Infective arthritis

Journals of interest for rheumatology. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Osteoporosis international
• Open access journal
  BMC musculoskeletal disorders
• HSS Journal
• Open access journal
  Case Reports in Rheumatology
• Open access journal
  Clinical medicine insights: arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders
• Arthritis research and therapy
• Rheumatology and therapy
• Musculoskeletal care