Orthopaedic Nursing by Ann Butler Maher, Teresa A. Pellino, Susan Warner Salmond, Susan Warner Salmond

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Synopsis

This comprehensive text provides the practicing nurse access to the physical, sociocultural, and physiological aspects of orthopedic nursing care and emphasizes up-to-date care for patients of all ages. The text takes a team approach to care for patients in various transitional healthcare settings. Pathophysiology and management modalities are covered in depth. Introductory chapters offer the fundamentals necessary to provide care to orthopedic patients with various diagnoses. The remainder of the book addresses orthopedic disorders categorized by physiologic processes. New evidence based content and outpatient care strategies have been added throughout the text and Internet resources are included at the end of every chapter. New chapters in the third edition explore genetics and wellness.

Annotation

"Addresses the physical, sociocultural & psychologic aspects of providing nursing care for patients of all ages, from children to the elderly...includes a chapter on congenital & developmental disorders."

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Reviewer:Penny Wolfe Moore, RNC, PhD (Southwestern Adventist University)
Description:The authors have written a book that covers all a nurse could ever want to know about orthopedic nursing. "This edition presents care of the orthopedic client across the life span, from congenital orthopedic disorders through autoimmune disease to sports injuries to musculoskeletal neoplasms and infections to fractures." Both content and references have been updated from the previous edition, published in 1998.
Purpose:"This text is valuable in the educational setting as a basic text on orthopaedic nursing. As the nurse progresses in skills, this text becomes a ready reference on orthopaedic diagnoses and nursing interventions. . . Orthopaedic Nursing is an essential resource for the nurse who is normally not considered an orthopaedic nurse, but [is] caring for individuals with orthopaedic diagnoses." As a teaching tool or a reference, both objectives are worthwhile and well met.
Audience:"The breadth of data in this volume makes it a welcome, if not essential, addition to orthopedic nursing literature for the nursing faculty member and for the nurse who cares for those with orthopaedic conditions, regardless of practice settings." I certainly agree that this book is an asset to any library or clinical setting as a reference. The authors have the expertise needed to write on this specialty. One has served as a past editor of the Orthopaedic Nursing journal; one has been the director of education for the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) ; and one is a past president of NAON andresearch director of Orthopaedic Nursing.
Features:The first 13 chapters present the core knowledge necessary for orthopedic care (psychosocial dimensions, ergonomics, pain, genetics, diagnosis, etc) . The remaining chapters address specific orthopedic disorders. Each chapter follows the same general format: introduction, definition, incidence, epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing management. Each chapter presents research evidence and relevant Internet sites on the topic. The photographs and illustrations are numerous and of good quality (all black and white) .
Assessment:If one wants to know about orthopedic nursing, this is the book to have. No stone has been left unturned in providing in-depth, current material. The illustrations are good and the references are current. I personally appreciate the research. This edition includes information about genetics, risk reduction, and prevention, all important and timely.

Biography

Family Nurse Practioner, Sussex Family Practice, Sussex, NJ

Professor and Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Kean University, Union, NJ

Clinical Nurse Research Specialist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI