Orthopaedic Nursing

Acute care for elders (ACE): a holistic model for geriatric orthopaedic nursing care.

The normal aging process brings about inevitable and irreversible changes in physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health. These normal changes are partially responsible for the increased risk of developing health-related problems in the hospitalized elder population. The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model provides an effective, proactive, inexpensive framework for addressing the complex health ...

Keeping practical orthopaedic nursing skills alive: Developing a photographic traction guide

This article describes the authors’ journey from observation of poor levels of knowledge and practice relating to the assembly and care of various forms of traction in clinical practice, to the development of a photographic guide. The guide is intended to provide a step-by-step bedside teaching resource to be used at ward level, in the same way that a cookery book guides aspiring cooks through ...

Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Orthopaedic surgery.

Orthopaedic Societies