Orthopaedic Nurse Clinician
Musculoskeletal conditions rank second overall in frequency and cause of restricted / limited activity, affecting millions of people in the world. The impact of these conditions necessitated the development of the specialty of orthopaedic nursing. As a specialty, orthopaedic is diverse, crossing all age ranges and developmental stages from infancy to geriatrics. Orthopaedic nursing is devoted to the care of patients experiencing musculoskeletal disorders.
The role of an Orthoapedic Nurse Clinican is to provide consultation services to nurses and paramedical staff for optimal care delivery to patients of this speciality service. She is involved in planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating all daily activities related to the care and counselling of orthopaedic surgery patients and their family. The Orthopaedic Nurse Clinician also takes on the responsibility to develop and review guidelines and standards of clinical nursing practice to achieve its goal of enhancing quality nursing care.