CLINICAL FOCUS ON ORTHOPEDIC NURSING SCHOOL YEAR, 2011-2012 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Concepts and principles of nursing care management

of clients with alterations in human functioning across the life span in orthopedic settings. This is a continuation of NCM 102 and NCM 103. TERMINAL COMPETENCIES: Given a client with simple to complex health problems/work related health problems and life threatening conditions in orthopedic health care situation, the student provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process. INTERMEDIATE COMPETENCIES >Given a client with disturbances in coordination the student: 1. Identifies significant subjective data from the client history, 2. Identifies deviation from normal using IPPA and results of diagnostic test. >Formulates diagnosis as to priority. appropriate CONTENT Musculoskeletal Problem ASSESSMENT 1. Nursing History Health History Developmental History Psychological History Social History 2. Diagnostic Assessment RLE Clinical exposure to National Orthopedic Center for Care of clients with disturbances in coordination

nursing NURSING DIAGNOSIS/ANALYSIS 1. Impaired mobility 2. Self care deficit 3. Altered growth and development 4. Alteration in parenting

>Discuss common health problems of musculo-skeletal problems across the life span.

PLANNING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE/IMPLEMENTATION 1. Common Health Problems of the Neonate and Infant 1.1 Congenital hip displacement 1.2 Club foot 1.3 Torticolis 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Common Health Problem of the Child Disorders of Bone Development Juvenile Rhuematoid Arthritis Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Rickets

>Utilize appropriate nursing 3. Common Health Problem of the Adolescent interventions to restore 3.1 Scoliosis and maintain health of clients with musculoskeletal 4. Common Health Problem of the Young Adult problem. 4.1 Osteogenic Sarcoma 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 6. 6.1 6.2 6.3 Common health problems of the adult Adult Rheumaoid Arthritis Gout Carpal tunnel syndrome Osteomalacia Osteoperosis Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis) Common Health Problems Across the Life-Span Fractures Injury to soft tissue Amputation