Overview of Orthopedic Rehabilitation Nursing

Course overview

Rehabilitation of the person with an orthopedic condition has changed over the past decade. More and more people with orthopedic conditions are being treated in the skilled nursing setting, rather than in the inpatient rehabilitation facility. All patients in all settings, however, may experience orthopedic conditions as a primary or secondary issue. This chapter will review rehabilitation care for the patient needing post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation after trauma, or rehabilitation after disease-related orthopedic effects.