AH2 Ch 44: Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Plan collaborative care with the interprofessional team to promote mobility, perfusion, and tissue integrity in patients with lower extremity amputations. 2. Teach adults how to decrease the risk for musculoskeletal trauma. 3. Teach the patient and caregiver(s) about common drugs and other management strategies used for amputations affecting sensory perception. 4. Plan patient- and family-centered nursing interventions to decrease the psychosocial impact caused by musculoskeletal injury. 5. Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to provide evidence-based care for patients with fractures. 6. Analyze assessment and diagnostic findings to generate solutions and prioritize nursing care for patients who have amputations. 7. Organize care coordination and transition management for patients having surgery to manage musculoskeletal trauma. 8. Use clinical judgment to plan evidence-based nursing care to promote mobility and decrease pain in patients with fractures. 9. Incorporate factors that affect health equity into the plan of care for patients planning amputation.