Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-24, February 2006

The bones of orthopaedic nurse education: A collaborative approach to practice development

  • Diane Fotheringham, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RNT (Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • University of Paisley, United Kingdom
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  • Beverley Wellington, BSc (Hons), RGN, ONC, Pg Cert.TLHE (Lecturer/Clinical Nurse Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Victoria Infirmary Glasgow, Room 4, Old Home, Glasgow G42 9TY, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 141 201 5394; fax: +44 141 201 5613.
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  • Diane Wink, RGN, ONC (Clinical Nurse Manager)

      Affiliations

    • Western Infirmary Glasgow, United Kingdom

Editor’s comment Achieving personal and professional development through educational programmes is a cornerstone of advanced practice. The cost of these programmes occasionally leads to the mistake of poor or zero investment in the future. But cost is relative and, as this article describes, to lose this investment jeopardises future practice improvement. Education inevitably proves to be an essential and cost effective process and leads to reinvestment once the mistake is recognised and a few individuals push to open the gates and develop new programmes.

Summary 

This article describes how an orthopaedic education programme was developed in Scotland and will look towards the future for this innovative course. The background to the project is introduced and shows how a scoping exercise provided the necessary evidence to show that a higher level orthopaedic qualification was needed. The collaborative partnership between the clinical and academic workforce was of paramount importance in the development of the course and continues to be an essential relationship. The course curriculum is described and the course evaluations to date are commented on. This work seeks to confirm that the way forward for orthopaedic nurses is to have a professionally recognised and academically accredited qualification.

Keywords: Orthopaedic nursing, Nurse education

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PII: S1361-3111(05)00112-3

doi:10.1016/j.joon.2005.10.002

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 21-24, February 2006

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