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South African Nursing Council (Under the provisions of the Nursing Act, 2005) e-mail: web: Box 1123, Pretoria, 0001 Republic of South Africa Tel: 012 420 1000 Fax: 012 343 5400 602 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 COMPETENCIES FOR ORTHOPAEDIC NURSE SPECIALIST 1. NATURE OF SPECIALISATION An ORTHOPAEDIC NURSE Specialist is a specialist general NURSE who has an additional qualification in ORTHOPAEDIC Nursing Science and is registered as such with the South African Nursing Council. It is a specialist field of neuromuscular-skeletal and vascular functioning that focuses on varied clinical or subfields for adult and paediatric conditions, including: spinal conditions; congenital abnormalities; growth disorders; neurological conditions; soft tissue conditions; metabolic disorders; tumours; trauma; rehabilitation; and the prevention of ORTHOPAEDIC morbidity. 2. CONTEXT An ORTHOPAEDIC NURSE Specialist works in: ORTHOPAEDIC outpatient units (including paediatric and adult OPD); adult units/wards; paediatric units/wards; the plaster room; trauma emergency care or the casualty department; COMPETENCIES ORTHOPAEDIC NURSE Specialist: April 2013 Page 2 surgical high care/ICU; the ORTHOPAEDIC operating theatre; the spinal unit; community health centres and primary healthcare clinics; sport centres, perfor
Competencies – Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist: April 2013 Page 3 Paediatric nurse Family nurse Community health nurse Emergency nurse
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