{"id":5290,"date":"2018-05-07T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2018-04-20T10:06:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T14:06:26","slug":"tribute-to-orthopedic-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/tribute-to-orthopedic-nurses","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Orthopedic Nurses | Nurses Week 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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We hope you are all having an awesome Nurses Week! Although nurses deserve recognition year-round, this week is the perfect time to honor some popular and unique specialties within the field. In this blog, we\u2019ll be highlighting orthopedic nurses and orthopedic nurse practitioners. We\u2019ll provide useful information on what these nurses do, their salaries, and some ways to thank them for their hard work! Read along as we pay some tribute to orthopedic nurses.<\/p>\n

A Tribute to Orthopedic Nurses \u2013 Nurses Week 2018<\/h2>\n

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What is an Orthopedic Nurse?<\/h3>\n

According to DiscoverNursing.com<\/a>, orthopedic nurses care for \u201cpeople with musculoskeletal diseases and disorders like arthritis, fractures, broken bones, joint replacements, genetic malformations, and osteoporosis.\u201d These nurses have a deep understanding of the muscular system and the skeletal system, and how the two systems work together. Orthopedic nurses work alongside doctors to assess, diagnose, and treat patients suffering from all kinds of musculoskeletal problems. The typical duties of an orthopedic nurse can include:<\/p>\n