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Preface PART I. CERTIFICATION INFORMATION Chapter 1. Orthopaedic Nurse Certification: Benefits, Planning, and Preparation PART II. PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING PRACTICE Chapter 2. Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 3. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System Chapter 4. Laboratory and Imaging Studies in Orthopaedics Chapter 5. Principles of Perioperative Care PART III. ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS Chapter 6. Degenerative Disorders Chapter 7. Orthopaedic Trauma Chapter 8. Sports Injuries Chapter 9. Inflammatory Disorders Chapter 10. Metabolic Bone Disorders Chapter 11. Congenital/Pediatric Disorders Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal Tumors Chapter 13. Neuromuscular Disorders PART IV. PRACTICE TEST Chapter 14. Test-Taking Strategies Chapter 15. Practice Test Chapter 16. Practice Test: Answers PART V. RESOURCES Chapter 17. Bibliography
Karen M. Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP, ONP, FAAN, is currently Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Research, School of Interdisciplinary Health and Science, Department of Nursing, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Connecticut; and Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. Dr. Myrick also maintains a clinical practice as a nurse practitioner. She has many years of experience teaching health assessment and was nominated for an "Excellence in Teaching" award in 2015 and 2017, as well as the recipient of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty's "Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award." Dr. Myrick's research focus is on athletes and sports medicine. The recipient of multiple grants, she works to improve clinical health assessment of her patient population. This is evidenced by her development and testing of a newly designed physical examination technique for determining hip labral tears, "The Hip Internal Rotation with Distraction (THIRD) Test." Dr. Myrick is the author of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Case Studies for Advanced Practice Nurses, co-editor of Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis: Essentials for Clinical Practice, and a senior editor for the interprofessional Journal of Clinical Case Reports.