Let us not forget to promote orthopaedic nursing, NAON, and USBJD to our own profession and colleagues! Plan an event at your hospital, clinic, or local school of nursing.
All 125 medical schools have declared their support for the Decade and we are now inviting all United States schools of nursing to join the United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD). We ask that the deans sign a declaration of support, stating, "This school of nursing recognizes the importance of musculoskeletal diseases and the disability caused by these conditions in our society. We support the goals and objectives of the United States Bone and Joint Decade, and declare our commitment to advance education, research and patient care for bone and joint diseases."
For the letter to nursing school deans supporting the USBJD, Click Here
For the declaration form for US schools of nursing supporting the USBJD, Click Here