Clinical Practice is important to our members in order to apply the latest technologies and techniques in real life settings.

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Recent Articles & Information

• Evidence-based practice: A Primer
• Evidence-based practice: A Short Tour
• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Evaluating the Evidence: EBP  
• Evidence-Based Policy & Procedures
• Evidence Based Design to Improve Outcomes
• EBP Clinical Practice: Implications for Nurse Educators
• A Review of EBP, Nursing Research & Reflection
• Enhancing EBP Among Staff Nurses
• National Inst. of Arthritis & Musculoskel/Skin Diseases
• Academic Center for Evidence-based Nursing
• Geriatric Nursing Evidence-Based Practice/Protocols

NAON Smart Card Reference:

Compartment Syndrome Citations
DVT Citations

Coming Soon! Smart Cards on Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) & Pressure Ulcers

Clinical Practice: Articles of the Week: 

       Topic 4/1/2008: Articular Cartilage Defects in the Knee

• Autologous Cartilage Implantation in the Knee: Overview
• Microfracture Technique for Articular Cartilage Defects
• Surgical Options for Early Arthritis: Microfracture, OATS, ACI, Meniscal Transplant 

       Topic 4/8/2008: Total Joint Replacement

•    Total Joint Replacement Patient Education
•    Minimally Invasive Hip Arthroplasty: AORN Review
•    Unique Challenges in Obese & Geriatric Population

       Topic 4/15/2008: Scoliosis & Spinal Arthrodesis

•   Surgical Rates after Observation & Bracing
•   Fusionless Treatment of AIS (Spine Stapling)
•   Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis: QOL
•   Thoracoscopic Spinal Fusion: Overview
•   Complications in Spinal Fusion for AIS

       Topic 4/22/2008: Femoroacetabular Impingement [FAI]

•   Femoroacetabular Impingement & Arthroscopy
•   Femoroacetabular Impingement Overview & Treatment
•   FAI and MR Arthrogram Findings

       Topic 4/29/2008: Female Athlete Triad Update

•   Female Athlete Triad: Anorexia and Amenorrhea
•   Female Athlete Triad: Elite Athletes at Risk?
•   Female Athlete Triad: Overview
•   The Female Athlete Triad: Growing Health Concern

Clinical Practice: Powerpoint Presentation of the Week

•   Straight Talk on Scoliosis
•   Pediatric Sports Medicine Review
•   Common Orthopaedic Conditions in the Newborn
•   Hip Arthroscopy Overview

Clinical Practice: Sub-Specialties

• Pediatrics
• Advanced Practice
• Spine
• RNFA/Operating Room 
• Sports Medicine