Improving patient outcomes after a suspected osteoporotic fracture: Exploring New Zealand orthopaedic nurses' knowledge of osteoporosis and their perception of their role in the prevention of osteoporosis and in the diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients presenting with a suspected osteoporotic fracture

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Improving patient outcomes after a suspected osteoporotic fracture: Exploring New Zealand orthopaedic nurses' knowledge of osteoporosis and their perception of their role in the prevention of osteoporosis and in the diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients presenting with a suspected osteoporotic fracture

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Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent yet preventable disease. Nurses can play a major role in the prevention of osteoporosis as well as in the preventative treatment of patients who have had a suspected osteoporotic fracture. A literature review revealed internationally that, nurses’ knowledge of osteoporosis is at the same level than that of lay people. No literature regarding the knowledge of osteoporosis nurses in New Zealand have, has been found. The purpose of this descriptive exploratory ...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2011

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Fourie, Hannelie

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6543

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New Zealand / orthopaedic nurses / osteoporosis / knowledge / roles / surveys / Health sciences / Nursing / Sub-acute care

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