ONP-C

There are only few orthopedic emergencies to be concerned with once your patient gets to the floor and they are a lot easier to deal with in comparison to the issues your local internal medicine service manages. Remember, when you see bleeding, "pressure and patience". I would suggest; 1. Join the NAON 2. Work toward your ONC 3. Netter's Concise Orthopedic Anatomy (Textbook) 4. Know PE, FES, Compartment Syndrome (5-P's). Once you see each, you will NEVER forget... 5. Ask to scrub in during Ortho cases (probably on your own time...), most/all Orthopods like the enthusiasm. Most likely, you will stand in the corner at first but this is your "foot in the door" to becoming a First Assist (more on this latter). You just cannot appreciate the musculoskeletal system until you see it dissected... 6. Never stop learning... v/r ONP-C