Musculoskeletal Nursing Care

📋 Course Outline

1. Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Functions
2. Acute Musculoskeletal Conditions
3. Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions
4. Red Flags and Escalation
5. Pain Types and Descriptions
6. Core Nursing Assessments
7. Mobility and Ongoing Nursing Care

📖 1. Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Functions

📝 Essential Points

• The main musculoskeletal structures and functions are:
  • Bones provide support and protection
  • Joints allow movement
  • Ligaments connect bone to bone
  • Tendons connect muscle to bone
  • Cartilage cushions joints
  • Muscles produce movement

📖 2. Acute Musculoskeletal Conditions

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Fracture : a break in a bone
• Compartment syndrome : increased pressure within a muscle compartment that reduces blood flow and is a medical emergency

📝 Essential Points

📌 Acute musculoskeletal conditions have sudden onset and are often related to injury or trauma.

• Common acute injuries include:
  • A sprain is a ligament injury
  • A strain is a muscle or tendon injury
  • A dislocation is displacement of a bone from a joint

💡 Memory Hook

Trauma → injury → pain, swelling, and possible emergency complications