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Rheumatology

'Rheumatology is a multidisciplinary branch of medicine that deals with the investigation, diagnosis and management of patients…it incorporates over 200 disorders affecting joints, bones, muscles and soft tissues. Musculoskeletal conditions also affect other organ systems’ (BSR, 2017, What is rheumatology). Use this guide to find information resources about rheumatology including books, journal articles and reports.

Last updated: 27/10/2022

Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing and NHS England (2018) Best value biological medicines: briefing for specialist nurses, November 2018. London: RCN.
  • This briefing covers the role of specialist nurses in supporting patients who switch to best value biological medicines. It focusses on adalimumab, biological versions of which are scheduled to be available on a framework agreement on behalf of the NHS from 1 December 2018.
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Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) A competency framework for rheumatology nurses: clinical professional resource. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) A competency framework for rheumatology nurses: evaluation documents. London: RCN
Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2021) Administering subcutaneous methothrexate for inflammatory arthritis RCN guidance. 4th edn. London: RCN.
British Society for Rheumatology: Guidelines
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society: Publications
We would like to thank the RCN Rheumatology Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Book cover Adebajo A & Dunkley L (2018) ABC of rheumatology. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
Book cover Bhatia M (2019) Musculoskeletal injections and alternative options: a practical guide to 'what, when and how?'. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Bijlsma J W J (2018) EULAR textbook on rheumatic diseases. 3rd edn. London: BMJ Publishing Group.
Book cover Clunie G, Wilkinson N, Nikiphorou, E and Jadon D (2018) Oxford Handbook of rheumatology. 4th edn. Oxford: Open University Press.
Book cover Eltorai A E M, Eberson C P and Daniels A H (2018) Essential orthopedic review: questions and answers for senior medical students. Cham: Springer.
Book cover Garrett B et al (2017) Clinical pocket reference for orthopaedic nurses. Oxford: Clinical Pocket Reference.
Book cover Ive F (2019) One step ahead of osteoarthritis: stay flexible and keep moving. London: Hammersmith Health Books.
Book cover Makhni M C et al. (2017) Orthopedic emergencies. Cham: Springer.
Book cover Myrick K M (2017) Orthopedic and sports medicine case studies for advanced practice nurses. New York: Springer.
Book cover Oliver S M (2020) Oxford handbook of musculoskeletal nursing. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Book cover Ramachandran M (ed.) (2018) Basic orthopaedic sciences. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Book cover Silver T (2019) Silver's joint and soft tissue injection: injecting with confidence. 6th ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Book cover Sofat N, Rutter-Locher Z and Oakley H (2021) Rheumatology: a case-based approach to management. Banbury: Scion.
Book cover Sugand K and Gupte C M (2018) ABC of orthopaedics and trauma. Newark: Wiley.
Book cover Wislowska M (2018) Diagnosis and treatment in rheumatology. Sharjah: Bentham Science.

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