Patient Info
Our Roles
Your Healthcare Team
The following health care members will work with you.
An Orthopedic Nurse Coordinator Will...
- Perform your pre-operative nursing assessment and pre-operative teaching at your doctor's clinic
- Be actively involved in your care and treatment during your hospital stay.
An Orthopedic Nurse and Nurses Aide Will...
- Help you keep your pain under control and help make you as comfortable as possible
- Assist you in maintaining your orthopedic devices
- Work with therapy to help you get in and out of bed, transfer to a chair, and walk to the bathroom
- Watch for any changes in your condition and coordinate your care during your hospital stay
A Physician's Assistant (PA) Will...
- See you on daily ward rounds
- Change your dressing and check your incision
- Help manage your hospital care
- Assist with your surgical procedure
- See you in the clinic for the follow-up visits, as directed by your physician
A Physical Therapist (PT) Will...
- Perform your pre-operative teaching at your doctor's clinic
- Work with you on your mobility: including getting in and out of bed, walking with the appropriate ambulatory aid, going up and down stairs, getting up from and down onto a chair or commode, and getting in and out of a car
- Teach you how much weight you can put on your operative leg and the movement precautions that you will need to know to protect your hip
- Teach you exercises to increase your hip motion and strengthen your leg
- Educate and instruct you in a home exercise program
An Occupational Therapist (OT) Will...
- Perform your pre-operative teaching at your doctor's clinic
- Briefly discuss what OT's role is in your recovery
- Teach you ways to care for yourself while dressing and bathing
- Assess, instruct, and recommend adaptive equipment that may be required for performing your self care activities
- Teach you new ways of transferring in and out of the shower stall/ bath tub
- Teach you new ways of adapting at home, work, and play
If the need arises, you may meet the following individuals during your hospital stay:
- A Discharge Planning Coordinator and Home Health Liaison will:
- Plan for home health services if needed
- If you are not ready to return home after your acute stay, they will assist with alternative discharge plans, such as acute rehabilitation or nursing home care.
- A Social Worker Will...
- Give you information about community resources and find or help with financial aid.
- Help your family with emotional, personal problems that may come up during your stay with us.
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