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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Orthop Nurs. 2023 Sep-Oct;42(5):279–288. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000968

Table 3.

Outside Resources Referenced by Nurse Navigators.

Resources*
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
• Webinars1
• Podcasts2
• Clinical practice guidelines3
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Provider education website citing recent literature4
• Patient education website with learning modules5
• PROMs descriptions and questionnaires6
• Advocacy and education toolkits7
• Clinical practice guidelines8
American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons
• Provider education podcasts9
• Patient education website10
• Clinical practice guidelines and performance measures11
American Diabetes Association
• Lifestyle Change Programs for patients with program locator12
• Diabetes Education Program locator13
• Healthy Living patient resources14
• Diabetic diet meal planning and grocery lists15
• Events and support groups16
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Care slide deck17
American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Geriatric patient perioperative care guidelines18
• Patient engagement training19
• Pre-anesthesia evaluation guidelines20
The Joint Commission
• Performance measures for TJA21
• Review process guide for advanced certification22
• Tobacco treatment resources23
Journal of Arthroplasty
• Peer-reviewed, open access research24
• The Knee Society Score for measuring function25
American College of Surgeons
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons26
• Pain resources for patients and providers27
• Smoking cessation resources for patients28
• Printable handouts and resources on smoking cessation and medication management for patients29
• Articles and printable handouts for patients on preparing for surgery30
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• Peer-reviewed, open access research31
• Podcast summaries of each journal issue32
• Special interest article collections33
Orthopaedic Nursing Journal
• Collection of literature on TJA34
Becker’s Hospital Review
• Podcasts on orthopaedic surgery, nursing, care coordination, and risk factors35
• Webinars on orthopaedic surgery, nursing, care coordination, and risk factors36
*

Resources are listed in order of how often they were mentioned by nurse navigators

PROM: patient-reported outcome measure, TJA: total joint arthroplasty