Chapter 9 – Musculoskeletal System Assessment
Authors
Michelle Hughes, MEd, RN, Professor 1
Raquel Lashley-Trambulo MN(c), BScN, RN, Professional Practice and Simulation Coordinator 2
Margaret Verkuyl, MN, NP:PHC, Professor 1
Dr. Erin Ziegler, PhD, NP-PHC, Assistant Professor 2
Paul Petrie, MScN, RN, Professor 3
Evan Accettola, PN, RPN 1
Meera Chawda, nursing student 1
Saba Ghafouri, nursing student 1
Dr. Jennifer Lapum, PhD, RN, Professor 2
Consultant:
Joseph Trambulo, (PT), BSc PT Registered Physiotherapist
1 Centennial College
2 Toronto Metropolitan University
3 George Brown College
Funding
This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca
Views expressed in the publication are the views of Recipient and do not necessarily reflect those of the Province of Ontario or OOLC
Acknowledgments
Instructional design consultant: Nada Savicevic, MA Interactive Design, MSc Architecture, BSc Eng Arch, Educational Developer, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Copyeditor: Linn Clark, Research and Editing Services, Toronto, Canada
Pressbooks consultant: Sally Wilson, Web Services Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Copyright consultant: Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement, Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Thank you to Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University for supporting this project and sharing their lab space to film the assessment videos.
Artist / Illustrators
Arina Bogdan, BScN, RN (cover art, and images in peripheral vasculature and lymphatics chapters)
Student Advisory Committee
Sarah Ahmed, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alexis Andrew, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ding Ding Ding, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Angelika Guanlao, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ariana Kavianpour, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joon Lee, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lathania Lewis, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Celina Odvina, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jason Salvador, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dominic Stewart, Toronto Metropolitan, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
