ABSTRACT. A nurses' team developed several klnds of applyances whlch are presented and discussed in the present article. In order to try to solve dlfficultles encountered in the inpatients' care of an Orthopaedic and Traumatologlc Unlt.
INTRODUÇAOA Ortopedia e Traumatologia cuidam de patologias ligadas ao aparelho locomotor, se jam essas de ossos, articulações, músculos ou nervos periféricos. Em muitas ocasiões se faz necessária a manutenção do paciente internado para o tratamento adequado e conseqüente reabilitação.O paciente ortopédico apresenta caracterís ticas bem distintas que o diferenciam de outras especialidades, tox:nando-o um paciente que re quer uma abor
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