A neuroscience nurse treats patients with neurological injuries and disorders, including head and spinal trauma from accidents, or illnesses such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.

Nurses are an integral part of the spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation team and provide significant education to the patient and family about the intricacies of living with SCI, as well as help manage the care process.

Working closely with patients and learning their health historyEducating patients on their condition and the specifics of their treatmentHelping them manage pain and the process to recover from a musculoskeletal disease or disorderAssisting doctors in surgery when a bone break or other condition requires the patient to undergo surgery, and working with patients during recovery from surgeryWorking with both patients and their families to help them understand specifics of their condition, symptoms that indicate an issue that needs to be dealt with and the details of treatment and recovery

The orthopedic doctor job description includes meeting with patients, ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing medication, ordering physical therapy, setting fractured bones and performing surgery. An orthopedic surgeon works in clinical and hospital settings.

he Orthopedic Doctor's responsibilities include setting broken bones with braces, pins, splints, or casts, diagnosing injuries or illnesses to bones, joints, and ligaments, and correcting defects to the musculoskeletal system