Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings

by Hawkins, Joellen W.; Roberto-Nichols, Diane M.; Stanley-Haney, J. Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780826103000
• ISBN10: 0826103006
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-18
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Relying on evidence-based practice guidelines, the ninth edition includes: Contraception, infertility, and preconception care, Breast conditions, Assessment for abuse and violence, Menstrual disorders and perimenopausal and postmenopausal problems, Smoking cessation and weight maintenance, Complementary and alternative therapies, and more. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
Clinical Guidelines
Methods of Family Planning	p. 3
Infertility	p. 39
Vaginal Discharge, Vaginitis, Vaginosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS	p. 43
Miscellaneous Gynecological Aberrations	p. 109
Breast Conditions	p. 153
Cervical Aberrations	p. 161
Menstrual Disorders	p. 173
Medical Abortion	p. 193
Abuse and Violence	p. 205
Sexual Dysfunction	p. 209
Peri- and Postmenopause	p. 215
Smoking Cessation	p. 233
Loss of Integrity of Pelvic Floor Structures	p. 243
Genitourinary Tract	p. 249
Preconception Care	p. 259
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)	p. 265
Weight Management	p. 269
Complementary/Alternative Therapies (CAM)	p. 279
Emotional/Mental Health Issues	p. 289
Appendixes
"For Your Information": Patient Education Handouts	p. 301
Informed Consent Forms	p. 379
Abuse Assessment Screen	p. 397
Danger Assessment	p. 399
Self-Assessment of AIDS (HIV) Risk	p. 401
Women and Heart Disease: Risk Factor Assessment	p. 403
Body Mass Index Table	p. 405
Bibliographies	p. 409
Index	p. 429
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