Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings

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

• ISBN13: 9780826129628
• ISBN10: 0826129625
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-23
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

""This textbook provides the busy clinician with a 'one stop' comprehensive guide to women's health that includes essential components of the history, diagnostic workup, treatment, and management guidelines for most common health issues and problems specific to providing gynecologic care to women. Clinicians will welcome the updated clinical content and additional resources and educational recommendations."" R. Mimi Secor, MS, MEd, FNP-BC, FAANP Family Nurse Practitioner/Consultant, Specializing in Women's Health National NP Radio Host for ReachMD "Partners in Practice" (From the Foreword) This landmark 10th edition of a highly respected classic and best-selling reference provides current guidelines for primary care management of common gynecological conditions across the age span. The fully revised new edition provides well-organized, concise, and easier-to-access evidence-based practice guidelines for use in community and ambulatory settings. It has been written by nurse practitioners with over 90 years of combined experience in women's health, and integrates the knowledge of noted experts for each topic. This 10th edition offers new information for all guidelines and presents essential new guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases, family planning, medical abortion, breast cancer screening and other breast conditions, osteoporosis, menopause, incontinence, sexual dysfunction, complementary and alternative therapies, smoking cessation, abuse and violence screening, abuse screening for disabled women, and Pap, PCOS, and preconception care. The guide also contains an entirely new chapter on annual well woman visits, an enhanced mental health chapter detailing discontinuation of SSRIs/SNRIs, recent guidelines from the World Health Organization regarding contraception, and more. This book will be of value to graduate nursing programs, all nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives.Key Features: Reflects "best practice" standards of care empirically proven to improve patient outcomes by at least 28% Provides quick and easy access to crucial clinical information through use of an intuitive alpha organization, a consistent format, and new spiral bindingContains new "Well Woman Annual Visit" chapter Patient education handouts are included in book AND are available in printable PDF format onlineContains completely new bibliographies reflecting the latest literature and evidence-based practice, and relevant websites

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
General Guidelines for Women's Health Care
Well Woman Initial/Annual Gynecologic Exam	p. 3
Safe Practices for Clinicians	p. 9
Complementary and Alternative Therapies	p. 13
Smoking Cessation	p. 25
Weight Management	p. 35
Guidelines for Assessing Victims of Abuse and Violence	p. 47
Assessment for Abuse and/or Violence	p. 48
Guidelines for Contraception and Preconception Care
Methods of Contraception and Family Planning	p. 53
Barrier Methods	p. 54
Contraceptive Spermicides and Condoms	p. 59
Emergency Contraception	p. 61
Hormonal Contraception	p. 65
Intrauterine Devices/Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices	p. 74
Natural Family Planning	p. 79
Sterilization	p. 81
Preconception Care	p. 87
Guidelines for Managing Women's Health Conditions
Breast Conditions	p. 95
bnormal Breast Discharge	p. 96
reast Mass	p. 99
reast Pain	p. 103
Cervical Aberrations	p. 107
Cervicitis	p. 108
Papanicolaou (PAP) Smear and Colposcopy	p. 111
Emotional and Mental Health Issues	p. 121
Appropriate for Assessment and Treatment in Women's Health Care Setting	p. 122
Genitourinary Tract Conditions	p. 137
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome	p. 138
Urinary Tract Infection	p. 140
Infertility	p. 145
Loss of Integrity of Pelvic Floor Structures	p. 149
Medical Abortion	p. 155
Postabortion Care: Medical and Surgical	p. 160
Postabortion Complications	p. 163
Menstrual Disorders	p. 167
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding	p. 168
Amenorrhea	p. 171
Dysmenorrhea	p. 174
Endometrial Biopsy	p. 177
Premenstrual Syndrome	p. 180
Miscellaneous Gynecologic Conditions	p. 185
Abdominal Pain	p. 186
Acute Pelvic Pain	p. 189
Bartholin's Cyst Bartholinitis	p. 194
Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 196
Dysesthetic Vulvodynia	p. 199
Pediculosis	p. 204
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	p. 207
Pelvic Mass	p. 212
Scabies	p. 215
Uterine Leiomyomata	p. 218
Vulvar Conditions	p. 221
Perimenopause and Postmenopause	p. 227
General Care Measures	p. 228
Hormone Therapy	p. 232
Osteoporosis	p. 236
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	p. 243
Sexual Dysfunction	p. 247
Vaginal Conditions	p. 253
Checklist for Vaginal Discharge Workup	p. 254
Checklist for Vaginal Discharge With Odor Workup	p. 258
Candidiasis	p. 260
Bacterial Vaginosis	p. 264
Chancroid	p. 268
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection	p. 271
Condylomata Acuminata (Genital Warts)	p. 275
Genital Herpes Simplex	p. 279
Gonorrhea	p. 284
Granuloma Inguinale	p. 288
Hepatitis	p. 291
HIV/AIDS	p. 295
Lymphogranuloma Venereum	p. 298
Molluscum Contagiosum	p. 301
Syphilis	p. 303
Trichomoniasis	p. 307
Appendices
Patient Information and Consent Forms	p. 313
Hormonal Contraceptives	p. 314
Injectable Contraception (Depo-Provera)	p. 318
Diaphragm	p. 321
Intrauterine Device	p. 324
Information Handout for Emergency Contraception	p. 328
Abuse Assessment Screen	p. 333
Danger Assessment	p. 335
Self-Assessment of HIV Risk	p. 339
Women and Heart Disease: Risk Factor Assessment
Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 347
Constipation	p. 351
Body Mass Index Table	p. 355
"For Your information": Patient Education Handouts	p. 359
Bacterial Vaginosis	p. 361
Candidiasis (Monilia) Yeast Infection	p. 363
Chlamydia Trachomatis	p. 365
Contraceptive Implant	p. 367
Contraceptive Patch	p. 370
Contraceptive Shield: Lea's Shield	p. 373
Contraceptive Vaginal Ring (Nuvaring)	p. 375
Cystitis (Bladder Infection)	p. 377
Femcap	p. 379
Genital Herpes Simplex	p. 381
Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata)	p. 383
Gonorrhea	p. 388
Hormone Therapy	p. 390
Lice (Pediculosis)	p. 393
Natural Family Planning to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy	p. 396
Osteoporosis	p. 407
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	p. 409
Postabortion Self-Care: Medical or Surgical	p. 411
Preconception Self-Care	p. 413
Premenstrual Syndrome	p. 415
Scabies	p. 417
Spermicides and Condoms	p. 419
Stop Smoking	p. 422
Stress or Urge Incontinence (Loss of Urine)	p. 425
Surgical Postabortion Care	p. 428
Syphilis	p. 430
Trichomoniasis	p. 432
Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge	p. 434
Vaginal Discharge	p. 436
Bibliographies	p. 439
Index	p. 463
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