Fast Facts About the Gynecologic Exam
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-9608-8 (ISBN)
This newly updated, step-by-step guide to the key points of conducting the GYN exam addresses everything both busy nurse practitioners and NP students need to know, from basic procedures to high-level challenges. Part I breaks down the GYN exam into clinical parts, emphasizing strategies to decrease anxiety and minimize discomfort at every stage of the exam. Part II walks the caregiver through the exam for women at every stage of the life span, sexually abused women, obese women, and women who have undergone genital mutilation.
This second edition delivers an all-new chapter on providing care to transgender and LGBT women and includes new information on intimate partner violence and working with adolescents and menopausal and older women. Comprehensive and organized for easy access to information, the book features prominently displayed key points, learning objectives, and ""Fast Facts in a Nutshell"" boxes based on the authors' more than 40 years of teaching experience. Along with the most up-to-date information on STIs, Pap guidelines across the life span, and recommendations on the well-woman exam, this concise guide comes with a wealth of essential resources, including links to instructional videos and free apps for patient and practitioner education, adding to the book’s value as an indispensable, quick-access guide to delivering excellent holistic care to women.
New to the Second Edition:
New chapter on examining the transgender and LGBT woman
Latest information on intimate partner violence
Updates on examining adolescents and menopausal and older women
New information on female genital mutilation
New CDC STD guidelines
New Pap guidelines across the life span
New ACOG guidelines for the well-woman exam
Links to instructional videos
Free apps for patient and practitioner education
Key Features:
Delivers easy-to-read, bulleted information in a convenient pocket size
Provides learning objectives, key points, and Fast Facts in a Nutshell
Includes tips on examining special populations including obese, anxious, multiparous, pediatric, menopausal, and older patients
Provides a microscopy flow sheet and summary, instructions for performing an anal Pap smear, and patient education guidelines
Serves as a refresher for those studying for the WHNP Exam
Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Solomont School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and has been a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner since 1997. She has practiced clinically in a variety of settings including obstetrics/gynecology, primary care, and a Title X public health clinic. She is the author of more than 80 publications, including peer-reviewed manuscripts, books, and book chapters that focus on various aspects of women's health throughout the life span. Her research interests include the intersection of violence and the reproductive health of women, including violence screening, women's experiences of violence, issues surrounding sexual consent and coercion, and human trafficking. Dr. Fantasia is on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health and is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing and previously served on the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Nursing for Women's Health. Dr. Fantasia received a bachelor of science in nursing from Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts, and master's and doctoral degrees from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston College prior to joining the faculty at the University of Massachusetts.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.11.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 30 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 180 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Fachpflege | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-9608-X / 082619608X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-9608-8 / 9780826196088 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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