Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings: Edition 10
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From the Forward by 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"
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 binding
- Contains new "Well Woman Annual Visit" chapter
- Patient education handouts are included in book AND are available in printable PDF format online
- Contains completely new bibliographies reflecting the latest literature and evidence-based practice, and relevant websites
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Joellen W. Hawkins, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC-E, FAAN, FAANP, practiced as an OB/GYN women’s health care nurse practitioner for 36 years. From 2008 to the present, she has been writer-in-residence, Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Boston.
Diane M. Roberto-Nichols, BS, APRN-C, is a nurse practitioner in both women’s health and adult medicine. She has practiced as an OB/GYN nurse practitioner for more than 30 years.
J. Lynn Stanley-Haney, MA, APRN-C, is an adult medicine nurse practitioner with special practice areas that include gynecology and psychiatry.
