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Informationen zum Autor R. Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a nurse practitioner (NP), national speaker/educator, and consultant. She has worked for 40 years as a family nurse practitioner specializing in women's health. Klappentext This newly updated, step-by-step guide to the key points of conducting the GYN exam addresses everything nurse practitioners, NP students, and other primary care providers 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 individuals and also includes new information on intimate partner violence and working with adolescents and menopausal and older women. The book features prominently displayed key points and learning objectives for quick access of information. Including up-to-date information on STIs, Pap guidelines, and recommendations on the well-woman exam, this concise guide provides essential resources, including links to instructional videos and free apps, adding to the book's value as an indispensable guide to delivering excellent holistic care to women.New to the Second Edition:New chapter on examining the transgender and LGBT individualLatest information on intimate partner violenceUpdates on examining adolescents and menopausal and older womenNew information on female genital mutilationNew STI and Pap guidelines from CDC and ACOGKey Features:Delivers easy-to-read, bulleted information in a convenient pocket sizeProvides learning objectives, key points, and Fast Facts in a NutshellIncludes tips on examining special populations including obese, anxious, multiparous, pediatric, menopausal and older patients, and transgender/LGBTQServes as a refresher for those studying for the WHNP Exam Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Contributor Foreword Joellen W. Hawkins, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC Preface Acknowledgments Part I INTRODUCTION TO THE GYNECOLOGIC EXAM 1. Conducting the Interview and Taking a Gynecologic and Sexual History R. Mimi Secor 2. The Abdominal Exam R. Mimi Secor 3. The Vulvar Exam R. Mimi Secor 4. The Speculum Exam R. Mimi Secor 5. The Bimanual Exam R. Mimi Secor 6. The Rectal Exam R. Mimi Secor Part II APPROACH TO EXAMINING SPECIAL POPULATIONS 7. Specific "Challenges" Heidi Collins Fantasia 8. Examining the Woman With Anxiety, History of Sexual Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence Heidi Collins Fantasia 9. Examining Premenarchal Children, Adolescents, and Virginal Women Heidi Collins Fantasia 10. Useful Techniques When Examining Overweight, Multiparous, or Physically Challenged Women Heidi Collins Fantasia 11. Special Considerations When Examining the Postmenopausal and Older Woman Heidi Collins Fantasia 12. Care of the Woman Who Has Experienced Female Genital Mutilation Heidi Collins Fantasia 13. Gynecological Examination of the Transgender Patient Teri Bunker Appendices A . Common Pelvic Examination Problems and Interventions B . Vaginal Microscopy Flow Sheet C . Vaginal Microscopy: Flow Sheet Instructions D . Vulvar Care Guidelines for Patient Education Bibliography Abbreviations Index ...
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Contents
ContributorForeword Joellen W. Hawkins, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I INTRODUCTION TO THE GYNECOLOGIC EXAM1. Conducting the Interview and Taking a Gynecologic and Sexual HistoryR. Mimi Secor
2. The Abdominal ExamR. Mimi Secor
3. The Vulvar ExamR. Mimi Secor
4. The Speculum ExamR. Mimi Secor
5. The Bimanual ExamR. Mimi Secor
6. The Rectal ExamR. Mimi Secor
Part II APPROACH TO EXAMINING SPECIAL POPULATIONS7. Specific "Challenges"Heidi Collins Fantasia
8. Examining the Woman With Anxiety, History of Sexual Violence, or Intimate Partner ViolenceHeidi Collins Fantasia
9. Examining Premenarchal Children, Adolescents, and Virginal WomenHeidi Collins Fantasia
10. Useful Techniques When Examining Overweight, Multiparous, or Physically Challenged WomenHeidi Collins Fantasia
11. Special Considerations When Examining the Postmenopausal and Older WomanHeidi Collins Fantasia
12. Care of the Woman Who Has Experienced Female Genital MutilationHeidi Collins Fantasia
13. Gynecological Examination of the Transgender PatientTeri Bunker
AppendicesA.
Common Pelvic Examination Problems and InterventionsB.
Vaginal Microscopy Flow SheetC.
Vaginal Microscopy: Flow Sheet InstructionsD.
Vulvar Care Guidelines for Patient EducationBibliographyAbbreviationsIndex
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R. Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a nurse practitioner (NP), national speaker/educator, and consultant. She has worked for 40 years as a family nurse practitioner specializing in women's health.
