Main description:

Delivers the latest evidence-based guidelines you need to ensure excellence in clinical practice!Now in its Twelfth Edition, this authoritative resource continues to represent the gold standard for nursing management of common gynecological conditions for women throughout the lifespan. It includes contributions from prominent specialists focusing on specific areas of gynecological health, in addition to the vanguard contributions of three new lead authors with decades of experience in varied healthcare settings.

The Twelfth Edition is substantially updated with pivotal topics, current evidence-based practice guidelines, real-life case studies, and improved patient teaching materials that foster translation of information to practice. Clinical guidelines, appendices, and bibliographies are extensively revised to reflect the most current evidence-based information, research, and consensus from national health organizations. New PowerPoint slides and a transition guide for the twelfth edition are included for ease of use in educational programs.

New and Revised Chapters:

New section on Women's Health: Adolescents, Sexual and Gender Minority Persons, and Individuals with Mental Health Considerations
Updated Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Acute and Chronic Gynecologic Conditions
STIs, Prevention and Management of HPV-Associated Cancers
Perimenopause and Postmenopausal Care

Key Features:

Evidence-based guidelines empirically proven to improve patient outcomes
Outline format ensures quick and easy access to essential information
Updated bibliography for each guideline including relevant websites with additional resources
Nine Appendices presenting updated clinical resources, case studies, assessments, screening tools, and EMR educational templates
New PowerPoint Slides for ease of use by instructors
Transition guide to assist Instructors in incorporating new edition content into their courses

Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgment
PART I: WOMEN'S HEALTH: SPECIAL TOPICS
1. Well-Woman Initial/Annual Gynecologic Exam
2. Safe Practices for Clinicians
3. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
4. Substance use and Abuse
5. Weight Management
6. Guidelines for Assessing Women who have Experienced Abuse and Violence
7. Care of Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
8. Adolescent Sexual and Gynecologic Health
9. Women's Emotional and Mental Health
PART II: GUIDELINES FOR CONTRACEPTION AND PRECONCEPTION CARE
10.Methods of Contraception and Family Planning
Barrier Methods
Contraceptive Spermicides and Condoms
Emergency Contraception
Hormonal Contraception
Intrauterine Devices/Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Natural Family Planning
Sterilization
11.Preconception Care
PART III: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING WOMEN'S HEALTH CONDITIONS
12.Breast Conditions
Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Abnormal Breast Discharge
Breast Mass
Breast Pain
13. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Management of Cervical Abnormalities
Cervicitis
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Routine Screening for Cervical Cancer
14.Genitourinary Tract Conditions
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Urinary Tract Infection
15.Infertility
16.Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
17.Medical Abortion
Postabortion Care: Medical and Surgical
Postabortion Complications
18.Menstrual Disorders
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Amenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Premenstrual Syndrome
19.Miscellaneous Gynecologic Conditions
Abdominal Pain
Acute & Chronic Pelvic Pain
Bartholin's Cyst, Bartholinitis
Dysesthetic Vulvodynia
Endometriosis
Pelvic Mass
Pudendal Neuralgia
Uterine Leiomyomata
Vulvar Conditions & Dermatology
20.Perimenopause and Postmenopause
General Care Measures
Hormone Therapy
Atrophic Vaginitis
Osteoporosis
21.Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
22.Sexual Dysfunction
23 Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chancroid
Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
Condylomata Acuminata (Genital Warts)
Genital Herpes Simplex
Gonorrhea
Granuloma Inguinale
Hepatitis
HIV/AIDS
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
Molluscum Contagiosum
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pubic Lice
Scabies
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis
24. Vaginosis & Vaginitis
Review of Normal Vaginal Discharge
Bacterial Vaginosis
Candidiasis
Tips for Microscopic Assessment
PART IV: APPENDICES
PDF versions of the Patient Information and Consent Forms (Appendix A) and the Patient Education Handouts (Appendix I)
APPENDIX A: Case Studies
APPENDIX B: Abuse Assessment Screen
APPENDIX C: Danger Assessment
APPENDIX D: Self-Assessment of HIV Risk
APPENDIX E: Women and Heart Disease: Risk Factor Assessment
APPENDIX F: Endometrial Biopsy
APPENDIX G: Diagnosis of Vaginitis/Vaginosis
APPENDIX H: Body Mass Conversion Table
APPENDIX I: "For Your Information": Education Templates for the EMR
Bacterial Vaginosis
Candidiasis (Monilia) Yeast Infection
Chlamydia trachomatis
Contraceptive Implant
Contraceptive Patch
Contraceptive Vaginal Ring
Cystitis (Urinary Tract Infection )
Cervical Cap
Diaphragm
Genital Herpes Simplex
Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata)
Gonorrhea
Hormone Therapy
Lice (Pediculosis)
Osteoporosis
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Postabortion Care Medical AB
Preconception Self-Care
Premenstrual Syndrome
Scabies
Smoking Cessation
Stress or Urge Incontinence (Loss of Urine)
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge
Bibliographies
Index