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Fast facts about the gynecologic exam for nurse practitioners : conducting the GYN exam in a nutshell [E-Book]

By: Contributor(s): Series: Fast factsPublication details: New York : Springer, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826107817
  • 0826107818
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WP 39
Online resources:
Contents:
Conducting the interview and taking a gynecologic history -- The abdominal exam -- The vulvar exam -- The speculum exam -- The bimanual exam -- The rectal exam -- Overcoming specific "challenges" -- Examining the patient with anxiety, vaginismus, or history of sexual abuse -- Examining virginal women and premenarchal children -- Techniques useful when examining overweight, multiparous, or physically challenged women -- Special considerations when examining the menopausal and elder woman -- Female genital mutilation -- Performing in-office diagnostic tests.
Summary: "This is an extraordinarily down-to-earth and useful rapid review guide for both novice and experienced clinicians Most of all, this book is a gold mine for clinicians committed to delivering the best possible care to women with a wide range of characteristics and challenges." From the Foreword by. Joellen W. Hawkins, RN, WHNP-BC, PhD. Professor Emeritus, Boston College, Connell School of Nursing. Writer-in-Residence, Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences. This step-by-step guide to the key points of conducting the GYN exam addresses everything a nurse practitioner n
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conducting the interview and taking a gynecologic history -- The abdominal exam -- The vulvar exam -- The speculum exam -- The bimanual exam -- The rectal exam -- Overcoming specific "challenges" -- Examining the patient with anxiety, vaginismus, or history of sexual abuse -- Examining virginal women and premenarchal children -- Techniques useful when examining overweight, multiparous, or physically challenged women -- Special considerations when examining the menopausal and elder woman -- Female genital mutilation -- Performing in-office diagnostic tests.

"This is an extraordinarily down-to-earth and useful rapid review guide for both novice and experienced clinicians Most of all, this book is a gold mine for clinicians committed to delivering the best possible care to women with a wide range of characteristics and challenges." From the Foreword by. Joellen W. Hawkins, RN, WHNP-BC, PhD. Professor Emeritus, Boston College, Connell School of Nursing. Writer-in-Residence, Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences. This step-by-step guide to the key points of conducting the GYN exam addresses everything a nurse practitioner n

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