Fast facts about the gynecologic exam for nurse practitioners : conducting the gyn exam in a nutshell / R. "Mimi" Clarke Secor, Heidi Collins Fantasia.
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TextSeries: Fast factsPublisher: New York : Springer, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780826107817
- 0826107818
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- RG107Â .S43 2012eb
- WP 39
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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