Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings

Joellen W. Hawkins, RNC, PhD, FAAN, has been a women’s health nurse practitioner since 1969 and is Professor Emeriti, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, USA (2008) where from 1983 to 2007 she was the coordinator of the women’s health nurse practitioner program, teaching clinical and theory courses for that program, as well as the advanced practice role course. Currently, she is Writer in Residence at Simmons College, Department of Nursing, Boston. Diane M. Roberto-Nichols, BS, APRN-C, has practiced as an OB/GYN nurse practitioner for more than 20 years. She practices at the University of Connecticut Student Health Services (Storrs) and Ellington OB/GYN Associates in Ellington, CT, USA. J. Lynn Stanley-Haney, MA, APRN-C, is an Adult Medicine nurse practitioner with special practice areas in Gynecology and Psychiatry. Her current practice includes Ellington OB/GYN Associates (Ellington, CT), Eastern Connecticut State University Counseling and Psychological Services (Willimantic, CT) and Private Practice in Psychotherapy and Psychotherapeutic Medication Management.

Part I: General Guidelines for Women’s Health Care
Chapter 1: Communication and the Sexual Examination
Chapter 2: Well Woman Initial/Annual Gynecologic Exam
Chapter 3: Safe Practices for Clinicians
Chapter 4: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 5: Smoking Cessation
Chapter 6: Weight Management
Chapter 7: Guidelines for Assessing Victims of Abuse and Violence
Part II: Guidelines for Contraception and Preconception Care
Chapter 8: Methods of Contraception and Family Planning
Chapter 9: Preconception Care
Part III: Guidelines for Managing Women’s Health Conditions
Chapter 10: Breast Conditions
Chapter 11: Cervical Aberrations
Chapter 12: Emotional and Mental Health Issues
Chapter 13: Genitourinary Tract Conditions
Chapter 14: Infertility
Chapter 15: Loss of Integrity of Pelvic Floor Structures