Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing

Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is clinical professor of nursing and medicine and director of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Connecticut (UConn). Her clinical, scholarly, and research interests are in midlife women's health care and increasing access to primary care for underserved populations. She has worked extensively with menopause and osteoporosis management and has published and presented widely regarding these subject areas, including two books, which have been translated into Spanish, Greek, and Italian. She has been principal investigator on studies evaluating women's relationships with their primary care providers; Black women's perceptions of menopause, midlife health risks, and self-management techniques used to manage menopause symptoms and reduce health risks; and osteoporosis risks and management. She has served as Project Director for multiple HRSA-funded programs supporting education and training of primary care NPs for underserved populations. She has consulted for national and international companies to develop educational programs, conduct research, and provide focused clinician education programs. Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, WHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar alumna, is a National Certification Corporation board--certified women's health nurse practitioner, faculty, and Dean at Kent State University College of Nursing. Scientific discovery and funding were with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sexual and reproductive health clinical inquiry was the impetus to advance scientific knowledge about innovative educational interventions designed to promote reproductive health and cancer prevention among young adults. Dr. Johnson-Mallard's board service, clinical interest, research, and publications are in the areas of women's health, sexual and reproductive health promotion, human papillomavirus (HPV)/cancer screening/prevention/vaccination, and behavior change in response to sex, race and ethic appropriate educational interventions. Dr. Johnson-Mallard provides consultation to partners who share interest in the development of education material, clinical guidelines, and policy around reproductive health and cancer prevention. Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a United States Air Force Veteran; Associate Professor of Nursing at the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD; a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner at Holy Cross Hospital, Germantown, Maryland; and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar alumna. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arizona State University, a Master of Science in Nursing with specialization in women's health (obstetrics, gynecology, and primary care of women) from the University of Florida, and a doctor of philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. Over the last 38 years, her clinical practice, scholarly activities, and leadership have impacted women's health---both within and outside of the U.S. Department of Defense. In her research role, Dr. Kostas-Polston's innovative scholarship is focused on enhancing military women's health and warfare capability through the development of innovative technologies designed to support and maintain urogenital health and operational readiness. She also works to effectively translate new knowledge to inform novel approaches to health promotion and infectious disease prevention in our nation's female warfighters when serving in austere environments across the globe. She has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR); the Department of Defense (DoD); the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Honor Society; and the Faye G. Abdellah Center for Military and Federal Health Research Endowment. The primary aim of Dr. Kostas-Polston's clinical practice is to improve the health of women across the life space and their families. Toward this end, she works with others interested in the development of health promotion and disease-prevention strategies, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and health policy. She is a Fellow and the Immediate Past-Chair of the American Academy of Nursing's Women's Health Expert Panel.  Catherine Ingram Fogel, PhD, RNC, FAAN, is a research professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN, is professor in the Department of Family and Child Nursing at the University of Washington.

Contents


Contributors


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


PART I: WOMEN’S LIVES, WOMEN’S HEALTH


1. Women and Their Health


Versie Johnson-Mallard and Nancy Fugate Woods


2. Women as Health Care Providers


Diana Taylor


3. Women and Health Care


Nancy Fugate Woods, Ellen F. Olshansky, and Deborah Ward


4. Health Care for Vulnerable Populations


Cheryl L. Cooke and Selina A. Mohammed


5. Legal Issues in Women’s Health Care


Anna G. Small


6. Feminist Frameworks for Advanced Practice With Women


Cheryl L. Cooke and Selina A. Mohammed


PART II: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION FOR WOMEN


7. Women’s Bodies, Women’s Health


Nancy Fugate Woods, Ivy M. Alexander, Annette Jakubisin-Konicki, and Lucinda Canty


8. Young Women’s Health


Catherine Takacs Witkop


9. Midlife Women’s Health


Nancy Fugate Woods, Judith Berg, and Ellen Sullivan Mitchell


10. Older Women’s Health


Barbara B. Cochrane and Heather M. Young


11. Well Woman’s Health


Versie Johnson-Mallard and Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston


12. Mental Health


Gail M. Houck


13. Nutrition for Women


Heather Hutchins-Wiese


14. Healthy Practices: Physical Activity


JiWon Choi


15. Healthy Practices: Sleep


Carol A. Landis


16. Genetics and Women’s Health


Diane C. Seibert and Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston


17. Women and the Workplace


Janice Camp


18. Health Considerations for Women Caregivers


Judith Berg and Nancy Fugate Woods


19. Women’s Sexual Health


Elizabeth Kusturiss and Susan Kellogg Spadt


20. Primary Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals


Caroline Dorsen and Kathryn Tierney


21. Fertility Self-Management and Shared Management


Richard M. Prior and Heather C. Katz


22. Preconception Counseling


Debbie Postlethwaite, Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston, and Kristi Rae Norcross


23. Prenatal Care and Anticipating Birth


Lisa L. Ferguson


PART III: MANAGING SYMPTOMS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS


24. Breast Health Considerations


Deborah G. Feigel and Kathleen Kelleher


25. Caring for the Transgender Patient


Kathryn Tierney and Caroline Dorsen


26. Sexual Health Problems and Dysfunctions


Candi Bachour and Candace Brown


27. Vulvar and Vaginal Health


Robert Gildersleeve


28. Perimenstrual and Pelvic Symptoms and Syndromes


Candy Wilson, Regina A. McClure, and Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston


29. Urologic and Pelvic Floor Health Problems


Richard S. Bercik and Cherrilyn F. Richmond


30. Sexually Transmitted Diseases


Catherine Ingram Fogel


31. Women and HIV/AIDS


Catherine Ingram Fogel


32. Human Papillomavirus


Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston, Versie Johnson-Mallard, and Naomi Jay


33. Gynecologic Cancers


Barbara J. Silko and Leslie J. Heron


34. Menopause


Ivy M. Alexander, Annette Jakubisin Konicki, Seja Jackson, Devangi Ladani, Jenna LoGiudice, and Lauren Vo


35. Osteoporosis


Ivy M. Alexander, Danielle LaRosa, Emily Miesse, and Matthew Witkovic


36. The Challenge of Unintended Pregnancies


Katherine Simmonds and Lisa Stern


37. Infertility


Rachel Oldani Bender and Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polston


38. High-Risk Childbearing


Marianne T. Stone-Godena


39. Intrapartum and Postpartum Care


Heather Dawn Reynolds, Allison McCarson, Lilyan Kay, Meredith Goff


40. Mental Health Challenges


Deborah Antai-Otong


41. Substance Abuse and Women


Susan Caverly


42. Gender-Based Violence and Women’s Health


Angela Frederick Amar


43. Cardiovascular Disease in Women


Tina M. Chasse Mulinski, Karin V. Nyström, and Catherine G. Winkler


44. Endocrine-Related Problems


Adrienne Berarducci


45. Chronic Illness and Women


Tara F. Bertulfo and Theresa G. Rashdan


46. Care of Women With Disabilities


Tracie Harrison


Index