Women's Health in Primary Care

<p>Featuring a holistic, woman-centered focus and uniquely organized for consistency with the AWHONN/NPWH <i>Guidelines for Practice and Education,</i> this completely new textbook for primary care Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other primary care practitioners responsible for women’s health provides a strong, evidence-based clinical foundation for primary care of women. Coverage includes foundational concepts in women’s health, well-woman care throughout the lifespan, and primary care management of common conditions affecting women.</p><ul><b> <li>UNIQUE! Holistic, woman-centered approach to women's health for primary care</b> addresses the full breadth of foundational women's health content for primary care, including foundational concepts, well-woman care throughout the lifespan, and primary care management of common conditions affecting women.</li> <li><b>UNIQUE!</b> <b>Evidence-based content, organized by the latest AWHONN/NPWH and national well-woman guidelines, </b>features a rigorous basis in the latest research and national and international clinical guidelines for women's health.</li> <li><b>Strong emphasis on patient diversity, interprofessional collaboration, and clinical integration </b>examines LGBTQ+ issues, global health, underserved populations, and coordination of care across a continuum of services, including preventive, outpatient, inpatient acute hospital care, and post-acute care, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health services, and palliative care.</li> <li><b><i>Key Points</b></i> at the end of each chapter summarize take-home points.</li> <li><b><i>Not to Be Missed</i> boxes</b> call attention to "red flags" that should not be missed (e.g., signs of human trafficking, breast lumps, low back pain in pregnancy, and the need for HIV counseling/testing).</li> <li><b><i>Patient-Centered Care</i> boxes </b>demonstrate how to tailor care to patients in special populations or situations, such as LGBTQ+ clients, those with disabilities, older women, military veterans, people of various racial and ethnic groups, religious/cultural variations, etc.</li> <li><b><i>Safety Alert</i> boxes</b> call attention to special precautions to protect patients and ensure their safety.</li> <li><b><i>Clinical Survival Tip</i> boxes</b> cover topics that you need to know when immersed into a clinical setting.</li> <li><b>Full-color design and illustrations </b>facilitate learning.</li></ul>