Women's Health Care in Advanced Practice Nursing

Author:   Ivy M. Alexander ,  Versie Johnson-Mallard ,  Elizabeth Kostas-Polston, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP ,  Catherine Ingram Fogel, PhD, RNC, FAAN
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
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9780826190017


Pages:   958
Publication Date:   14 June 2017
Replaced By:   0826167217
Format:   Paperback
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Replete with vital information, the second edition of this authoritative women’s health text provides graduate nursing students and nurse practitioners with the resources to deliver optimal health to women of all ages. Edited by a team of highly distinguished clinicians, scholars, and educators, chapters retain a distinctive sociocultural lens that gives a view of women’s health as it relates to women’s lives and identities. Eighteen new chapters address clinical primary care topics, genetics, environmental and occupational health promotion, health considerations for female caregivers, transgender care, urologic health concerns, dementia care, and more. An instructor’s toolkit includes multiple resources to enhance critical thinking, and case studies engage critical thinking skills to apply the multidimensional content in context. This uniquely comprehensive resource examines women’s health through a variety of clinical practice and theoretical frameworks such as feminism, feminist theory, and globalization. The second edition retains the important focus on prevention, managing symptoms, and health problems that are unique to women. Chapters address relevant legal issues, health throughout the life span, nutrition and exercise, sleep difficulties, mental health, LGBTQ health, fertility, substance abuse, violence against women, and dozens of specific health disorders. NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION: Updated to include the most current evidence-based, primary care management guidelines in women’s health Includes 18 new chapters addressing health promotion and symptom management Provides a robust instructor’s toolkit to foster critical thinking Organized to enhance easy retrieval of numerous clinical topics Includes theoretical frameworks for women’s health, health promotion and prevention, and women’s health management Presents brand-new information on genetics, transgender health, endocrine-related problems, health considerations for caregivers, and dementia care KEY FEATURES: Distills cutting-edge information on women’s health issues through a sociocultural framework Offers a comprehensive investigation of key topics in women’s health Edited by renowned scholar/educators for advanced practice nursing students

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Author:   Ivy M. Alexander ,  Versie Johnson-Mallard ,  Elizabeth Kostas-Polston, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP ,  Catherine Ingram Fogel, PhD, RNC, FAAN
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780826190017


ISBN 10:   0826190014
Pages:   958
Publication Date:   14 June 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   0826167217
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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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

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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.

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