Fast facts about the gynecological exam for nurse practitioners
Subtitle: conducting the GYN exam in a nutshell
By: R. "Mimi" Clarke Secor, Heidi Collins Fantasia
Contributors: Fantasia, Heidi Collins
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826107800; 9780826107817
Subjects: Gynecological Examination; Nursing; Handbooks; Nurse Practitioners
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Conducting the interview and taking a gynecologic history; title: The abdominal exam; title: The vulvar exam; title: The speculum exam; title: The bimanual exam; title: The rectal exam; title: Overcoming specific "challenges"; title: Examining the patient with anxiety, vaginismus, or history of sexual abuse; title: Examining virginal women and premenarchal children; title: Techniques useful when examining overweight, multiparous, or physically challenged women; title: Special considerations when examining the menopausal and elder woman; title: Female genital mutilation; title: Performing in-office diagnostic tests.