For womenÆs health cour

Product Description

Fully updated to reflect the latest standards of care, this easy-to-use handbook brings together complete information on women's healthcare and health promotion. Using a systematic, problem-solving format, WOMEN'S HEALTH: A PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL GUIDE, 4/e thoroughly addresses key issues in all areas of primary care for women, including reproductive and gynecologic content as well as selected common medical, psychosocial, developmental, and political problems, issues, and needs. Every chapter has been updated, and this fourth edition includes an entirely new chapter on the assessment of older women's health. A separate chapter is now provided on Epidemiology and Diagnostic Methods and Procedures for Women's Health, and coverage of Complementary Therapies has been significantly expanded. Useful reference appendices cover topics ranging from billing and coding to relevant laboratory test values.

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For women's health courses in graduate nursing programs, nurse practitioner courses, and other areas of primary care.

Fully updated to reflect the latest standards of care, this easy-to-use handbook brings together complete information on women's healthcare and health promotion. Using a systematic, problem-solving format, WOMEN'S HEALTH: A PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL GUIDE, 4/e thoroughly addresses key issues in all areas of primary care for women, including reproductive and gynecologic content as well as selected common medical, psychosocial, developmental, and political problems, issues, and needs. Every chapter has been updated, and this fourth edition includes an entirely new chapter on the assessment of older women's health. A separate chapter is now provided on Epidemiology and Diagnostic Methods and Procedures for Women's Health, and coverage of Complementary Therapies has been significantly expanded. Useful reference appendices cover topics ranging from billing and coding to relevant laboratory test values.

Hallmark Features

Handbook format designed for easy access to essential information-providing a reference with sufficient depth to be useful in clinical settings, and as a source of teaching advice for clients, including differential medical diagnoses, screening and early intervention measures, and referral guidelines.

Addresses all areas of primary healthcare and health promotion for women-including reproductive and gynecologic health, general medical issues, psychosocial issues, developmental issues throughout a woman's lifespan, and selected political and public policy issues. This text's wide-ranging coverage includes crucial issues ranging from violence against women to the special needs of women with HIV; eating disorders to healthcare for lesbians.

Reflects the broadening scope of women's health care-promoting integrated approaches and supporting trends that are being accelerated by recent healthcare reform.

Provides reference information healthcare professionals can use throughout their careers-including appendices on emergency childbirth, assessment of newborns, screening tools, billing and coding in women's health, and important laboratory values.

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