Advanced Health Assessment of Women, Fourth Edition: Clinical Skills and Procedures, Edition 4

Using a clear and concise outline format, Advanced Health Assessment of Women avoids unnecessary jargon and cuts straight to the clinical skills, techniques, and procedures the advanced practice provider needs to know. Content progresses from simple to complex, covering basic assessment and physiology, health history, physical examination, and specific investigative procedures. Each technique and procedure outlined contains detailed descriptions, strategies for patient preparation, and recommended follow up, accompanied by a comprehensive list of equipment. In this new edition, all content has been reviewed and expanded to reflect the most updated evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Key Features:

• Clinical procedures that are on the leading edge in the expanded role of the advanced practice clinician
• Detailed descriptions of advanced assessment techniques with plentiful tables and figures
• Special chapter on urinary incontinence includes diagnosis of bladder dysfunction
• Appendices contain patient information handouts and practice forms that can be adapted for practice
• Unique chapter: selection and insertion of the vaginal pessary

New to this edition:

• NEW Chapter: Assessment of Transgender Persons
• Revisions of clinical guidelines and procedures for menopause, cervical cancer screening, and osteoporosis chapters
• Treatment summary sections for selected chapters such as PCOS, AUB, vulvodynia, obesity, and urinary incontinence