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The Relationship Between Limited English Proficiency and Cervical Cancer Screening in Hispanic Women
By Dulce Mia Warren, MS, WHNP-BC and Eileen Thomas, RN, PhDHispanic women with limited English proficiency (LEP) who live in the United States, relative to other populations in this country, tend to have low rates of cervical cancer screening. As a result, they are at a higher risk for a late-stage cervical ....Counseling Pregnant Patients at High Risk for a Preterm Birth
By Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BCNPs treating women with a high-risk pregnancy are responsible for educating both their patients and other healthcare professionals about optimal care for these patients. In order to do so, NPs must be up to date on the latest options available for pr ....Importance of Collaboration in Treating Chronic Disease: A Focus on PCOS and Group Medical Visits
By Anne Moore, APRN, WHNP/ANP-BC, FAANP and Julie Caldwell, APRN, FNP-BCThe purpose of this article is to present a synthesis of research regarding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis and management, particularly with respect to an intervention called the group medical visit (GMV), which is advocated to enhance ca ....Motivating Patients to Behavior Change: Tools and Techniques for Patients with Diabetes
By Tom Bartol, NP, CDEOne of the most challenging questions that nurse practitioners or other diabetes educators can ask is: “How can I get my patients to do what they are supposed to do?” For NPs, taking care of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) entails devising t ....Improving Interpretation of Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring
By Bertha Isabel Huerta-Bogdan, WHNP-BC, MSNFor decades, electronic fetal heart monitoring (EFM) has generated varied and inconsistent interpretation by nurses, nurse-midwives, residents, and physicians. These inconsistencies have prompted a need for an adjunctive technology to enhance EFM int ....TOP Articles in Women's Health Care
Attention and Intervention: Responding to Vaginal Changes of Menopause by Tara Allmen, MD, FACOG and Anne Moore, APN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
Concurrent STIs in Adolescents with Abnormal Cervical Cytologic Findings by Julie Smith Taylor, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC and Jennifer Smith, RN
Micronized Progesterone: An Important Option for Oral Hormone Therapy by Sarah B. Freeman, PhD, ARNP, FAANP
