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14th Annual NPWH Premiere Women's Healthcare Conference
Join The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Austin, Texas, October 12-15, to learn about state-of-the-art developments in women’s health, to network with colleagues, and to share its collective goal of providing quality healthcare for w ....Abstract: Compliance with Abnormal Pap Smear Surveillance in High Risk Adolescents
By Julie Smith Taylor, PhD, RN, WHNP-BCThis abstract was tied for first place. The study's objectives were to: describe the issue of non-compliance with Pap smear surveillance in high-risk adolescents; understand the significance of inadequate follow-up for abnormal Pap smear findings in ....Abstract: Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in College-Aged Women
By Diana Beckmann-Mendez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC; Margit B. Gerardi, PhD, RN-WHNP; and Sara A. MaringOf the more than 40 strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted directly from sexual activity, 14 are associated with more than 99% of cervical cancers and high-grade cervical precancerous lesions detected in the United States. The incidence of ....Abstract: Subsequent Pregnancy After Stillbirth
By Marianne Hutti, DNS; I. Rådestad, PhD; K. Säflund, PhD; R. Wredling, PhD; and E. OnelövThis second prize winnting poster's purpose was to study the advice that women whose child had died before birth are given concerning a suitable time in the future to become pregnant again, and to investigate how these women interpreted this advice. ....Announcing the First-Ever Business Journal for NPs
By Carolyn Buppert, JD, NPWe are excited and pleased to introduce the first issue of Practice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners. PM will be published online quarterly starting with the Spring 2010 issue. A publication such as this has become ever more essen ....