Advances in Family Practice Nursing, 2021

1st Edition, Volume 3-1 - May 19, 2021
Editor: Geri C Reeves
Language: English
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Advances in Family Practice Nursing reviews the year’s most important findings and updates for the family practice nurse practitioner. A distinguished editorial board identifies key areas of timely clinical advances and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in family practice nursing inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Associate Editors
Contributors
Preface
Adult/Geriatric
Older Adults and Driving Cessation: Knowing When and How to Approach the Conversation
Key points
Introduction
Background
Assessment of driving ability
Assessment of driving impairment
Resources for providers to offer for retiring drivers
Summary
Vaccination Update for Nurse Practitioners Caring for Adults
Key points
Physiology of vaccine
Vaccination schedule for adults
Special considerations
Implications for clinical practice
Summary
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Management
Key points
Introduction
History
Assessment/physical examination
Differential diagnoses
Diagnostic testing
Treatment and management
Implications for nurse practitioner practice
Summary
Clinics care points
Assessment and Management of Constipation in Older Adults
Key points
Introduction
Prevalence and cost
Definition and types
Assessment
Physical examination
Diagnosis
Management and treatment
Implications for practice
Clinics care points
Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in Primary Care
Key points
Introduction
Dementia history
Dementia assessment
Pathophysiology
Differential diagnosis
Diagnostic testing
Dementia management
Summary
clinics care points
Women's Health
Evidence-Based Care for Pregnancy Complicated by Obesity: What Primary Care Providers Should Know
Key points
Introduction
Summary and implications for practice
Clinics Care Points
Appendix A. Considerations for providing prenatal care for pregnant patients with obesity
Deciphering Pap Guidelines and Determining Management in Primary Care
Key points
Introduction
History
Pathophysiology
Assessment
Screening guidelines
Diagnosis
Diagnostic testing
Management
Treatment
Referrals
Health promotion
Patient education
Summary
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Screening and Treatment
Key points
Background
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause screening
Summary
Clinics care points
Best Practices in Breast Health and Breast Cancer Screening
Key points
Introduction
Evaluation
Breast cancer screening and risk assessment
Screening and diagnostic imaging
Breast MRI
Breast biopsy
Common breast concerns
Breast cancer
Summary
Smoking and Maternal Health: Evidence that Female Infertility Can Be Attributed to Smoking and Improved with Smoking Cessation
Key points
Introduction
Reproductive consequences of smoking cigarettes
History
Pathophysiology
Physical assessment
Diagnosis of female infertility and tobacco use disorder
Diagnostic testing
Management of female infertility caused by tobacco dependence in primary care
Summary: implications for practice
Clinics care points
Opioid Use Disorder Screening for Women Across the Lifespan
Key points
Adolescent population
Childbearing population
Senior population
Summary
Clinics care points
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pharmacology Update
Key points
Introduction
History of pediatric drug regulation
Pediatric trials network
Pharmacokinetics in children
Prescribing challenges in children and adolescents
New drug approvals in children
Ongoing pediatric drug research
Staying up to date on new pediatric drug developments
Summary
Clinics care points
New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics
Key points
Introduction
Measles
Mumps
Influenza
COVID-19
Summary
Pain Management in Pediatrics
Key points
Introduction
Models for recognition of pain
Assessment of pain
Approach to pediatric pain management
Pain management strategies
Pain receptors and types of pain
Over-the-counter pharmacotherapeutic interventions
Prescription substances
Considerations for prescribing
Summary

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