National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) - Event Materials
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The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health was founded in 1980. Its mission is to ensure the provision of quality primary and specialty health care to women of all ages by women’s health nurse practitioners and other women’s health-focused advanced practice registered nurses. NPWH seeks to improve women’s access to primary and specialty health care, increase women’s wellness and health outcomes, decrease health disparities affecting women, enhance women’s access to and knowledge of health resources, and protect and promote women’s rights to make choices regarding their health within the context of their personal belief systems.
NPWH serves advanced practice registered nurses nationally and internationally by providing education and resources to increase clinical competencies, advocating healthcare policies that support women and APRNs, collaborating with interprofessional strategic partners, mentoring the next generation of women’s health NPs and other women’s health-focused APRN leaders, and fostering evidence-based practice in women’s health through research.
This collection houses research and innovative clinical project abstracts with posters and oral presentation slides presented at Annual NPWH Premier Women’s Healthcare Conferences.
Learn more about NPWH: www.npwh.org
Copyright for all items submitted to this repository will remain vested with the author(s) of each individual work. Please look for the Creative Commons License icon within an item information page, as authors may choose to select these licenses in order to place parameters on sharing their work with fellow researchers.
Recent Submissions
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Toxic stress in preterm newborns during routine nursing care
Purpose: To describe the literature related to management of preterm infant toxic stress (an emerging concept) that is needed by mothers and health professionals. This literature review is part of an ongoing innovative ... -
Implementation and evaluation of a mindfulness-based intervention for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization
One in every four couples worldwide will experience infertility and almost 60% of those will report psychological distress related to diagnosis or treatment. The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to ... -
A quality improvement initiative: Patient-centered intimate partner violence screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment
Background: One in 4 women will experience some form of violence by a partner in her life. IPV affects 6.5 million women in the United States a year with a price tag of $8.3 billion annually. An average of three women ... -
Postpartum anxiety (PPA) screening: A guideline approach in outpatient clinic setting
Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) is a postpartum mood disorder with a prevalence of 2% to 45%. It often goes undiagnosed due to the lack of a universal psychometric tool screening the disorder. The issue of PPA has been largely ... -
Human papillomavirus (HPV) reduced missed opportunities
The purpose of this project was to test an evidence-based bundle intervention within a military hospital-based outpatient clinic to improve HPV vaccination rates among military-affiliated females ages 11-26 years. -
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment
History of sexual violence is a pertinent concern when providing comprehensive nursing care. One in three women and one in four men experience sexual violence within their lifetime, leading to a host of adverse health ... -
Vaginitis, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Distress
Purpose/Aim: The purpose of this doctoral project is to examine the relationship between vaginitis (BV and VVC), FSD, and sexual distress level on non-pregnant, sexually active women aged 18 to 44 using validated self-report ... -
Promoting the use of aromatherapy to decrease anxiety and patient perception of pain during a gynecologic procedure: An integrative therapy quality improvement intervention
The purpose of this study was to implement a system for clinic staff and providers to promote, support, and document the use of lavender aromatherapy to reduce anxiety and pain perception as an option for patients experiencing ... -
Depression Screening in Antepartum Females
Problem Statement: Perinatal mood disorders, including depression, affects one in five pregnant or postpartum females. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the US Preventative Task Force (USPTF) ... -
Non-delayed access: Establishing a same day walk-in contraception clinic for active duty women and military spouses
Purpose: The overall goal of the quality improvement initiative is to explore the feasibility of removing access barriers for contraception in active duty service members and their beneficiaries in an Army gynecology ... -
CLOSING the gap: Establishing a women's preventive health care visit
Purpose: Trends in women’s access to primary care and gynecological services across the age spectrum has been inconsistent and lacking in preventive focus. This project investigates the use of regular patient ... -
A walking plan for pregnant women with gestational diabetes: A feasibility study
Purpose: To determine the feasibility of a structured walking plan among pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) within a maternal fetal medicine practice. Summary: Physical activity in combination ... -
Initiative to improve osteoporosis management by adapting the fracture liaison service for outpatient use
Purpose: To evaluate whether the implementation of the IOF Best Practice Framework in an outpatient women’s health clinic results in improved identification and management of post- menopausal women at risk of an ... -
Women's health nurse practitioner augmented clinical experience: A program evaluation
Purpose: The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Augmented Clinical Experience (ACE) Program is a novel program that provides an enhanced clinical experience during the course of nurse practitioner (NP) education. ... -
A quality improvement initiative to increase identification of oral disease and dental care in pregnancy
Purpose: Oral health is an important part of overall health, and oral disease has been associated with poor perinatal outcomes. While it is widely recognized that oral healthcare is safe and important during pregnancy, ... -
A systematic review of strategies to optimize the professional development of providers disseminating sexual health content to prevent adolescent pregnancy
Problem statement: Adolescent pregnancy is at an extreme rate for minority adolescents of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black ethnicity/race, who reside within low socioeconomic geographic areas. Aim: Addressing adolescent ... -
Implementing a Vaginal Self-Swab Protocol at a Teen Sexual Health Clinic
Problem Statement: Vaginal speculum exams (VSE’s) can inflict discomfort, anxiety, and psychological traumatization in adolescents. Vaginal specimens that are patient-collected by self-swab are equivalent to provider-collected ... -
Enhanced Substance Use Screening in the Prenatal Clinic
Increasing prevalence of substance use among pregnant women exists in the U.S. During pregnancy, screening may identify substance use earlier in order to initiate interventions that impact the lives of mothers and their ... -
Care of Women with Thyroid Disease: Guideline Update
Problem Statement: Endocrinology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease differ in pregnancy and postpartum compared to the preconception state. Aim: NPs need to be aware of the management updates ... -
Mother-daughter sexual communication: How WHNPs can help!
Purpose: The goal of this study was to contribute to the body of knowledge on mother-daughter sexual communication and to develop a deeper understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge that mothers perceive as ...
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