Browsing Group: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) - Event Materials by Title
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Maternal mortality and failure to rescue: Implications for women’s health practitioners
Purpose: To analyze publicly available data to evaluate the recent prevalence of maternal mortality in Texas and map locations with high maternal mortality. Through expansion of the concept of failure to rescue (FTR), a ... -
Mending the mother: An exercise based approach in the management of postpartum depression
(2016-11-07)Purpose: PPD is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses or illnesses affecting women worldwide (Khan, 2011). An estimated one in seven women will experience PPD and the rate increases to 41% among mothers who suffered ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Obstetrical Healthcare Providers' Knowledge of the 2009 IOM Guidelines for Weight Gain in Pregnancy; Clinical Integration and Implications
(2016-11-07)Purpose: More than 35.8% of the US population is obese; 45% of pregnant women are overweight and thus, are at risk for numerous negative perinatal outcomes. Healthcare providers are faced with the challenges of having ... -
Patient Acceptance of Decreased Cervical Cancer Screening Frequency in an Urban Practice
(2016-11-07)Purpose: To examine women's preferences for cervical cancer screening frequency in a large, multiethnic urban medical practice Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used. A convenience sample of ... -
Patient Satisfaction and Provider Preference with OTC Topical Azole Antifungal Agents
(2016-11-07)Purpose: In the past, patients needed a healthcare provider (HCP) to treat vulvovaginal candida infections (VVC). With the advert of OTC azole treatments, most patients self-treated prior to contacting their HCP. Therefore, ... -
Physical activity trends among minority women
(2016-11-07)Purpose: To present and analyze physical activity participation trends, prevalence, and areas of strategic development among minority (Black and Latina) women. Methodology: Secondary analysis of data from the National ... -
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 ... -
Project THRIVE: A multidisciplinary one-stop shop model of healthcare for survivors of human trafficking
(2017-12-14)Purpose: The purpose of this program is to provide an overview of a model of medical care designed for human trafficking survivors. Summary: Human trafficking for sex and labor is a national epidemic. Most victims access ... -
Promoting Adherence to Care for Women Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
(2016-11-07)Improve adherence to care by providing patient teaching for women diagnosed with GDM in the clinic setting. Summary: Participants were enrolled once diagnosed with GDM, consent was obtained. The Diabetes Knowledge ... -
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 ... -
Provider adherence to adolescent sexual behavior risk reduction assessment guidelines
(2017-12-14)Purpose: Sexual behavior assessment and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy risk in adolescents’. The purpose of this study was to identify performance ... -
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 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 ... -
Reproductive Outcomes After Cyclophosphamide Treatment of Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Review
Purpose: To review women younger than 21 who received cyclophosphamide and the effects on reproductive health Methodology: A retrospective chart review is in progress (data collection phase). Descriptive statistics ... -
Sexually transmitted infections and vaginitis screening in urgent care
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to use a web-based education to standardize STI and vaginitis screening methods, in adolescent and adult women presenting to the urgent care setting. The aim was ... -
Streamlining time to diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes
(2016-11-07)Purpose/Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects approximately 240,000 pregnancies annually and is associated with maternal adverse events (hypertension, preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, preterm delivery) and ... -
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 ... -
Third trimester screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in pregnant teens
(2016-11-07)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement a practice change in a clinic caring for underserved pregnant teens to align with national standard of care guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...