Fast Facts About Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Nurse's Guide to Expert Patient Care
Fast Facts About Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Nurse's Guide to Expert Patient Care
Editor/Author
Scannell, Meredith
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Single-User Purchase Price:
$35.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$52.50
ISBN: 978-0-82-618486-3
Category: Health & Medicine - Nursing
Image Count:
2
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
This guide reviews common sexually transmitted diseases in depth, providing epidemiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, long-term sequelae, disease transmission, diagnosis, and recommended treatment. It focuses on nursing-specific interventions that include understanding a sensitive and appropriate patient history, interpreting a holistic consideration of patient lifestyle, and linking population-specific patient education and counseling.
Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Infections - Scannell, Meredith
- 2. Human Papillomavirus - Gayoski, Deborah A.
- 3. Herpes Simplex - Wilson-Mills, Laura and Mills, Leigha
- 4. Gonorrhea - Young, Kerrie and Scannell, Meredith
- 5. Chlamydia - Hart-Brown, Christine
- 6. Syphilis - Hollins, Charlene C. and Maccini, Kerry
- 7. Trichomoniasis - Fonseca, Michelle N. and Scannell, Meredith
- 8. Bacterial Vaginosis - Baker, Tama and Baker, Jillian
- 9. Hepatitis - Scannell, Meredith
- 10. HIV and AIDS - Dundin, Andrew
- 11. Pediculosis Pubis and Scabies - Chu, Sarah and Scannell, Meredith
- 12. Other Blood-Borne and Sexually Contagious Infections - Scannell, Meredith, Brady, Colleen, and Regis, Stephanie
- 13. Cervicitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Scannell, Meredith
- 14. Vulnerable Populations - Dundin, Andrew and Scannell, Meredith
- 15. Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections - Rossini, Mary Ellen and Rossini, Adrieana