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