Advances in Family Practice Nursing reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide family practice nurse practitioners with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Linda Keilman, identifies key topics in pediatrics, adult/gerontology, women's health, and primary care and invites preeminent authors 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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Associate Editors - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Preface - p. xxv 8. Adult/Gerontology - p. xxvii 9. Simulation in Gerontological Nursing: A Necessary Adjunct to Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Education - p. 1 10. The Effects of Diet on Sleep in Community Dwelling Older Adults - p. 19 11. Mental Health and Behavioral Health Integration in Long-Term Care: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know - p. 33 12. Parkinson’s Disease: More than Just Tremors - p. 59 13. Dermatology Assessment of Older Adults - p. 71 14. Best Practices for Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults - p. 85 15. QT Prolongation: Psychotropic Medications and Older Adults - p. 101 16. Women’s Health - p. 115 17. Recognizing and Treating Early Pregnancy Concerns: A Guide for Primary Care Providers - p. 117 18. Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening Guidelines - p. 137 19. My Period Was Weird: Primary Care Assessment of Secondary Amenorrhea and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding - p. 159 20. Population Health Perspectives on Women’s Health - p. 177 21. 2024 Update on the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use - p. 189 22. Pediatrics - p. 206 23. Evaluation of Children with Precocious Puberty for the Primary Care Provider - p. 207 24. Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Heart Sounds and Management of Murmurs - p. 221 25. Pediatric Headaches: An Overview of Pathophysiology and Diagnosis - p. 239 26. Gun Violence Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care - p. 265 27. Tickborne Illnesses in Pediatrics - p. 277 28. Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children - p. 289 29. Cholesterol and Lipids: Pediatric Identification, Evaluation, and Management in Primary Care - p. 297
Advances in Family Practice Nursing reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide family practice nurse practitioners with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Linda Keilman, identifies key topics in pediatrics, adult/gerontology, women's health, and primary care and invites preeminent authors 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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Associate Editors - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Preface - p. xxv 8. Adult/Gerontology - p. xxvii 9. Simulation in Gerontological Nursing: A Necessary Adjunct to Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Education - p. 1 10. The Effects of Diet on Sleep in Community Dwelling Older Adults - p. 19 11. Mental Health and Behavioral Health Integration in Long-Term Care: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know - p. 33 12. Parkinson’s Disease: More than Just Tremors - p. 59 13. Dermatology Assessment of Older Adults - p. 71 14. Best Practices for Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults - p. 85 15. QT Prolongation: Psychotropic Medications and Older Adults - p. 101 16. Women’s Health - p. 115 17. Recognizing and Treating Early Pregnancy Concerns: A Guide for Primary Care Providers - p. 117 18. Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening Guidelines - p. 137 19. My Period Was Weird: Primary Care Assessment of Secondary Amenorrhea and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding - p. 159 20. Population Health Perspectives on Women’s Health - p. 177 21. 2024 Update on the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use - p. 189 22. Pediatrics - p. 206 23. Evaluation of Children with Precocious Puberty for the Primary Care Provider - p. 207 24. Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Heart Sounds and Management of Murmurs - p. 221 25. Pediatric Headaches: An Overview of Pathophysiology and Diagnosis - p. 239 26. Gun Violence Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care - p. 265 27. Tickborne Illnesses in Pediatrics - p. 277 28. Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children - p. 289 29. Cholesterol and Lipids: Pediatric Identification, Evaluation, and Management in Primary Care - p. 297
