Improving identification, reporting, and treatment of trafficked persons
With global migration returning to prepandemic levels, so returns the many benefits and challenges that arise via international migration. Among…
Adolescent Health
From the Journal
Endometriosis care: Women’s health nurse practitioners share perspectives
Endometriosis is associated with pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, infertility, and lower health-related quality of life. Unfortunately, it takes an average…
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): Diagnosis and management
Faculty: Terrie H. Platt, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, NCMP, is Assistant Professor at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing…
Relative energy deficiency in sport: Health implications in female athletes
As the science has grown around the female athlete triad, researchers have gained a greater understanding of the consequences that…
Position Statement Human Sex Trafficking
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the essential role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs)…
Emergency Contraception Update
Despite increases in availability Emergency Contraception (EC) remains an underutilized method of pregnancy prevention.
Adolescent Mental Health: A Guide for the Primary Care Provider
Providing screening for anxiety, depression, and suicidality at every visit with an adolescent is a necessity in the post-Covid landscape.
Assessment and Management of PMS and PMDD in the Adolescent
Discussing menstrual cycle-related mood symptoms provides an opportune time during the visit to complete depression screening.
Use of Motivational Interviewing to Address HPV Vaccine Hesitancy
In a time when parental vaccine hesitancy in pediatric spaces continues to occur, it is important that NPs have a tool kit for continuing the conversation in both an empathetic and informative way.
Trauma-informed Care Part 2: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
Data suggest that 24% of transgender people experience unequal treatment in healthcare environments.
Trauma-informed care Part 1: The road to its operationalization
Trauma-informed clinical strategies can prevent re-traumatization of individuals who have experienced trauma.
Menstrual suppression in an adolescent with intellectual disability
What should the NP know about menstruation in girls with intellectual disability?
Role of nurse practitioners in providing care for adolescent females
Nurse practitioners have a pivotal role in caring for adolescent females, especially in regard to the unique needs of this…
