Patricia M. Speck & Diana K. Faugno 
Sexually Transmitted Infection and Disease Assessment 
For Health Care Providers and First Responders

260 pages, 144 images, 32 contributors

The
Sexually Transmitted Infection and Disease Assessment workbook is a self-directed assessment for medical professionals to learn, apply, and demonstrate competency in the evaluation for sexually transmitted infections and diseases.

Readers will have the opportunity to assess case histories and accompanying full-color photographs for reference. Each case history includes a series of evaluation exercises designed to refine and reinforce readers’ skills in sexually transmitted infection identification, treatment recommendation, and follow-up care.

Tabella dei contenuti

Section I: Anatomical Review

Section II: Bacterial Infections

1. Bacterial Vaginosis

2. Chancroid

3. Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)

4. Granuloma Inguinal

5. Mycoplasma Genitalium

6. Chlamydia

7. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

Section III: Viral Infections

9. Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

10. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

11. Hepatitis A

12. Hepatitis B

13. Hepatitis C

14. Molluscum

Section IV: Ectoparasitic Diseases

15. Scabies

16. Pediculosis Pubis

17. Trichomoniasis

Section V: Yeast

18. Candidiasis and Balanitis

Section VI: Spirochete

19. Syphilis

Section VII: Test Questions

Section VIII: Answer Key

Circa l’autore

Melanie Gibbons Hallman is an assistant professor of graduate studies and co-coordinator of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty at The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Her career in prehospital and hospital emergency services spans more than 40 years, including serving as a nurse practitioner in emergency services and family practice settings since 1995. Dr. Hallman deeply appreciates the important foundation and timely guidance that quality evidence-based clinical references grant to informed advanced practice nursing provision and routinely contributes to these scholarly products.