Discussion: Health Conditions and Implications for Women
Some health issues, including heart disease, depression, and autoimmune disease, present more frequently in women than in men. Others, including ovarian cancer and pregnancy issues, are obviously exclusive to the female population. Nurse practitioners focused on womens healthcare become well-versed in these health issues and apply their expertise to helping to screen for and offer care for patients with these conditions.
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For this Discussion, you will select a specific womens health issue. You will research this issue, and share common symptoms, recommended diagnostic tests, and common treatments.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources for this week and consider the different types of womens health issues.
Choose one of the womens health issue from the following list and once you have selected an issue, search the Walden Library and/or the Internet regarding the health issue symptoms, diagnostic tests, and common treatments:
Osteoporosis
Bladder Issues
Pre-diabetes
Thyroid
Hypertension
- Seizure Disorders
- Psychiatric Disorders
Part 1: By Day 3
Based on the issue you chose, post a description and explanation of common symptoms, recommended diagnostic tests, and common treatments. Be specific and provide examples. Use the evidence from your search of the literature to support your explanation of the womans health issue you chose.
- Part 2: By Day 5
- Next, based off the one womens health issue you picked listed below, post your responses to the following questions that corresponds to your womens health issue.
- Osteoporosis What are your options for primary prevention? How would you educate someone on the treatment?
- Bladder Issues What exactly are the symptoms? What about Interstitial cystitis (IC) and pelvic pain?
- Thyroid What symptoms occur in women? What can you discern from that? What about infertility?
- Pre-diabetes Are there menstrual irregularities? What types of medication are they taking? What about pregnancy plans?
- Hypertension What medications are appropriate for a woman of reproductive age? Should you counsel the woman on appropriate dieting?
Seizure Disorders What special implications do you need to consider in this particular population?
Psychiatric Disorders Specify the types of disorders i.e., anxiety/depression/substance abuse/eating disorders
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Schuiling, K. D., & Likis, F. E. (2022). Gynecologic health care (4th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning. Chapter 29, Gynecologic Cancers (pp. 569-597)
Chapter 30, Chronic Pelvic Pain (pp. 601-616)
- Adult Gerontology Resources
van Dijk, G. M., Kavousi, M., Troup, J., & Franco, O. H. (2015). Health issues for menopausal women: The top 11 conditions have common solutions. Maturitas, 80(1), 2430. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?u…
- North American Menopause Society. (2020). Sexual health & menopause. http://www.menopause.org/for-women/sexual-health-m…
Clinical Guideline Resources
- As you review the following resources, you may want to include a topic in the search area to gather detailed information (e.g., breast cancer screening guidelines; CDC for zika in pregnancy, etc.).
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). (2020). https://www.acog.org/
- American Cancer Society, Inc. (ACS). (2020). Information and Resources about Cancer: Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate, Skin. https://www.cancer.org/
American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.d.). Lead the profession to share the future of nursing and health care. https://www.nursingworld.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC). (n.d.). CDC in action. https://www.cdc.gov/
HealthyPeople 2030. (2020). Healthy People 2030 Framework. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-P…
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). (2020). Whats Happening at your association. https://www.aanp.org/
Optional Resource (click to expand/reduce)
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