The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health was founded in 1980. Its mission is to ensure the provision of quality primary and specialty health care to women of all ages by women’s health nurse practitioners and other women’s health-focused advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). NPWH seeks to improve women’s access to primary and specialty health care, increase women’s wellness and health outcomes, decrease health disparities affecting women, enhance women’s access to and knowledge of health resources, and protect and promote women’s rights to make choices regarding their health within the context of their personal belief systems.
NPWH serves APRNs nationally and internationally by providing education and resources to increase clinical competencies, advocating healthcare policies that support women and APRNs, collaborating with interprofessional strategic partners, mentoring the next generation of women’s health NPs and other women’s health-focused APRN leaders, and fostering evidence-based practice in women’s health through research.
This collection houses:
- NPWH position statements, policy papers, and other NPWH-authored documents. The goal is to support the mission of NPWH by sharing women’s health resources for best practice and evidence-based care to improve women’s health.
- Select research and innovative clinical project abstracts with posters and oral presentation slides presented at Annual NPWH Premier Women’s Healthcare Conferences (2016 — 2022).
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Posters
Implementing a vaginal self-swab protocol at a teen sexual health clinic, Kaylee Meilahn and Maria Ruud
Improving knowledge, skills, and attitudes about breastfeeding, Vaidehi Patel
Improving quality of care during gynecological examinations by reducing anxiety and discomfort, Kristen Ransone
Initiative to improve osteoporosis management by adapting the fracture liaison service for outpatient use, Tiffany Messerall, Callie M. Cheese, and Sarah King
Interdisciplinary education: 5 A's Model for effective weight management counseling, Kathleen Drum and Denise G. Link
Maternal mortality and failure to rescue: Implications for Women's health practitioners, Peggy J. Mancuso, Elizabeth B. Restrepo, Fuqin Liu, and Patti Hamilton
Mending the mother: An exercise based approach in the management of postpartum depression, Melissa Goble and Candace Short
Mother-daughter sexual communication: How WHNPs can help!, Randee Masciola
Non-delayed access: Establishing a same day walk-in contraception clinic for active duty women and military spouses, Ludrena C. Rodriguez, Callie M. Cheese, and Luiz F. Correa
Obstetrical Healthcare Providers' Knowledge of the 2009 IOM Guidelines for Weight Gain in Pregnancy; Clinical Integration and Implications, Beth Steinfeld
Patient Satisfaction and Provider Preference with OTC Topical Azole Antifungal Agents, Mark Martens
Physical activity trends among minority women, Amber Vermeesch, Wanda M. Williams, and Lola MacLean
Postpartum anxiety (PPA) screening: A guideline approach in outpatient clinic setting, Bunmi Cordero
Project THRIVE: A multidisciplinary one-stop shop model of healthcare for survivors of human trafficking, JoNell Potter, Stephen Symes, D. Jeffrey Newport, Anastasia Godur, Grechen Mills, Ira Karmin, and Panagiota Caralis
Promoting Adherence to Care for Women Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Joan Pirog
Promoting the use of aromatherapy to decrease anxiety and patient perception of pain during a gynecologic procedure: An integrative therapy quality improvement intervention, Christine Ellison and Diana Drake
Provider adherence to adolescent sexual behavior risk reduction assessment guidelines, Nicole Sovey
Reproductive outcomes after cyclophosphamide treatment of adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective review, Jennifer Kurkowski, Jane Geyer, Jennifer Bercaw-Pratt, Marietta DeGuzman, and Martha Curry
Third trimester screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in pregnant teens, Shauna Smith, Jennifer Allen, and Debra Ilchak
Toxic stress in preterm newborns during routine nursing care, Hiind Alsabti, Susan Ludington-Hoe, and Mary Franklin
Use of a standardized education tool to increase patient selection of highly effective contraception, Julee Avram and Denise G. Link
Vaginitis, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Distress, Monica Maldonado, Shawana S. Moore, and Jayci Knights
Women living in crisis areas of Sub-Saharan Africa's use of family planning: A review of the literature, Kelly Ackerson and Ruth Zielinski
Women's health nurse practitioner augmented clinical experience: A program evaluation, Bethany M. Tidwell, Kelley Stallworth, and Eileen Meyer
Presentations
Barriers to inquiry about history of sexual assault during initial assessment, Leigh Minchew, Terrie Platt, Candice N. Selwyn, and Emma Lathan
