To prepare:
• Refer to the current Clinical Guidelines found in this week’s Learning Resources and consider how these guidelines inform your clinical experience.
• Refer to your FNP or AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form you submitted in Week 1, and consider how your self-assessment might inform your Assignment.
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Journal Entry #1 (450–500 words):
In your journal entry, answer the following questions:
Learning from Experiences
• Reflect on the 3 most challenging patient encounters and discuss what was most challenging for each.
• What did you learn from this experience?
• What resources did you have available?
• What evidence-based practice did you use for this patient?
• What new skills are you learning?
• What would you do differently?
• How are you managing patient flow and volume?
Communicating and Feedback
Respond to the following reflective questions:
• How might I improve on my skills and knowledge, and how to communicate that back to my Preceptor?
• How am I doing? What is missing?
• What type of feedback am I receiving from my Preceptor?
PLEASE USE A SUB-HEADING TO ANSWER EACH QUESTIONS.
THIS IS WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC.
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Schuiling, K. D., & Likis, F. E. (2022). Gynecologic health care (4th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.
• Chapter 23, “Urinary Tract Infections” (pp. 469–478)
• Chapter 23, “Menstrual-Cycle Pain and Premenstrual Syndrome” (pp. 495–510)
• Chapter 26, “Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding” (pp. 511–528)
Fowler, G. C. (2019). Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care (4th ed.). Elsevier.
• Section 9, “Gynecology and Female Reproductive System”
o Chapter 118, “Bartholin Cyst and Abscess: Word Catheter Insertion Marsupialization” (pp. 804–807)
o Chapter 119, “Breast Biopsy” (pp. 808–813)
o Chapter 120, “Pap Smear and Related Techniques for Cervical Cancer Screening” (pp. 814–824)
o Chapter 121, “Human Papillomavirus DNA Typing” (pp. 825–828)
o Chapter 122, “Wet Smear and Potassium Hydroxide Preparation” (pp. 829–
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; for the CDC – zika in pregnancy, etc.).
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (n.d.). https://www.acog.org/
American Cancer Society. (n.d.). https://www.cancer.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). https://www.cdc.gov/
ANA Enterprise. (n.d.). https://www.nursingworld.org/
American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2020). https://www.aanp.org/
HealthyPeople 2030. (2020). Healthy People 2030 framework.
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People/Development-Healthy-People-2030/Framework
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (n.d.-b). Search and filter all recommendation topics. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/topic_search_results?topic_status=P&searchterm=
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