Sexually Transmitted Infection and Disease Assessment: For Health Care Providers and First Responders

by Patricia M. Speck DNSc, CRNP, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN, FAAN, Diana K. Faugno MSN, RN, CPN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN, Stacey Mitchell DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-AFN, FAAN, Rachell A. Ekroos PhD, APRN-BC, AFN-BC, FAAN, Melanie Hallman DNP, CRNP, CEN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, ENP-C, TCRN, FAEN

Overview

The Sexually Transmitted Infection and Disease Assessment is a self-directed evaluation for medical professionals to learn, apply, and demonstrate competency in the evaluation of sexually transmitted infections. This assessment features an anatomical review, an overview of sexually transmitted infections, case histories, and identification and treatment activities.

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.

Features and Benefits:

Case histories and corresponding exercises in sexually transmitted infection evaluation

Authored by internationally recognized experts

Ideal for self-directed study or group instruction

Portable and convenient

Written for medical practitioners at every level of experience, from novice to advanced

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936590858
Publisher:	STM Learning, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2020
Series:	Forensic Learning
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Patricia M. Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner who specializes in public health and forensic nursing. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and later completed her doctoral dissertation on sexual assault program evaluation. As a board certified family nurse practitioner, Patricia's clinical practice focuses on the health aftermath of violence and her research centers on forensic nursing practice topics. She is a consultant, author, and lecturer on forensic nursing and has earned more than 20 local, national, and international awards and professional honors for her work. Patricia chairs the American Public Health Association's Family Violence Forum and is a former president of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

Diana Faugno, a Minnesota native, graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1973 with a degree in nursing and obtained an MSN in 2006. Her professional experience includes nursing in the Medical/Surgical, Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics, and Neonatal Intensive Care departments. Ms. Faugno obtained her certification in pediatric nursing in 1990, began a career as a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1991, and became a certified sexual assault nurse examiner in 2002. She is the former director of Forensic Health Services, which includes a child abuse program, sexual assault team, and a family violence program in North San Diego County. Currently, Ms. Faugno is a board director for End Violence Against Women International. She has made several presentations to the scientific community and has led workshops on sexual assault presented at the American Academy of Science.

Stacey Mitchell is a clinical associate professor at Texas A&M University College of Nursing. Formerly, she served as the Administrative Director for Risk Management and Patient Safety and Forensic Nursing Services at Harris Health System in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing. In 2017, Dr. Mitchell was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She is also a member and former president of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. Dr. Mitchell is a frequent invited speaker at both domestic and international nursing conferences and training seminars, and she is regularly called upon to provide expert testimony regarding forensic nursing, sexual assault, child abuse, child sexual abuse, and trauma.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Meagan A Canterbury, BSN (Infirmary Health - Mobile)
Description: This book covers the anatomy of the male and female genitalia and a multitude of diseases in detail. The case studies, bullet points, and images make for an engaging educational experience.
Purpose: The purpose of this book is to provide up-to-date education and exposure to many sexually transmitted infections and trauma. Sexual assault victims should be treated with the most careful intent to prevent causing further trauma. The book is fundamental in the advancement of healthcare workers' knowledge of sexual diseases and care. The book meets its stated objectives by providing education on anatomy and explaining a variety of sexually transmitted infections and their treatments.
Audience: The book is written for healthcare providers and first responders as a resource for those who care for patients at risk of sexually transmitted infections. The book exceeds the needs of its intended audience by providing in-depth descriptions, images, and treatment plans. The authors are credible, especially the advanced practice providers who are SANE certified.
Features: The book covers many sexually transmitted infections including bacterial infections, viral infections, ectoparasitic diseases, and spirochete. The images, definitions, epidemiology, case studies, and treatment make for an invaluable resource for healthcare providers. The test questions and case studies provide a break in the sometimes-monotonous reading. The material is well organized and labeled in the table of contents. The authors' use of a brief contents page and detailed contents page is something that is not utilized nearly enough in other works. In my opinion, the book covers all stated objectives thoroughly and completely.
Assessment: This book is top quality given its images, content on disease processes and epidemiology, and case studies. The book could be updated in the future to correspond with updated treatment guidelines for specific STIs, such as doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for seven days for uncomplicated gonorrhea. The treatment guidelines are not incorrect, as new treatments come out daily as knowledge evolves. The anatomy and definitions along with epidemiology and treatment guidelines are fundamental to the intended audience.

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