Most women woefully underestimate their risk for heart disease. Although breast cancer gets more publicity, heart disease and stroke kill nearly 12 times as many American women. This article details gender-based differences in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and discusses strategies to raise awareness of women’s cardiovascular risks.
Reproductive status, hormonal therapy, oral contraceptives, irregular menstrual cycles, and pregnancy complications may raise woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease.
What happens when you’re short staffed and there isn’t anyone to help?
The estrogen-lilke properties of isoflavones found in soyfoods
may ease menopausal symptoms and lower the risk of
osteoporosis and heart disease.
Pregnant and postpartum women, immunocompromised
children, and persons at high risk for flu-related complications have special immunization needs. Part of ANA’s Bringing
Immunity to Every Community campaign, this handout
explains how to help ensure that these vulnerable populations are protected.
The authors discuss the answer to this question.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
A weekly update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Nurses nationwide work to eliminate partner violence.
The author advocates for more respectful treatment of pregnant women who are incarcerated.
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
When excessive blood loss during delivery threatens a mother’s life, quick assessment, effective interventions, and expert aid from the rapid response team maneuver her postpartum course back onto a normal track.
For some pregnant women, being home for the holidays means staying at a homeless shelter.
Although painful and disruptive, interstitial cystitis often can be managed with drugs, bladder instillation and other procedures, and dietary changes. Most patients also need psychosocial support or professional counseling to deal with related stress, anxiety, depression, and frustration.
Patients with ovarian cancer may receive intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, which delivers chemotherapeutic agents directly into the peritoneal cavity. Drugs given by this route include paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cisplatin.
The quantum patient is an indivisible human being whose health
problems might not be healed through traditional specialization.
Affecting 1 in 10 U.S. females, this distressing condition can be treated, though not cured. Your compassionate care and on-point teaching can make a big difference to patients.
The risks associated with preeclampsia don’t end when the newborn is delivered.
The latest in a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society.
During American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
Author Leah Curtin analyzes a case where a juror’s entry on Facebook affected the outcome.
Sexual dysfunction plagues many breast cancer patients. Learn why this happens and how to intervene appropriately.
Web exclusive!
The rapid response team works quickly to try to prevent fetal injury.
An update on risk factors, prevention, and treatment.
A monthly round-up of clinical, practice, and career news, updates, and alerts.
A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
A monthly round up of clinical, practice, and career news, updates, and alerts.
You can help save lives by learning how stroke symptoms and risk factors differ in women and men.
A culturally appropriate framework can help nurses promote acceptance of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
Some personal-care products contain carcinogens, reproductive
toxins, and hormone disruptors.
Learn the basics about the most common inherited bleeding disorder.
Learn about the causes of this disorder, current treatments, and important nursing considerations.
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