Compassionate Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Guide for Frontline Nurses

This comprehensive guide provides practical and accessible guidance for frontline nurses in delivering effective, compassionate care to patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). As a growing global health problem, early identification, treatment, and prevention are crucial, and this book facilitates just that, including counseling and behavioral interventions.

Understanding STIs: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Signs, Symptoms, and Transmission

This guide reviews common STIs in-depth, covering epidemiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, long-term sequelae, disease transmission, diagnosis, and recommended treatment. It focuses on nursing-specific interventions that include understanding a sensitive and appropriate patient history, interpreting a holistic consideration of patient lifestyle, and linking population-specific patient education and counseling.

A Lifespan Approach to STI Care

Each disease-related chapter provides a lifespan-specific section on:

• Pregnant women: addressing unique needs and considerations
• Adolescents: providing age-specific guidance and support
• Older adult patients: managing age-related STI risks and challenges

Nursing considerations for setting-specific patient approaches are also explored, ensuring individualized, culturally sensitive care.

Expert Guidance for Effective STI Management

This guide is written in a quick-access Fast Facts format with bulleted information and concise paragraphs, making it an essential resource for frontline nurses. Expert guidance from an accomplished forensic nurse/nurse midwife ensures accurate differential diagnosis and management of the most common STIs.

Maximizing Positive Public Health Outcomes

This evidence-based guide offers comprehensive patient information, prevention, and counseling guidance to maximize positive public health outcomes. Links to government websites, such as updated screening guidelines, are incorporated throughout to provide the most up-to-date information.

By providing expert guidance and a lifespan approach to STI care, this guide empowers frontline nurses to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients with STIs.