The American journal of nursing

Contraception is widely used in the United States, and nurses in all settings may encounter patients who are using or want to use contraceptives. Nurses may be called on to anticipate how family planning intersects with other health care se…

OverviewIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS), characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with a change in bowel patterns, is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. Because no single drug effectively relieves a…

"Assessing the Female Reproductive System," by Lori Klingman (August), is comprehensive, except for one omission: endometriosis, a disease affecting millions of women world-wide. Diagnosis is difficult without laparoscopic examination (endo…