Advanced Clinical Skills for GU Nurses

Acknowledgements vii

Dedication vii

List of Contributors viii

Foreword xiv

1 Defining Advanced Practice 1
Matthew Grundy-Bowers

2 Taking a Sexual History 21
Colin Roberts

3 Male Genital Examination 34
Yaswant (Ravi) Dass

4 Female Genital Examination 42
Michelle Arnold

5 The Skin and the Lymphatic System 52
Jane Bickford

6 Examination of the Anus and Oral Cavity 63
Jennifer Browne and Matthew Grundy-Bowers

7 Legal Issues in Sexual Health 76
Jonathan Davies

8 HIV Pre- and Post-Test Discussion 91
Jane Hooker

9 Health Promotion and Sexual Health 108
Debby Price

10 Women’s Sexual Health 126
Grainne Cooney

11 Drugs and Pharmacology 163
Sonali Sonecha

12 Patient Group Directions and Nurse Prescribing 185
Cindy Gilmour and Jane Bickford

Index 203