Lesson 1Social-emotional and mood screening: feelings, worries, body image, relationship patterns, and partner violence checksThis part covers social-emotional and mood screening during gynaecologic visits, including feelings, worries, body image, relationships, and partner violence, using trauma-aware methods and referral paths for help.
Screening for depression, anxiety, and suicidalityExploring body image and reproductive identityAssessing relationship quality and sexual coercionIntimate partner violence screening and safety plansTrauma‑informed communication during examsReferral to mental health and social servicesLesson 2Overall and daily life history: weight shifts, eating habits, rest, physical activity, substance use, and job/stress factorsThis part looks at overall and daily life factors affecting gynaecologic health, like weight, food, sleep, exercise, substance use, and work stress, and includes advice to help change behaviours for better health.
Weight changes, BMI, and menstrual irregularitiesDietary patterns, anemia, and bone healthSleep quality, circadian disruption, and hormonesExercise, athletic amenorrhea, and energy balanceSubstance use and reproductive health outcomesWork stress, shift work, and coping strategiesLesson 3Detailed menstrual history: cycle patterns, bleeding amount, spotting between periods, length, and changes over timeThis part explains how to get a clear menstrual history, covering cycle regularity, flow amount, pain, and related signs, to tell normal changes from those pointing to hormone, structural, or bleeding issues.
Defining menarche, cycle length, and variabilityAssessing flow volume, clots, and flooding episodesDocumenting dysmenorrhea and associated symptomsIdentifying intermenstrual and postcoital bleedingRecognizing patterns suggesting endocrine disordersMenstrual history in perimenopause and menopauseLesson 4Family planning intentions and pre-pregnancy preparation: timing, fertility aspects, folic acid and vaccinationsThis part focuses on checking family planning goals and pre-pregnancy health, including timing, fertility knowledge, managing long-term illnesses, folic acid, vaccinations, and reviewing medicines before pregnancy.
Clarifying short‑ and long‑term reproductive goalsFertility awareness and timing of intercourseOptimizing chronic conditions before conceptionFolic acid, nutrition, and weight optimizationImmunization review and needed updatesTeratogenic medication review and adjustmentsLesson 5Sexual and birth control history: partners, activities, STI risks, condom use, barrier and hormone methodsThis part guides taking a sensitive, inclusive sexual and birth control history, covering partners, activities, STI risks, barrier and hormone options, sticking to methods, side effects, and joint choices in selecting methods.
Using inclusive, nonjudgmental sexual history questionsAssessing partners, practices, and STI risk factorsEvaluating current contraceptive use and adherenceReviewing barrier, hormonal, and LARC optionsAddressing side effects and method dissatisfactionCounseling on dual protection and emergency optionsLesson 6Focused record-keeping methods and SOAP note format for clinic gynaecologic visitsThis part explains how to organise clinic gynaecologic records using SOAP, stressing short, useful notes that aid ongoing care, legal rules, billing, and teamwork among health professionals.
Organizing the gynecologic subjective databaseKey objective findings in pelvic and general examsFormulating focused gynecologic assessment statementsWriting clear, prioritized plans and follow‑upUsing templates and electronic health recordsLegal, billing, and confidentiality considerationsLesson 7Family and gynaecologic history: cancers, blood clot illnesses, PCOS, endometriosis, early menopauseThis part covers gathering detailed family and gynaecologic history, focusing on inherited cancers, blood clot conditions, PCOS, endometriosis, and early menopause to spot risk patterns and guide advice and checks.
Eliciting family history of breast and ovarian cancerIdentifying hereditary colon and endometrial cancersFamily and personal history of thromboembolismDocumenting PCOS, endometriosis, and infertilityRecognizing patterns of early or premature menopauseWhen to refer for genetic counseling and testingLesson 8Use of screening tools and forms: PHQ-9, GAD-7, bleeding check tools (PBAC), and sexual health screensThis part reviews proven screening tools in gynaecologic care, like PHQ-9, GAD-7, PBAC, and sexual health forms, with tips on using, scoring, understanding results, and adding them to care plans.
Selecting appropriate screening tools by indicationAdministering PHQ‑9 and interpreting depression scoresUsing GAD‑7 for anxiety in gynecologic settingsApplying PBAC to quantify menstrual blood lossSexual function and satisfaction screening toolsDocumenting and acting on abnormal screening resultsLesson 9Medicine, supplement, and allergy check with possible gynaecologic effectsThis part stresses thorough review of medicines, supplements, and allergies, pointing out those affecting bleeding, fertility, bone health, and birth control, and teaching nurses to find interactions and warnings.
Identifying hormonal therapies and contraceptivesAnticoagulants and drugs affecting bleeding patternsSupplements impacting fertility and bone healthMedication interactions with contraceptive methodsDocumenting allergies and prior adverse reactionsCounseling on safe over‑the‑counter product useLesson 10Warning signs and urgent symptoms: unusual bleeding needing quick checks, severe pelvic pain, fever, faintingThis part trains nurses to spot warning gynaecologic symptoms, like serious bleeding, severe pelvic pain, fever, and fainting, and to start quick sorting, steadying, and referrals.
Criteria for urgent abnormal uterine bleedingSevere pelvic pain and concern for torsion or ectopicFever, discharge, and suspected pelvic infectionSyncope, dizziness, and hemodynamic instabilityWhen to escalate to emergency services or surgeryPatient education on warning signs and self‑triage
