Lesson 1Psychosocial and emotional screening: mood, anxiety, body image, relationship dynamics, and intimate partner violence screeningThis part talks about checking mind and feelings during women's health visits, covering moods, worries, how one sees their body, relations with others, and harm from close partners, using kind methods aware of past hurts and ways to connect to 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 2Systemic and lifestyle history: weight changes, diet, sleep, exercise, substance use, and work/stressThis part looks at body-wide and daily life factors affecting women's reproductive health, like weight shifts, food, rest, movement, use of strong drinks or smokes, and job worries, and includes advice to help change habits for better well-being.
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 quantity, intermenstrual bleeding, duration, and changes over timeThis part explains how to get exact details on monthly bleeding history, including how regular the cycles are, amount of blood, pain between periods, length, and shifts over years, to tell normal from signs of hormone, body structure, or blood 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 4Reproductive intentions and preconception planning: timing, fertility factors, folic acid and immunizationsThis part centers on checking plans for having children and health before pregnancy, covering when to try, knowing about fertility, managing long-term illnesses, taking folic acid, shots against diseases, and checking medicines before conceiving.
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 contraceptive history: partners, practices, STI risk, condom use, barrier and hormonal optionsThis part shows how to gather sensitive, welcoming stories about intimate life and birth control, including partners, ways of relating, risks of infections from sex, use of sheaths, blocking methods, and hormone-based choices, sticking to them, side effects, and joint choices.
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 documentation techniques and SOAP note structure for outpatient gynecologic visitsThis part teaches how to organize records for women's health clinic visits using SOAP method, stressing short, useful notes that help ongoing care, follow laws, handle payments, and talk with other health workers.
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 gynecologic history: cancers, thromboembolic disease, PCOS, endometriosis, early menopauseThis part covers getting full family and women's health history, focusing on passed-down cancers, blood clot illnesses, PCOS, womb lining growth outside, and early end of monthly cycles to spot risk ways 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 questionnaires: PHQ-9, GAD-7, bleeding assessment tools (PBAC), and sexual health screensThis part looks at proven check tools for women's health care, like PHQ-9 for low mood, GAD-7 for worry, PBAC for blood flow, and sex health forms, with tips on using, scoring, understanding, and adding results 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 9Medication, supplement, and allergy review with potential gynecologic implicationsThis part stresses checking all medicines, extra vitamins, and things one is allergic to, pointing out those affecting blood flow, child-making, bone strength, and birth control, teaching nurses to find clashes and no-go mixes.
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 10Red flags and urgent symptoms: abnormal bleeding requiring immediate evaluation, severe pelvic pain, fever, syncopeThis part trains nurses to know danger signs in women's health, like heavy blood loss affecting body flow, bad belly pain, hot body, and fainting, and to start quick sorting, steadying, and sending to experts.
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
