Publications by authors named "S Hellier"

A Skene gland cyst is one of several benign anterior wall masses that may not be identified until a woman's first pelvic examination. The Skene gland cyst may confound emergency provider's differential diagnosis if the female patient presents with gynecological or urologic complaints. A patient with a Skene gland cyst is presented in this article.

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Vaginitis symptoms are among the most common reasons for patients to seek acute gynecological care. NPs who care for women and other patients with vaginas need to be up-to-date on diagnosis and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and recurrent VVC (RVVC). Two new antifungal medications for VVC are available.

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This review article examines the use of seductive details in nursing education activities. Seductive details are irrelevant images that are placed into educational material. Although seductive details may be found in any type of educational material and at any academic level, this article focuses on the placement of seductive details in electronic slide presentations used in nursing education activities.

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Imperforate hymen is a cause of pelvic pain in adolescent females who have not reached menarche. There is scant literature on adolescent gynecology for the emergency provider. The literature about the adolescent with imperforate hymen is usually in a case report format.

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Telehealth usage increased because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care agencies responded by increasing existing platforms and implementing new telehealth platforms. Despite the demand, health care providers may have had little training in the telehealth care delivery model in the workplace or embedded in school.

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