Comprehensive Care for Women

TEACHING UNIT 1. WOMEN’S HEALTH

1. Introduction
2. A gender perspective on patterns of illness and death
3. Diseases and associated factors
4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
5. Genital cancer
6. The impact of abuse on health
7. The most common conditions in women
8. Reproductive health
9. Common beliefs, myths and health
10. Women’s decision-making power: personal, political and social changes
11. Gender, health and social welfare policies

TEACHING UNIT 2. WOMEN’S HEALTH PROGRAMME

1. Legislative framework for health programmes
2. Current women’s health programmes
3. Roles of a midwife or nurse

TEACHING UNIT 3. Gynaecological Problems: Gynaecological Infections, Menstrual Cycle Disorders and Disorders of the Female Genital Tract

1. Gynaecological infections
2. Menstrual cycle disorders
3. Abnormalities in the statics of the genital tract

TEACHING UNIT 4. GENITAL AND BREAST TUMOURS

1. Introduction
2. Cervical cancer
3. Endometrial cancer
4. Ovarian cancer
5. Breast cancer
6. General principles of nursing intervention

TEACHING UNIT 5. CARE FOR WOMEN WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

1. Anatomy of the female reproductive system
2. Physiology of the female reproductive system
3. Resources in gynaecological nursing practice
4. User reception
5. Gynaecological medical history
6. Exploration
7. Tests at the nurse’s surgery
8. Menstrual cycle disorders
9. Dysmenorrhoea
10. Premenstrual tension syndrome
11. Infections of the female reproductive system
12. Urinary incontinence
13. Genital prolapse
14. Common nursing diagnoses for women with gynaecological problems

TEACHING UNIT 6. COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR WOMEN DURING THE MENOPAUSE

1. Concepts
2. Epidemiological aspects of interest
3. Physiology of the climacteric
4. Symptoms of the menopause
5. Clinical syndrome
6. Osteoporosis
7. Cardiovascular disease
8. Comprehensive care for women during the menopause
9. An overview of care during the climacteric
10. Food for thought

TEACHING UNIT 7. COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR WOMEN AT SOCIAL RISK

1. Introduction
2. Gender-based violence. Key concepts
3. Gender-based violence in figures
4. Causes of violence
5. The effects of violence on health. The cycle of violence
6. Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health at Different Stages of Life
7. Gender-based violence and healthcare workers
8. Healthcare provision
1. - Action to be taken in cases of sexual assault
9. Common protocol for healthcare responses to gender-based violence
10. Prevention of gender-based violence in Spain

TEACHING UNIT 8. COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR IMMIGRANT WOMEN

1. Introduction
2. An overview of reproductive health and immigration
3. Various health issues affecting migrant women
4. Proposals for improving healthcare for migrant women

TEACHING UNIT 9. COOPERATION AND HUMANITARIAN AID IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

1. Overview
2. Millennium Development Goals
3. Sexual and reproductive health
4. Maternal health
5. Children’s health
6. Spanish Co-operation’s official development policy

TEACHING UNIT 10. SEXUALITY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

1. The concept of sexuality
2. Historical development
3. Socio-anthropological considerations in sexology
4. Sexual lifestyles
5. New patterns of sexuality. Pornography and online sex
6. New patterns of sexuality. Childhood
7. The discovery: sexuality in childhood
8. Adolescence and sexuality
9. Sexuality in later life
10. Sexuality in old age

TEACHING UNIT 11. HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE

1. Definition: human sexual response
2. The desire phase in women and men
3. The arousal phase in women and men
4. Plateau Phase
5. Resolution phase
6. Orgasm. Differences between the sexes
7. Difficulties experienced by men and women

TEACHING UNIT 12. SEX EDUCATION

1. General Principles and Processes of Sex Education
2. Sex education programmes: Methodology and resources
3. Sex Education at Different Ages or Stages of the Human Life Cycle
4. Perspectives on Sex Education

TEACHING UNIT 13. SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS

1. Feeling desired – feeling powerful
2. The cycle of union and separation: romantic relationships
3. Definition and classification of sexual dysfunctions
4. Treatments
5. Comments on concerns that healthcare professionals may hear from their patients during consultations regarding sexuality

TEACHING UNIT 14. HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO SEXUALITY

1. Endocrine problems affecting sexual function
2. Sexuality and cardiovascular diseases
3. The impact of urogenital diseases
4. The influence of chemicals on sexuality
5. Specific interventions

TEACHING UNIT 15. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

1. Concept of STIs
2. Ranking
3. Risk factors for STIs
4. Prevention

TEACHING UNIT 16. FAMILY PLANNING

1. The concept of family planning and its evaluation
2. Evaluation of contraceptives
3. Organising a Family Planning Programme
4. PF Service Philosophy
5. The Role and Attitude of Professionals

TEACHING UNIT 17. NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING AND UNDERSTANDING HUMAN FERTILITY

1. Introduction
2. Physiological memory of human fertility
3. Myths about reproductive physiology
4. Definition of Natural Family Planning
5. Efficacy and prospective studies
6. Advantages and Disadvantages
7. Myths about the PFN
8. Eligibility criteria for the use of fertility awareness
9. The Lactation and Amenorrhoea Method (MELA)
10. Natural Family Planning Methods

TEACHING UNIT 18. CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS

1. Barrier Methods
2. Spermicides
3. Intrauterine Device
4. Hormonal Contraceptives
5. Postcoital contraception (or emergency contraception)
6. Surgical Methods
7. Male hormonal contraceptives

TEACHING UNIT 19. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Decriminalised or non-punishable offences: common and specific requirements
4. Procedure
5. Techniques for removing the foetal product
6. Early Termination of Pregnancy
7. Late-term termination of pregnancy
8. Comprehensive care for families in the context of voluntary termination of pregnancy
9. Ethical considerations regarding abortion for non-medical reasons
10. Recommendations

TEACHING UNIT 20. CONTRACEPTION FOR PEOPLE OF SPECIFIC AGES AND IN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES

1. Introduction
2. Contraception during the premenopausal period
3. Contraception for teenagers
4. Contraception following childbirth and abortion
5. Contraception and chronic conditions
6. Contraception for men