- Abortion education in nurse practitioner, physician assistant and nurse midwifery programs
(
May 2006
)
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This article by Foster et al published in Contraception finds abortion education
lacking in nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and certified nurse-midwife
program, having surveyed all accredited U.S. programs.
Link to
full text or source
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- Advanced practice clinicians as abortion providers: current developments in the United States
(
January 2004
)
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This article by Joffe and
Yanow published in Reproductive Health
Matters provides and overview of national symposia, training efforts,
demonstrated interest related to the provision of medication abortion by
advance practice clinicians.
Link to full
text or source
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- Advanced practice clinicians’ interest in providing medical abortion: results of a California survey
(
June 2005
)
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This article by Hwang et al
published in Perspectives on Sexual and
Reproductive Health reveals that there is considerable interest among
advanced practice clinicians, especially nurse-midwives, in medication abortion
training.
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or source
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- Care for Women Choosing Medication Abortion
(
October 2004
)
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This article by Taylor et al
published in The Nurse Practitioner
offers and overview of medication abortion as provided by NPs as well as five
case studies exploring issues related to this care from the provider
perspective.
Link
to full text or source
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- Caring for the Woman With an Unintended Pregnancy (APC presentation)
(
January 2000
)
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Developed and
reviewed by leading reproductive health experts and women's health
advocates, this powerpoint created by AAP has everything you need to teach students in
APCprograms the basics about unintended
pregnancy, emergency contraception, pregnancy options counseling, and
abortion.
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- Increasing the Scope of Practice of APCs in Abortion Care: An Organizing Guide
(
July 2003
)
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This organizing guide offers the lessons learned by the New Abortion Provider Training Initiative, an on-the-ground organizing project of AAP that ran from 1999 to 2006, adn concrete steps to cultivate APCs as abortion providers in a state-by-state basis.
(please register to download)
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- Mid-level providers: a safe solution for unsafe abortion
(
January 2006
)
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This commentary by Chong and
Mattar published in The Lancet note
the international success of advanced practice clinicians providing abortions,
noting this trend’s potential to curb unsafe abortion and maternal mortality
and morbidity.
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full text or source
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- Physicians Assistants as Providers of Surgically Induced Abortion Services
(
August 2004
)
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This article by Goldman et al
published in the American Journal of Public Health compares
surgical abortion services provided by experienced physician assistants and
those provided by physicians, finding them comparable in safety efficacy.
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to full text or source
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- Preparing for Scope of Practice Hearings Concerning the Provision of Abortion: Lessons
(
December 2006
)
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In 2006 AAP worked diligently with allies and stakeholders to prepare for an investigative hearing by Oregon's state Board of Nursing regarding the provision of abortion by a nurse practitioner; this document captures the lessions learned throughout the process and strategies employed in obtaining a positive ruling.
E-mail AAP
for access to this publication.
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- Professional Considerations for Providing Mifepristone-induced Abortion
(
November 2001
)
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This article by Fielding et
al published in The Nurse Practitioner
offers a comprehensive introduction and overview on advanced practice
clinicians providing medication abortion in primary care settings.
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to full text or source
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- The Role of Advanced Practice Clinicians in the Availability of Abortion Services in the US
(
October 2007
)
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This article by Samora and
Leslie published in the Journal of
Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing provides an overview of
current APC activity around abortion provision, noting the potential future
gains of involving professional and other organizations in this expansion..
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to full text or source
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- The Role of Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Nurse-Midwives in Providing Abortions
(
December 1996
)
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This report published by NAF summarizes the
recommendations and key findings from a 1996 national symposium exploring how
APCs might increase their participation in abortion care.
Copies available through NAF.
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- Update on Medication Abortion
(
February 2007
)
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This article by Beal
published in the Journal of Midwifery
& Women’s Health discusses the implementation of medication abortion in
the work of advanced practice clinicians, looking at various topics such as
overview of the abortion issue, innovative protocols and other practical
issues.
Link to
full text or source
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