Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Human trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of people for forced labor or commercial sex (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2020). Human trafficking…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Any unwanted sexual behavior, such as touching, groping, or rape, that violates a person’s bodily autonomy and consent is considered sexual assault or sexual abuse. It can occur within relationships,…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Domestic violence occurs in the home, a place where everyone should feel safe. Domestic violence and its subcategory IPV can be difficult to identify because it often…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The World Health Organization (WHO, 2021) defines violence against women as an act of violence that results in the suffering of women, whether physical, sexual, or mental, occurring in…
Figure 9.1 Violence Against Women Act President Barack Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2013, continuing significant legal changes that protected women’s rights in the United States. Years later, the VAWA was allowed to expire. (credit: “Violence…
Benign Disorders of the Breast A common fear of people experiencing a change in their breasts is that they have cancer, especially because many benign changes mimic symptoms of breast cancer. However, benign breast changes encompass several different conditions, including…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2023), more than 239,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, and nearly 43,000 women died…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: A common fear of people experiencing a change in their breasts is that they have cancer, especially because some of those changes mimic symptoms of breast cancer.…
Figure 8.1 Fighting Breast Cancer One in eight persons assigned female at birth worldwide will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In 30 percent of these people, the breast cancer will develop metastatic disease. Nurses play an important role in prevention and screening education…
Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs are a health problem in the United States and the world. Patient education is an important part of prevention. Patients need to be educated about how to prevent STIs as well as how to recognize them…