title: A clinical audit of a nurse colposcopist. Colposcopy: cytology: histology correlation.
abstract: The role of the nurse colposcopist has been established in some countries for a number of years. At National Women's Health the first New Zealand nurse colposcopist training programme was developed in 2000. A clinical audit was undertaken to assess the diagnostic skills of the nurse colposcopist measuring colposcopy: histology: cytology correlation. A retrospective audit of the colposcopy clinical records was performed during the nurse's training programme between July 2000 and March 2002. An 82% (82/100) histology: cytology: colposcopy correlation was achieved by the nurse in the third phase of her training programme. The results are comparable with other reported studies involving medical and nurse colposcopists. Expertise in colposcopy examination can be incorporated into the broader role of a Nurse Practitioner working in the area of women's health.
authors.affiliation: National Women's Hospital, Auckland District Health Board.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horsburgh
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tracy
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*