title: Ultrasound for nurses in reproductive medicine.
abstract: Nurses are in an ideal position to perform pelvic ultrasound evaluations, and appropriately trained nurses can perform limited ultrasound evaluations as part of the assessment and treatment of infertility. In this article, the author provides detailed descriptions and accompanying ultrasonic images illustrating the use of ultrasound in providing vital clinical information in reproductive medicine and in the assessment of the first trimester of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Associates of Delaware, 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Rd., Newark, DE 19713, USA. scarr@ivf-de.org
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000379:methods; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult