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Kathryn Jane Trotter

Kathryn Jane Trotter

Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
kathy.trotter@duke.edu
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Room 2037, Son Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Conducting a Policy Analysis, Implications for Nurse Practitioners: An Exemplar on Medicaid Policy and Consent for Postpartum Sterilization

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · July 1, 2024 Policy analysis offers an opportunity for nurse practitioners to become more visible in health policy by acting as policy influencers rather than implementers. The following article will guide readers through the steps of conducting a policy analysis on th ... Full text Cite

HUG Your Baby: Preparing Nurse Practitioner Students to Support Breastfeeding

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · February 1, 2023 Breastfeeding is known to have numerous benefits for both mothers and infants. Although the United States reports high breastfeeding initiation rates after birth, the rates of continuation are quite low at both 6 and 12 months. Breastfeeding support in the ... Full text Cite

Assessment of the Female Breast

Chapter · January 1, 2023 Cite

Shared medical appointments: Translating research into practice for patients treated with ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2021 BackgroundPeople with atrial fibrillation (AF) have lower reported quality of life and increased risk of heart attack, death, and stroke. Lifestyle modifications can improve arrhythmia-free survival/symptom severity. Shared medical appointments (S ... Full text Cite

Course on Gender and Women's Health for Nurse Practitioner Students

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · July 1, 2020 A women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP) provides comprehensive care to women from menarche through senescence. Nurse practitioner curriculum prepares competent WHNPs by integrating both practice and clinical knowledge in the context of women's values. W ... Full text Cite

A Tale of Two Sisters: Breast Reconstruction Options for Women With or at High Risk of Breast Cancer.

Journal Article J Adv Pract Oncol · March 2020 Breast reconstructive surgery has changed significantly over the past decade. The incidence of nipple-sparing procedures and prophylactic mastectomy has also increased significantly as women and their surgeons use shared decision-making strategies. The fol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perinatal IPE simulation can improve collaborative competencies

Journal Article Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice · June 1, 2019 Full text Cite

Gynecological Issues for Cancer Survivors

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · April 1, 2018 The development of sexual morbidity in survivors of female cancers is a multifactorial problem encompassing psychological, physiological, and sociological elements. Often patients are embarrassed to discuss sexual function, and it is rarely addressed in cl ... Full text Cite

What NPs need to know about CenteringPregnancy prenatal care

Journal Article Women's Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs · March 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Oncology Nurse Navigation: Development and Implementation of a Program at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Journal Article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · October 2017 Oncology nurse navigation programs enhance coordination of care and patient satisfaction. 
.The objective was to evaluate the effect of oncology nurse navigation on access to care, patient and provider satisfaction, and clinical trial enrollment of patient ... Full text Cite

Oocyte Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation in Healthy Women.

Journal Article Nursing for women's health · October 2017 Advancements in methods of fertility preservation have resulted in more options available to women seeking to postpone reproduction. Preservation of unfertilized oocytes provides women with the possibility for reproduction even after age-related declines i ... Full text Cite

Breast pain: An evidence-based case report

Journal Article Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs · September 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Caring for breast cancer survivors in primary care.

Journal Article JAAPA · October 2016 Women with a history of breast cancer compose the largest group of cancer survivors. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners can play a key role in caring for cancer survivors in primary care settings. This article provides a brief overview and synthe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Pregnancy-Related Anxiety in Women Who Conceive Via In Vitro Fertilization: A Mixed Methods Approach

Journal Article The Journal of Perinatal Education · 2016 ABSTRACTThe process of in vitro fertilization (IVF) causes anxiety, but it is unclear whether this anxiety continues into pregnancy and affects childbirth preparation. This study administered the pregnancy-related anxiety m ... Full text Cite

Group visits for women at high risk for breast cancer: Facilitated education and support sessions.

Conference Journal of Clinical Oncology · October 1, 2015 30 Background: Women at increased risk for breast cancer frequently have anxiety and stress. They often have questions and concerns that are not discussed at their medical appointment. Methods: The Duke High-Risk Breast Clinic co ... Full text Cite

Group appointments in a breast cancer survivorship clinic.

Journal Article Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · November 2013 Link to item Cite

Patient experiences and preferences for survivorship care.

Journal Article J Clin Oncol · September 10, 2013 110 Background: The optimal method for delivery of care to over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. remains unclear, with multiple models currently in practice. This study involved a patient-centered investigation of experiences and preferences f ... Full text Link to item Cite

The promise of group medical visits.

Journal Article The Nurse practitioner · May 2013 Innovative group medical visit programs have emerged in an effort to increase efficiency, improve service and quality of healthcare, and better manage high-risk patient populations. A case study program for cancer survivors, adapted from the Centering Heal ... Full text Cite

Evaluation of a breast cancer survivorship clinic that uses a group medical appointment model: Patient program evaluation and financial analysis.

Journal Article Journal of Clinical Oncology · September 20, 2012 90 Background: Group medical appointments have been shown to improve access, health outcomes and health care utilization rates, as well as self-management skills. A new model of breast cancer survivor care was designed and pilote ... Full text Cite

P4-12-15: Cancer Survivor Care: An Evaluation of a Group Visit Model of Care for Breast Cancer Survivors at Duke Cancer Center.

Conference Cancer Research · December 15, 2011 AbstractBackground: The number of cancer survivors is growing, currently with about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors. (ACS, 2010). The Institute of Medicine report on survivor care stressed care coordinat ... Full text Cite

Innovation in survivor care: group visits.

Journal Article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · April 2011 The Centering Cancer Survivorship (CCS) follow-up care program is an innovation in healthcare delivery that meets the needs of cancer survivors and cancer centers. Piloted in a breast cancer clinic, the program provides an avenue for provision of psycholog ... Full text Cite

Sexual orientation and sexual health care needs: a comparison of women beneficiaries in outpatient military health care settings.

Journal Article Journal of homosexuality · January 2008 The objectives of this study are to compare the sexual concerns, interest and experiences in discussing these concerns with their doctor for women of "Only Men" and "Some to Only Women" sexual orientation. A survey was mailed to women patients from two mil ... Full text Cite

Big ideas to help your practice thrive: Put eight pregnant women in the same room.

Journal Article Family Practice Management · September 2004 You can make a difference in your practice by offering innovative choices to your patients. Pregnant women immediately benefit from prolonged contact with each other and their physicians, receiving education and support as well as prenatal assessment. This ... Cite

Big ideas to help your practice thrive.

Journal Article Family practice management · September 2004 Cite