The Role of Nursing in Gynecological Care: Strategies for  Comprehensive Women’s Care

Vilma Rocío Quijije Chávez; Luis Felipe Bajaña Alvarado; Bertha Alejandrina Vásquez Moran; Karla Estefanía Nivela Chichande

doi:10.56200/mentor.v5i13.11640

Authors

Vilma Rocío Quijije Chávez State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador
Luis Felipe Bajaña Alvarado State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador
Bertha Alejandrina Vásquez Moran State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador
Karla Estefanía Nivela Chichande State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56200/mentor.v5i13.11640

Keywords:

Gynecological nursing, comprehensive care, women’s health, care humanization

Abstract

Gynecological health is an essential component of women’s overall well-being and faces significant challenges associated with chronic conditions, neoplasms, and fragmented models of care. In this context, nursing emerges as a strategic actor in promoting comprehensive, humanized, and person-centered care models. The objective of the study was to analyze the role of nursing in gynecological care by identifying and systematizing the main strategies oriented toward comprehensive, safe, and humanized care for women, based on the available scientific evidence. The study analyzes nursing strategies aimed at comprehensive gynecological care, highlighting the humanization of care, secondary oncological prevention, multimodal management of endometriosis, and optimization of perioperative care. These interventions demonstrate the articulating role of nursing in improving clinical and experiential outcomes. The conclusions confirm that nursing constitutes a central pillar of comprehensive gynecological care. Its clinical, educational, and human-centered interventions improve the quality, safety, and continuity of care, reduce morbidity and mortality, and strengthen woman-centered care models supported by scientific evidence and care humanization.

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Author Biographies

Vilma Rocío Quijije Chávez , State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

Luis Felipe Bajaña Alvarado , State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

Bertha Alejandrina Vásquez Moran , State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

Karla Estefanía Nivela Chichande , State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

State Technical University of Quevedo, Quevedo-Ecuador

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