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JILL C. CASH
Sixth Edition
FAMILY
PRACTICE
GUIDELINES
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FAMILY PRACTICE GUIDELINES
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Jill C. Cash, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, a family nurse practitioner (FNP) for over 27 years, currently
practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the Vanderbilt Medical Group at Westhaven
Family Practice in Franklin, Tennessee. She is a faculty member of the School of Nursing at
Vanderbilt University. She has been a clinical preceptor for nurse practitioner students for a variety
of programs over the past several years. She also serves as a clinical preceptor for the Vanderbilt
Program in Interprofessional Learning, which includes students from other disciplines, includ-
ing the Vanderbilt Medical School, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacy, and Social Work programs. Her
previous experience includes high-risk obstetrics as a clinical nurse specialist in maternal–fetal
medicine, as well as practicing as an NP in women’s health, family practice, and rheumatology. In
2017, Ms. Cash was awarded the 2017 American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award
for Excellence in Illinois. Ms. Cash has authored several chapters in a variety of nursing and NP
textbooks. She is the coauthor of Family Practice Guidelines (first, second, third, fourth, and fifth edi-
tions), Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines (first, second, and third editions), and the first edition
of Canadian Family Practice Guidelines. Ms. Cash is an active member of the American Association
of Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.