Urologic Nursing

• Impact Scope-of-Practice Laws Have on Urologic Care Outcomes Scope-of-practice laws may limit the services nurse practitioners can provide. How have these restrictions impacted urology-related care outcomes?
  Urologic Nursing, January 11, 2021
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Can Be Protective A patient presents with benign prostatic hyperplasia but due to a colovesical fistula, the condition actually improved his quality of life.
  Urologic Nursing, January 04, 2021
• Assessment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Incontinence This case study highlights the importance of assessing for occult urinary incontinence in the presence of pelvic organ prolapse.
  Urologic Nursing, December 28, 2020
• Hypogonadism and Male Sexual Health Certification This article provides a brief nursing certification test prep on the topics of hypogonadism and male sexual health.
  Urologic Nursing, November 17, 2020
• Introduction to Telehealth Coding The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increasing demand for telehealth services. Is your practice adequately prepared to offer these virtual visits?
  Urologic Nursing, October 27, 2020
• Improving QoL Among Women With OAB With Pelvic Floor Therapy Overactive bladder could have significant impacts on quality of life, particularly among women. Could pelvic floor muscle therapy with electric stimulation provide improvements?
  Urologic Nursing, October 06, 2020
• The Journey to Office Cystoscopy Privileging A nurse practitioner shares her personal experience on the process of training for diagnostic cystoscopy.
  Urologic Nursing, August 07, 2020
• The inFlow Urinary Prosthesis for Urinary Retention in Women Is the inFlow urinary prosthesis a safe and effective treatment option for permanent urinary retention?
  Urologic Nursing, July 17, 2020
• Him Too: Male Sexual Violence and Screening In Primary Care When should primary care providers consider sexual violence in their male patients?
  Urologic Nursing, June 26, 2020
• Cystoscopy Training For Advanced Practice Urology Providers This article provides standardized recommendations for the training of advanced practice providers in cystoscopy.
  Urologic Nursing, June 05, 2020
• Discharge Opioid Prescribing Guideline for Urologic Surgery A newly developed discharge opioid prescribing guideline can help decrease overprescription among urologic surgical patients.
  Urologic Nursing, May 15, 2020
• Developing a Nurse Practitioner-Directed OAB Program Could an NP-led program help streamline the management of patients with overactive bladder?
  Urologic Nursing, January 29, 2020
• A 50-Year Review of Clean Intermittent Catheterization Learn more about the history of clean intermittent catheterization and find out how this technique helped usher in a new era in the management of bladder-emptying dysfunctions.
  Urologic Nursing, December 12, 2019
• 50 Years of Erectile Dysfunction: How Far Have We Come? This article looks at the progression of treatment options for ED as well as promising new therapies on the horizon.
  Urologic Nursing, December 05, 2019
• 50 Years of UTIs and Treatments -- Has Much Changed? How has the evaluation and treatment of urinary tract infections evolved in the past 50 years?
  Urologic Nursing, November 28, 2019
• A Lesson in Screening For Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes This case of a renal cell carcinoma in a 30-year-old highlights the need for screening for hereditary kidney cancer syndromes in patients diagnosed with RCC at a young age.
  Urologic Nursing, August 16, 2019
• The Push to Ban Intersex Medical Intervention In this commentary, the author expresses concern over proposed legislation in California which would create barriers for obtaining medical and surgical treatment for intersex children and adults.
  Urologic Nursing, August 06, 2019
• Prostate Cancer Screening: Review of Current Recommendations Review current evidence-based prostate cancer screening recommendations and the changes from previous guidelines. What are the implications for clinical practice?
  Urologic Nursing, July 26, 2019
• Personalizing Treatment to Patients With Prostate Cancer Nurses can play an important role in delivering high-quality, personalized care to men with prostate cancer.
  Urologic Nursing, June 07, 2019
• Female Sexual Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment The negative effects of female sexual dysfunction are important issues for women. How is this condition best diagnosed and treated?
  Urologic Nursing, May 08, 2019