Urologic Nursing articles from February 2004

Urologic Nursing archives from February 2004

Resolution and resolve.(Northeast Regional Director's Message)
February 1, 2004... As the New Year begins, many of us are already finding ways not to stick to our New Year's resolutions. Not intentionally, mind you; it just happens. It's so easy to revert to the same way of doing things. Someone penned the adage, "To do the...

Jungle Escape.(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... Students entered the classroom to the sounds of the jungle playing on a tape. Their smiles and questioning looks told me that they instantly understood that there would be another activity in the management class that day. I frequently use...

They're real and they're here: the new federally regulated Privacy Rules under HIPAA.(Continuing Education)
February 1, 2004... The purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rules was to create national standards to protect the privacy of personal health information. As of April 14, 2003, all covered health care entities must comply with the newly implemented national standards. The...

SUNA launches Young Investigator Research Program.
February 1, 2004... All the pieces are now in place for SUNA's exciting new program--the Young Investigator Research Program (YIRP). The SUNA Board of Directors has dedicated up to $20,000 to one or more investigators to conduct small clinical urologic nursing...

Answer/evaluation form: they're read and they're here: the new federally regulated Privacy Rules under HIPAA.
February 1, 2004... Objectives This educational activity is designed for nurses and other health care providers who are affected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rules. For those wishing to obtain CE credit, an...

Including partners into the diagnosis of prostate cancer: a review of the literature to provide a model of care.(General Clinical Practice)
February 1, 2004... Prostate cancer is diagnosed in 220,900 men per year and 28,900 died from the disease in 2003 (American Cancer Society, 2003). It is a serious illness that affects the patient, as well as his partner, spouse, or significant other. In addition...

Characteristics of North American urodynamic centers: measuring lower urinary tract filling and storage function.(Research)
February 1, 2004... In this second article reviewing the characteristics of urodynamic evaluations in North American urodynamic centers, selected techniques used when measuring lower urinary tract function are discussed. Previously reported were the...

High-dose brachytherapy for treating prostate cancer: nursing considerations.(Advanced Clinical Practice)
February 1, 2004... Radiation oncology nurses must be adequately educated on the care and management of patients and families undergoing high-dose rate brachytherapy for early-stage prostate cancer. The application of advanced assessment skills, while...

Getting ready for certification: obstructive uropathy.(Professional Enhancement)
February 1, 2004... Last Spring at SUNA's Annual Conference, I had the honor of wearing a button that said: "Ask me why I am certified." When folks started asking me the question, I hesitated, since I had never before been prompted to examine my motivation for...

Tadalafil (Cialis[R]) and vardenafil (Levitra[R]) recently approved drugs for erectile dysfunction.(Medication Minute)
February 1, 2004... Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than 30 million men in the United States, more than 150 million men worldwide, and accounts for half a million visits to health care providers annually (Sharlip, Jarow, & Rajfer, 2003). In August 2003, the...

Zinc for prostate disease and other conditions: a little evidence, a lot of hype, and a significant potential problem.(Complementary and Preventive Medicine)
February 1, 2004... Dietary and supplemental zinc, especially in excess, has received much attention in numerous alternative medicine resources. There is a small amount of medical evidence that zinc may alleviate some mostly rare medical conditions (such as...

Positive ideas and thoughts on the nursing profession: a blueprint to resolving the nursing shortage.(Professional Nursing Today)
February 1, 2004... Welcome to a new column on the nursing profession. The goals of this column are to promote the profession of nursing and provide practical ideas and strategies to combat the nursing shortage. This is an incredibly hot topic that has recently...

Voiding dysfunction in public schools.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Cooper, C.S., Abousally, C.T., Austin, J.C., Boyt, M.A., & Hawtrey, C.E. (2003). Do public schools teach voiding dysfunction? Results of an elementary school teacher survey. Journal of Urology, 170(3), 956-958. The authors examined voiding...

Erectile dysfunction study.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Atiemo, H.O., Szostak, M.J., & Sklar, G.N. (2003). Salvage of sildenafil failures referred from primary care physicians. Journal of Urology, 170(6, Part 1 of 2), 2356-2358. The authors investigated patients who were referred for second-line...

Internet as a medical resource.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Lee, C.T., Smith, C.A., Hall, J.M., Waters, W.B., & Biermann, J.S. (2003). Bladder cancer facts: Accuracy of information on the Internet. Journal of Urology, 170(5), 1756-1760. As the Internet becomes more accessible to more people, more...

Superficial bladder cancer.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Donat, S.M., Bayuga, S., Herr, H.W., & Berwick, M. (2003). Fluid intake and the risk of tumor recurrence in patients with superficial bladder cancer. Journal of Urology, 170(5), 1777-1780. The authors examined the concept that fluid intake...

Neurotransmitters and sexual arousal.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Heaton, J.P.W., & Adams, M.A. (2003). Update on central function relevant to sex: Remodeling the basis of drug treatments for sex and the brain. International Journal of Impotence Research, 15(Suppl. 5), S25-S32. The authors discuss the...

Linking ADHD and voiding dysfunction.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Duel, B.P., Steinberg-Epstein, R., Hill, M., & Lerner, M. (2003). A survey of voiding dysfunction in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Urology, 170(4, Part 2 of 2), 1521-152. The authors sought to establish...

Renal cell carcinoma.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Kim, H.L., Belldegrun, A.S., Freitas, D.G., Bui, M.H.T., Han, K., Dorey, F.J., & Figlin, R.A. (2003). Paraneoplastic signs and symptoms of renal cell carcinoma: Implications for prognosis. Journal of Urology, 170(5), 1742-1746. Renal cell...

Apomorphine and erectile dysfunction.(Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... Martinez, R., Puigvert, A., Pomerol, J.M., & Rodriguez-Villalba, R. (2003). Clinical experience with apomorphine hydrochloride: The first 107 patients. Journal of Urology, 170(6, Part 1 of 2), 2352-2355. The authors examined the effects of...

Update on viral hepatitis.(Infectious Dis-Ease)
February 1, 2004... Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by several different types of viruses (see Table 1, p.55). The purpose of this column is to educate urologic nurses about the differences among hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C....

Erratum.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2004... Lekan-Rutledge, D., Doughty, D., Moore KN, & Wooldridge, L. (2003). Promoting social continence. Urologic Nursing 23(6), 416-428. Please note photographs of pessaries, Figures 2-6 should be attributed to Milex Corporation. The author and editor...

Designing clinical research studies: Part III.(Demystifying Nursing Research)
February 1, 2004... This is the third and final part of the discussion on research design. In Part I, common qualitative and quantitative study designs and the study setting were presented (Colling, 2003a). Part II included descriptions of sample selection, sample...

Choices, challenges, and changes.(Comic Relief)
February 1, 2004... From the moment we are born into this world, we are confronted with choices, challenges, and changes. (Many changes are due to elimination until around age 3!) Small children have limited fears and explore all of the challenges or choices along...

Survey reveals communication gap between health providers and women with OAB.(Current Affairs)
February 1, 2004... According to the survey on overactive bladder (OAB) in women, there is a considerable lack of communication between these patients and their health care providers concerning their condition. Women need to overcome their embarrassment and fear...