Urologic Nursing articles from June 2004

Urologic Nursing archives from June 2004

Changing lives and improving practice.(Message from the Board)
June 1, 2004... SUNA is an organization made up of many unique individuals brought together through a common goal of providing high-quality urologic patient care. When I first came to urology over 10 years ago, I wondered how I might be able to network with...

Jus' fishin.(Editorial)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... The damp musky smell of rich dark earth, the cool pleasant texture as it fell through my fingers, and caked black beneath my fingernails wasn't just "diggin' worms." It was high expectations: The beginning of a late summer afternoon adventure....

Criteria for urinary tract infection in the elderly: variables that Challenge Nursing assessment.(Continuing Education)
June 1, 2004... Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in the elderly, yet there is much disagreement in the literature regarding many aspects of this condition. To assist the nurse in developing optimum care strategies, UTI criteria in the elderly are...

What the future holds for continence care.(General Clinical Practice)
June 1, 2004... Change related to increased public awareness and health-seeking behavior for continence care is fueling the demand for innovation in technology and products. The National Association for Continence (NAFC) has been working to demystify the...

Shared decision making in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer: a model for treatment education and support.(Advanced Clinical Practice)
June 1, 2004... Screening for prostate cancer is controversial. Treatment choices for verified cases of prostate cancer provide another level of controversy as to which treatment, if any, is best. This controversy and uncertainty create a dilemma for the newly...

Understanding postoperative hyponatremia.(General Clinical Practice)
June 1, 2004... Postoperative hyponatremia is a well-documented postoperative concern for certain surgical procedures, including transurethral resection of the prostate. The complications are serious, with profound effects on patient outcome. Proper management...

Between Scylla and Charybdis: medication preauthorization.(Issues in Urologic Nursing Practice)
June 1, 2004... Mike is a 28-year-old Type 1 diabetic who was diagnosed at age 17. He has recently gotten married, and he and his wife are trying to have a baby, but this is complicated by the fact that he has some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) due to...

Phenazopyridine hydrochloride: the use and abuse of an old standby for UTI.(Medication Minute)
June 1, 2004... Phenazopyridine hydrochloride (Pyridium[R], Azo-Standard[R], Urogesic[R], Uristat[R]) is an azo dye which is used as a urinary tract antiseptic and analgesic. The drug was initially marketed in the United States in 1914 as treatment for urinary...

Fad diets and obesity--part II: an introduction to the theory behind low-carbohydrate diets.(Complementary and Preventive Medicine)
June 1, 2004... Low-carbohydrate diets are not only highly popular but also controversial. The theory or general concept behind the low-carbohydrate dietary approach needs to receive more attention to provide more objectivity to this discussion. The theory or...

Resolving the nursing shortage: legislative issues.(Professional Nursing Today)
June 1, 2004... The profession of nursing is again facing another nursing shortage and even though we are in the midst of the current shortage, experts believe that it will reach crisis level in the next 10 to 15 years. As many of our colleagues prepare to...

Coding, analysis, and dissemination of study results.(Demystifying Nursing Research)
June 1, 2004... A discussion of coding and analyzing data and dissemination of study results is the eighth and final article in this series of quantitative research methods for the Demystifying Nursing Research column. In each of the articles, emphasis has...

Finding joy in the journey.(Comic Relief)
June 1, 2004... Have you ever been on a trip only to encounter a detour sign that forced you to change your plans? Generally our initial reactions are frustration, anger, or despair. However, many people see a detour sign as an opportunity, curiosity,...

Getting ready for certification: male infertility.(Professional Enhancement)
June 1, 2004... I often think back over the 22 years I have served on the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates (CBUNA) and the challenges we have faced. We went through the change of our name, changes in our administrative offices, and the...

Update on West Nile virus.(Infectious Dis-Ease)
June 1, 2004... In the summer of 1999, two strange seemingly unrelated events in New York City were reported in the news ("Anatomy of an Outbreak," 1999). In the hospital, aging patients with an unknown cause were confused, feverish, and weak to the point of...

Leading the leaders: the challenge of leading an empowered organization.(On Leadership)
June 1, 2004... Executive Summary * Professionals expect to be treated as peers and equals to the leader/manager. * Nurse leaders must concentrate on leading the empowered workforce in new and different ways. * The rewards make the concept of...

Nurses say NBC's 'ER' contributes to nursing shortage.(Current Affairs)
June 1, 2004... The Center for Nursing Advocacy has kicked off a campaign to convince NBC's popular television drama ER to portray the nursing profession accurately, in response to long-standing misrepresentations that the Center believes are contributing to...

Influx of older and foreign-born workers slows hospital nursing shortage.(Current Affairs)
June 1, 2004... A surge in older and foreign-born workers has temporarily slowed the growth of a severe shortage of hospital nurses that began in 1998. Researchers warn, however, that it is only a matter of time before the shortage worsens if policymakers fail...

JCAHO to shift to unannounced surveys by 2006.(Current Affairs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations announced recently its intent to begin conducting all regular accreditation surveys on an unannounced basis beginning in January 2006. Unannounced...

Patient safety check on the Web.(Current Affairs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a new Web-based tool that can help hospitals enhance their patient safety performance by quickly detecting potential medical errors in patients who have undergone medical or...