Urologic Nursing articles from October 2001

Urologic Nursing archives from October 2001

SUNA and Industry Relations: A New Partnership.
October 1, 2001... There are few relationships in today's health care arena that are not changing and evolving, and me one between specialty nursing organizations and industry is no exception. The traditional model may have been one that typified the...

What Can We Do?(to manage the nursing shortage)
October 1, 2001... After attending the SUNA Annual Conference in Anaheim, I am more convinced that the nursing shortage is a reality that will not go away easily. At the new member breakfast, I questioned four nurses from California, New York, and North Carolina...

A Call to Action for Nurses: Declining Enrollment and the Nursing Shortage.
October 1, 2001... Once again, nursing and health care face a crisis related to the continued decline in nursing school enrollment and the nursing shortage. This particular shortage seems to be especially problematic because of the increased number of aging baby...

Urinary Diversions: A Review of Nursing Care.
October 1, 2001... The nurse plays an important part in the preoperative and postoperative management of the patient with a urinary diversion. Although urinary diversion as a surgical alternative has been performed since the mid 1800s, improvements in technique...

A Comparison of Two Enuresis Alarms.(comparison of the audio and vibration alarms)
October 1, 2001... This randomized experiment was undertaken to determine if any difference in success occurred between an audio versus a vibration alarm for nocturnal enuresis. Similar rates of success were achieved for 47 children, aged 6 to 12 years, who...

Similar Symptoms and Confounding Conditions: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Versus Hyperglycemia.
October 1, 2001... The traditional approach to diagnosing men with symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) based on the American Urological Association symptom index may be limiting. There are often concurrent conditions that may be...

Utilization of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Assess Rectal Function Following Prostate Brachytherapy.
October 1, 2001... A sample of 209 consecutive prostate brachytherapy patients completed a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate bowel changes following treatment. With a median followup of 28 months, less than 20% of patients reported deterioration in...

The 30-Years War on Cancer.
October 1, 2001... Groopman, J. (2001, June). Annals of medicine, the thirty years war. The New Yorker, 52-63. A fascinating article appeared in the New Yorker recently that chronicles 30 years of efforts in cancer research and treatment within the United...

New Issues in Prostate Cancer.
October 1, 2001... Foster, C. S., & Jampol, L.M. (2001). Medscape urology conference coverage. Retrieved from: http:llwww/mescape.com/Medscape/CNO/2001/ AUA/public/index-AUA.html. Medscape authors have provided an overview of presentations in two areas given...

Preventive Health Care: Is Urology Ready?
October 1, 2001... Roehrborn, C.G. (2000). Acute relief or future prevention: Is urology ready for preventive health care? Urology; 56(5 Suppl. 1), 12-19. Preventive health care trends noted in other disease areas such as primary and secondary disease...

Nerve Grafting.(during radical prostatectomy)
October 1, 2001... Scardino, P.T., & Kim, E.D. (2001). Rationale for and results of nerve grafting during radical prostatectomy. Urology, 57, 1016-1019. Walsh, P.C. (2001). Nerve grafts are rarely necessary and are unlikely to improve sexual function in men...

Vulvar Pain May Be an Early Indication of Vulvar Cancer.
October 1, 2001... A study published in the March 2001 issue of the journal Cutis suggested that health care providers should more closely examine causes of women's reports of vulvar pain, especially as in some cases the pain may be an indication of vulvar...

Scholarship Available for South Carolina Nurses.(Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing Wound Care Education Program offers scholarship to attend the Wound Care Speciality Course)
October 1, 2001... The Wound Care Education Program of the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina is pleased to announce the availability of a new scholarship in the amount of $3,100 for a nurse in South Carolina to attend the Wound Care...

NKF Announces New Research Funding Opportunity.(National Kidney Foundation accepting proposals for The Enuresis Research Grant)
October 1, 2001... The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is now accepting grant proposals to support research in the area of enuresis. The Enuresis Research Grant, sponsored in part by Aventis Pasteur Pharmaceuticals, was created to stimulate research to...

NIH to Study Common Prostate Condition.(National Institutes of Health to study prostatitis)
October 1, 2001... Men who have unexplained discomfort or pain in the pelvic area or chronic abacterial prostatitis are needed for a 5-year, $5.5 million study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Although no one...

Senior PGA Tour Champion Bruce Devlin Honored by AFUD.(American Foundation for Urologic Disease awards spokesperson for "On Course for Bladder Health" campaign)
October 1, 2001... The American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD) has presented Senior PGA champion Bruce Devlin with its Presidential Award for his efforts as a public advocate and spokesperson for the organization's "On Course for Bladder Health" campaign....

Successful Vasectomy Reversals Becoming More Common with New Surgical Techniques.
October 1, 2001... A man's life and living situation can change significantly over the years, and an increasing number of men who have had a vasectomy are now seeking vasectomy reversals to allow them to father a child, according to noted board-certified...

Stem Cells Used to Treat Incontinence in Animal Models.
October 1, 2001... University of Pittsburgh researchers have successfully used stem cell tissue engineering to restore deficient urethral sphincter muscles in animal models, according to a study presented in June at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American...

Leadership: Creating a Shared Destiny.(urological nursing goals)
October 1, 2001... WHEN WE LEARN about leadership, we discuss the ability to articulate a vision that can be shared with others as one of the hallmarks of effective leadership. Unfortunately, that vision is often built at the top and then sold to others in the...

Letter To The Editor.(Views on Bladder Scan)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2001... Views on Bladder Scan To the Editor: As a urologic sonographer since 1984, I would like to share my experience with bladder scan residuals with the Bladder Scan BVI 2500 and the B & K Ultrasound machine ("Accuracy of Ultrasound...

Bladder Control is No Accident: A Woman's Guide.(Review)
October 1, 2001... A Review by Julia W. Aucoin, DNS, RN, C Incontinence is still not an easy topic to approach with women or men. Bladder Control is No Accident: A Woman's Guide has both a catchy title and an attractive floral cover to get the attention of...