Urologic Nursing back issues from October 2001:
SUNA and Industry Relations: A New Partnership.
Oct 01, 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 industry/health care professional relationship as one of ...
What Can We Do?(to manage the nursing shortage)
Oct 01, 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 about the impact of the nursing shortage. Two ...
A Call to Action for Nurses: Declining Enrollment and the Nursing Shortage.
Oct 01, 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 boomers and the dwindling professional nurse ...
Urinary Diversions: A Review of Nursing Care.
Oct 01, 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 and management over the past 10 years warrant ...
A Comparison of Two Enuresis Alarms.(comparison of the audio and vibration alarms)
Oct 01, 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 partially or totally completed the 3-month period ...
Similar Symptoms and Confounding Conditions: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Versus Hyperglycemia.
Oct 01, 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 responsible for the urinary complaints of men with BPH, ...
Utilization of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Assess Rectal Function Following Prostate Brachytherapy.
Oct 01, 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 bowel function. Prostate brachytherapy ...
The 30-Years War on Cancer.
Oct 01, 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 States dating back to President Nixon's ...
New Issues in Prostate Cancer.
Oct 01, 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 at the 96th Annual Meeting of the ...
Preventive Health Care: Is Urology Ready?
Oct 01, 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 prevention for cardiovascular events and ...
Nerve Grafting.(during radical prostatectomy)
Oct 01, 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 undergoing anatomic radical ...
Vulvar Pain May Be an Early Indication of Vulvar Cancer.
Oct 01, 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 cancer. While vulvar cancer is uncommon, ...
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)
Oct 01, 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 Specialty Course in Charleston, SC. This ...
NKF Announces New Research Funding Opportunity.(National Kidney Foundation accepting proposals for The Enuresis Research Grant)
Oct 01, 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 contribute to the understanding and cure of this ...
NIH to Study Common Prostate Condition.(National Institutes of Health to study prostatitis)
Oct 01, 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 knows how many men have prostatitis, ...
Senior PGA Tour Champion Bruce Devlin Honored by AFUD.(American Foundation for Urologic Disease awards spokesperson for "On Course for Bladder Health" campaign)
Oct 01, 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. Devlin accepted the award on June 4, 2001, ...
Successful Vasectomy Reversals Becoming More Common with New Surgical Techniques.
Oct 01, 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 urologist Neil H. Baum, MD, of New Orleans, LA. ...
Stem Cells Used to Treat Incontinence in Animal Models.
Oct 01, 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 Urological Association (AUA). Researchers ...
Leadership: Creating a Shared Destiny.(urological nursing goals)
Oct 01, 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 organization. The best organizations ...
Letter To The Editor.(Views on Bladder Scan)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 01, 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 Estimates of Urine Volume," Urologic ...
Bladder Control is No Accident: A Woman's Guide.(Review)
Oct 01, 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 women and their loved ones who need to ...