{"title":"Nurse-Initiated Telephone Follow Up after Ureteroscopic Stone Surgery.","authors":"Helen M Tackitt, Samuel H Eaton, Aaron C Lentz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article presents findings of a quality improvement (QI) project using the\u0000DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) model designed to\u0000decrease the rate of emergency department (ED) visits and nurse advice line\u0000calls after ureteroscopic stone surgery. Results indicated that nurse-initiated follow-\u0000up phone calls can decrease ED visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 6","pages":"283-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35655930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthcare Costs Associated with Hydrophilic-Coated And Non-Coated Urinary Catheters for Intermittent Use In the United States.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This health economic evaluation simulated a cohort to compare hydrophilic-coated\u0000to non-coated catheters for intermittent catheterization. By using a Markov\u0000model, lifetime costs and catheter-related complications were investigated.\u0000Results determined that the use of hydrophilic-coated catheters save money and\u0000reduce treatment-related complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"233-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tele-Continence Care: A Novel Approach for Providers .","authors":"Melanie Schlittenhardt, Sucan Clouse Smith, Peggy Ward-Smith","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urinary incontinence (UI), typically a sensitive and personal concern, has been\u0000amendable to healthcare interventions via telehealth applications. Telehealth has\u0000been identified as a method capable of providing care to rural locations based on\u0000its ability to eliminate the need for patient and/or healthcare provider travel. The\u0000purpose of this project was to determine if telehealth improved follow-up visit\u0000rates among rural dwelling patients with UI. Additional data were collected to\u0000assess the effect of treatment recommendations, patient perception of this experience,\u0000and healthcare team opinion of telehealth implementation. Results reflect\u0000an improvement in follow-up rates, effectiveness of the treatment plan, patient\u0000satisfaction, and healthcare team support.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"217-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying Unmet Care Needs of Patients with Prostate Cancer To Assist with Their Success in Coping.","authors":"Paula Allchorne, James Green","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United Kingdom, our Health Needs Assessment survey return rate of 42% identified unmet needs in subjects with prostate cancer. Subjects reported the greatest unmet need was related to erectile dysfunction. Other unmet needs were related to incontinence, tiredness, hot flashes, lower urinary tract symptoms, rectal bleeding, and relationship issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"224-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurses: The Professionals Who Improvise to Improve our World","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"215-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bridget Major-Joynes, David Pegues, Christine Bradway
{"title":"A Nurse-Driven Protocol for Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Across a Multi-Hospital Academic Healthcare System.","authors":"Bridget Major-Joynes, David Pegues, Christine Bradway","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Because of persistently high CAUTI rates despite evidence-based interventions, we designed and implemented a performance improvement nurse-driven removal protocol for indwelling urinary catheters. Post-implementation, both catheter utilization and CAUTIs decreased significantly at the one hospital with the highest baseline rates; at the two hospitals with low baseline rates, the impact of the protocol varied. This project highlights important steps in developing and implementing a nurse-driven removal protocol across a multi-hospital academic healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"243-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application to the Evidence Base: A Nurse-Driven Protocol for Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Across a Multi-Hospital Academic Healthcare System.","authors":"Cynthia Sublett","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 5","pages":"250-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adult Patients with Developmental Disorders: Are You Prepared?","authors":"Jo Ann Kleier","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 4","pages":"161-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health Seeking in Men: A Concept Analysis.","authors":"Gwendolyn L Hooper, Susanne A Quallich","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes the analysis of the concept of health seeking in men. Men\u0000have shorter life expectancies and utilize health services less often than women,\u0000leading to poor health outcomes, but a gendered basis for health seeking remains\u0000poorly defined. Walker and Avant’s framework was used to guide this concept\u0000analysis. Literature published in English from 1990-2015 was reviewed. Thematic\u0000analysis identified attributes, antecedents, and consequences of the concept.\u0000Based on the analysis, a contemporary definition for health seeking in men was\u0000constructed, rooted in the concept of health. The definition is based on the concept\u0000analysis and the defining attributes that were identified. This analysis provides a\u0000definition specifically for health seeking in American men, making it more specific\u0000and gender-based than the parent concept of “health.” This concept analysis provides\u0000conceptual clarity that can guide development of a conceptual framework\u0000that may be uniquely relevant to providers in urology. Further exploration will\u0000uncover specific cultural, social, sexual, and geographic perspectives.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 4","pages":"163-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C Emi Bretschneider, Maria L Nieto, Elizabeth J Geller, Mary H Palmer, Jennifer M Wu
{"title":"The Association of the Braden Scale Score and Postoperative Morbidity Following Urogynecologic Surgery.","authors":"C Emi Bretschneider, Maria L Nieto, Elizabeth J Geller, Mary H Palmer, Jennifer M Wu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Braden scale is a widely used tool to assess pressure ulcer risk.\u0000Preoperative Braden scores were significantly associated with postoperative\u0000morbidity among women undergoing urogynecologic surgery for stress incontinence\u0000and pelvic organ prolapse.</p>","PeriodicalId":23510,"journal":{"name":"Urologic nursing","volume":"36 4","pages":"191-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35656082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}