This workshop combines informational didactic with hands-on learning and covers patient selection and evaluation, pessary choice and fitting, routine surveillance recommendations, and trouble-shooting to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes.
Contact hours available until 3/16/2016.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.
Faculty, Planners and Authors Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Speaker(s) have no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
SUNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number, CEP 5556.
Objectives:- Name two indications for a trial of pessary use as a non-surgical treatment option.
- Identify two commonly used styles of pessaries and techniques used to fit each.
- Describe an appropriate plan for management of common pessary complications and a follow-up plan for pessary management.