Urologic disease encompasses a wide variety of disorders that may affect the kidneys, ureter, bladder and prostate. Some patients you may encounter will present with a complicated or unusual urologic problem that may be challenging to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. Case studies with laboratory findings and imaging studies and the subsequent treatment of the disorder are discussed.
Contact hours available until 10/26/17.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.
Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Gina Powley - Astellas/Medivation speaker bureau, Ferring Pharmaceuticals speaker bureau
• Leanne Schimke, MSN, CRNP, CUNP - Consultant: Bayer, Speaker's Bureau: Bayer
• Valre Welch, MSN, CPNP - Holister Continence Care Advisory Board; Speaker for Hollister Incontinence Workshops
Speaker Disclosures:
There are 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:
1. Describe the appropriate data to obtain in a patient presenting with urinary retention.
2. Discuss appropriate follow-up of the patient with bladder cancer to rule out recurrent or metastatic disease.
3. Explain possible long-term sequelae of the child with prune belly syndrome.