Restoring and maintaining urinary function.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

To describe surgical urinary diversion methods, nursing management, and survivorship issues in urologic cancer survivors.

DATA SOURCES:

PubMed, Scopus, Cochran Reviews, Core 25 online texts.

CONCLUSION:

Options exist for patients that require urinary diversion, although long-term symptoms may persist.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE:

Nurses must be knowledgeable about obstructive uropathy and understand the surgical options for urinary diversion following a cystectomy; pre- and post-operative needs exist for the cancer patient, family, and caregiver. Following completion of active treatment, a survivorship care plan summarizes active treatment and complications, plans long-term health outcomes and surveillance, and communicates with the primary care provider.

• Authors: Joanne Lester
• Journal: Seminars in oncology nursing (Semin Oncol Nurs) Vol. 28 Issue 3 Pg. 163-9 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1878-3449 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22846484 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Humans
• Oncology Nursing (methods)
• Perioperative Nursing (methods)
• Recovery of Function
• Urinary Diversion (nursing)
• Urination Disorders (nursing, prevention & control)
• Urogenital Neoplasms (nursing, surgery)