Effects of urinary catheter education for patients undergoing prostatectomy

Diane M Inman; Therese M Jacobson; Pamela M Maxson; Huey Wang; Christine M Lohse

Effects of urinary catheter education for patients undergoing prostatectomy

Urol Nurs. 2013 Nov-Dec;33(6):289-98.

Authors

Diane M Inman¹, Therese M Jacobson¹, Pamela M Maxson¹, Huey Wang¹, Christine M Lohse²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

PMID: 24592522

Abstract

In a nonrandomized prospective study, significant decreases in patient anxiety with home urinary catheter management and in length of stay were reported when patients attended the preoperative prostatectomy class with standard postoperative education versus standard postoperative education.

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Anxiety / nursing
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge
Patient Education as Topic / methods*
Perioperative Nursing / methods*
Prospective Studies
Prostatectomy / nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urinary Catheterization / nursing*
Urinary Catheterization / psychology*