Gender, race, and culture in research on UI: sensitivity and screening are integral to adequate patient care.

Urinary incontinence is a significant health care problem affecting women and men of all races and cultures. Existing literature provides a limited evidence base with which to influence UI practice. More research is needed to fully understand the influences of gender, race, culture, or ethnicity on the patient's experience of UI and its management.

Protecting perineal skin integrity. Incontinent patients present unique challenges to successful skin care management.

Improve your understanding of the factors that contribute to perineal skin breakdown in incontinent patients and how to prevent or manage this condition.

Perineal skin care for the incontinent patient.

Purpose: To offer an educational experience that will help improve the participant's understanding of the factors that contribute to perineal skin breakdown in incontinent patients and how to prevent or manage this clinical problem.

Target Audience: This CME/CE activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in managing the perineal skin of incontinent patients.

Characteristics of North American urodynamic centers and clinicians.

Centers performing urodynamic testing in North America were surveyed to identify both who was performing urodynamics and what techniques were employed during specific tests. Urodynamic laboratories tend to have one or more dedicated urodynamic units, capable of measuring multiple pressures, uroflowmetry, and sphincter electromyography. Testing is typically completed by a nurse, physician, physician's assistant, or technically skilled clinician with extensive clinical experience.

A prostate cancer primer.

Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men and remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among this population. Early screening and diagnosis, advances in preventive techniques, and existing cutting-edge treatments are part of a multidimensional approach in an ongoing battle to improve the health of millions of men. This primer was designed to familiarize nurses with basic facts about prostate cancer and its management.

Interstitial cystitis: a guide to recognition, evaluation, and management for nurse practitioners.

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic disorder of unknown etiology that affects the lower urinary tract of up to 500,000 women and men in the United States. It is characterized by bladder and pelvic pain that varies from moderate discomfort to severe, debilitating pain and related lower urinary tract symptoms including nocturia, diurnal urinary frequency, and urgency. Because the symptoms of IC superficially resemble a urinary tract infection, it is often misdiagnosed and may remain so for months or even years.