Medical Surgical Nursing

Monitor blood clots and color = bright red = bleeding Keep irrigation flowing, note clots Monitor VS – pain level, temp – orally ...

Back pain, same symptoms as BPH – hesitancy, decrease pressure, frequency, dysuria, urinary retention, painful ejaculation. Ob ...

Reduced stress and improved ability to cope Urinary retention related to urethral obstruction secondary to prostatic enlargement ...

Five-year survival rate is 95%. Management same as prostate cancer Risk Factors Undescended testicles (cryptorchidism), A family ...

Hydrocele •Collection of amber fluid within the testes, tunica vaginalis, and spermatic cord •Painful •Swelling •Discomfort in s ...

Varicocele Vein- dilation Spermatic cord = Vas deferens Occurs when incompetent or absent valves in the spermatic venous system ...

Plan of Nursing Care: The Patient with Prostate Cancer Nursing Diagnosis: Anxiety related to concern and lack of knowledge about ...

 Voids at normal intervals  Reports absence of frequency, urgency, or bladder fullness  Displays no palpable suprapubic diste ...

g bladder control  Demonstrates satisfactory technique and understanding of catheter care  Lists signs and symptoms that must ...

 Notes increase in weight after improved appetite 4. He will be more likely to consume larger servings if food is palatable and ...

exacerbations, reports their quality and intensity, and obtains relief  Uses pain relief strategies appropriately and effective ...

 Experiences no bleeding or passage of blood clots  Reports no pain around the catheter  Experiences normal frequency or urin ...

 Anxiety about surgery and its outcome  Acute pain related to bladder distention  Deficient knowledge about factors related t ...

Chapters 44 and 45). Providing Instruction Before surgery, the nurse reviews with the patient the anatomy of the affected struct ...

The nurse monitors the drainage tubing and irrigates the system as prescribed to relieve any obstruction that may cause discomfo ...

Urinary tract infections and epididymitis are possible complications after prostatectomy. The patient is assessed for their occu ...

catheter removal, and the patient is informed that this is likely to subside over time. Sexual Dysfunction Depending on the type ...

after surgery but should clear as the prostate area heals. While the prostatic fossa heals (6 to 8 weeks), the patient should av ...

o Maintains vital signs within normal limits o Exhibits wound healing, without signs of inflammation or hemorrhage o Maintains a ...

Chapter 54 Assessment and Management of Patients With Rheumatic Disorders Rheumatic Diseases ―Arthritis‖ More than 100 differen ...