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Nursing care and treatment of patients with bladder cancer

26 May 2009

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

Summary Bladder cancer is the second most common urological cancer after prostate cancer in the UK. This article aims to update nurses’ knowledge about the disease,...

Nursing care and treatment of patients with bladder cancer

20 May 2009

Nursing Standard

CPD

Bladder cancer is the second most common urological cancer after prostate cancer in the UK. This article aims to update nurses’ knowledge about the disease, focusing...

Bladder cancer: risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

13 September 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

Bladder cancer is a common health problem affecting thousands of people in the UK. People who develop the disease receive care and treatment from a wide range of...

Assessment, management and prevention of urinary tract infections in men

27 July 2018

Nursing Standard

Continence

While urinary tract infections (UTIs) are uncommon in healthy men aged under 50 years, their prevalence rises in men aged over 65 years. UTIs can be classified as...

Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection

04 November 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in hospital and community settings. The major risk factor for developing a UTI is having a urethral catheter in situ. The...

Assessment and management of urinary incontinence in women

20 April 2018

Nursing Standard

Continence

Urinary incontinence is a common and usually hidden issue that can affect women of all ages. It is often ignored by the patient because of their misconception that...

Promoting urinary continence in older women

22 October 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Continence promotion involves informing and educating the public and healthcare professionals that urinary incontinence is not an inevitable part of ageing, and can...