Epworth Prostate Centre, Level 2, 185 Hoddle Street, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Nat Rev Urol. 2014 Mar;11(3):178-82. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.16. Epub 2014 Feb 18.
Urology nursing has developed as a specialty over the past few decades in response to several factors, workload demands being a prime reason. Nurses are taking on additional roles and activities including procedures such as cystoscopy and prostate biopsy, and running nurse-led clinics for a variety of urological conditions. Audits of advanced urological nursing practice have shown this care to be of a high standard and investigative procedures performed by these nurses match the diagnostic quality of existing services. Professional urological nursing organizations support the professional needs of these nurses, but the provision of education and training for advanced practice activities remains an unaddressed need. A range of confusing advanced urology nursing titles exists, and uncertainty regarding the roles and scope of practice for these nurses remains a concern. Acceptance and support from medical colleagues is required for the success of advanced urological nursing practice, but opinions on these roles remain divided.
泌尿外科护理在过去几十年中发展成为一门专业，这是多种因素共同作用的结果，其中工作负荷是主要原因之一。护士承担了更多的角色和活动，包括膀胱镜检查和前列腺活检等操作，并开设了各种泌尿科疾病的护士主导诊所。对高级泌尿外科护理实践的审核表明，这种护理的标准很高，护士进行的检查程序与现有服务的诊断质量相匹配。专业的泌尿外科护理组织支持这些护士的专业需求，但高级实践活动的教育和培训的提供仍然是一个未解决的需求。目前存在一系列令人困惑的高级泌尿外科护理职称，这些护士的角色和实践范围仍存在不确定性。高级泌尿外科护理实践的成功需要得到医疗同事的认可和支持，但对这些角色的看法仍存在分歧。
