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Book Reviews Urologic Disorders. Adult and Paediatric Care. M. Gray, K.M. Moore. Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis (2009). The nature of this book lends its use to any nursing setting in the care of the adult, infant, child and adolescence with urological disorders. This would include those patients in the acute hospital setting, outpatients departments, or in the community including long term care and home environment. This book is focused from mainly a North America perspective, yet it can be applied to a European care setting. It is written by two Professors in Nursing with a strong urological background from Virginia, USA and Alber- ta, Canada. It is also been reviewed by a number of nurse practitio- ners and educators from urological backgrounds from various states within the USA. This book is divided into three sections and is structured into 18 chapters. The use of comprehensive diagrams and tables assists the readers throughout this book in both their understanding and the management of patients presenting with these disorders. There are detailed current references at the end of each chapter that the reader can refer to for further reading on the applicable area. Sec- tion 1 discusses overall the structure and function of the urinary system including the anatomy and physiology. This is fundamental to the understanding and care delivery of any patient presenting with urological disorders. Chapter 3 and 4 are detailed in their con- tent regarding the assessment process involved when caring for the urological patient including signs and symptoms along with diagnostic procedures and associated nursing management. Section 2 of this book contains seven chapters exploring the urologic disorders in adults. Chapter 5 through to 7 discusses uri- nary tract infections, urinary incontinence and urinary obstruction including the aetiology, diagnoses, and nursing management. Chapter 8 discusses genitourinary cancer such as renal tumours, bladder, prostate and testicular cancer with a specific emphasis on the principles of urologic oncology. Chapter 9 addresses sexual and reproductive dysfunction such as erectile dysfunction and its associated management, along with male factor infertility. Chapter 10 reviews the nursing management of renal, ureter, bladder, ure- thra, penis, scrotum and testes trauma. The many issues surround- ing surgical procedures are addressed in depth in Chapter 11. This includes surgery of the kidney, renal pelvis and ureters, lower uri- nary tract, prostate and scotum and testes; psychological issues, types of surgery, along with comprehensive pre and post operative care and patient education. The final section within this book Section 3, addresses urologi- cal disorders in infants, children and adolescence with seven chap- ters in total. Chapter 12 addresses the congenital abnormalities of the genitourinary system with Chapter 13 exploring the multisys- tem anomalies that can lead to urologic dysfunction such as spinal dysraphisms. There continues to be detailed chapters concerning urinary tract infections and dysfunctional voiding along with pri- mary enuresis. Chapter 17 highlights issues surrounding paediatric oncology while the final chapter addresses surgical procedures that the infant, child and adolescence may encounter concerning various urological disorders. There is a strong advantage to this book that others that are cur- rently on the market do not posses and that is it is directed at adult and the infant, child and adolescence with urological disorders highlighting the holism needed when caring for these individuals. Overall I found this book to be a comprehensive read for nurses in the urological clinical setting from those at a more junior level to those at an advanced practitioner level. It is of benefit also to edu- cators who teach in this area as well as for student nurses who at- tend these areas as part of their clinical placement. Fiona Murphy Lecturer Renal Educational Facilitator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2, Ireland E-mail address: fi[email protected] doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.007 Nurse Education in Practice 10 (2010) e25 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Nurse Education in Practice journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/nepr
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Nurse Education in Practice 10 (2010) e25
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Nurse Education in Practice
journal homepage: www.elsevier .com/nepr
Book Reviews
Urologic Disorders. Adult and Paediatric Care. M. Gray, K.M.Moore. Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis (2009).
The nature of this book lends its use to any nursing setting inthe care of the adult, infant, child and adolescence with urologicaldisorders. This would include those patients in the acute hospitalsetting, outpatients departments, or in the community includinglong term care and home environment. This book is focused frommainly a North America perspective, yet it can be applied to aEuropean care setting. It is written by two Professors in Nursingwith a strong urological background from Virginia, USA and Alber-ta, Canada. It is also been reviewed by a number of nurse practitio-ners and educators from urological backgrounds from variousstates within the USA.
This book is divided into three sections and is structured into 18chapters. The use of comprehensive diagrams and tables assists thereaders throughout this book in both their understanding and themanagement of patients presenting with these disorders. There aredetailed current references at the end of each chapter that thereader can refer to for further reading on the applicable area. Sec-tion 1 discusses overall the structure and function of the urinarysystem including the anatomy and physiology. This is fundamentalto the understanding and care delivery of any patient presentingwith urological disorders. Chapter 3 and 4 are detailed in their con-tent regarding the assessment process involved when caring forthe urological patient including signs and symptoms along withdiagnostic procedures and associated nursing management.
Section 2 of this book contains seven chapters exploring theurologic disorders in adults. Chapter 5 through to 7 discusses uri-nary tract infections, urinary incontinence and urinary obstructionincluding the aetiology, diagnoses, and nursing management.Chapter 8 discusses genitourinary cancer such as renal tumours,bladder, prostate and testicular cancer with a specific emphasison the principles of urologic oncology. Chapter 9 addresses sexualand reproductive dysfunction such as erectile dysfunction and itsassociated management, along with male factor infertility. Chapter10 reviews the nursing management of renal, ureter, bladder, ure-
doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.007
thra, penis, scrotum and testes trauma. The many issues surround-ing surgical procedures are addressed in depth in Chapter 11. Thisincludes surgery of the kidney, renal pelvis and ureters, lower uri-nary tract, prostate and scotum and testes; psychological issues,types of surgery, along with comprehensive pre and post operativecare and patient education.
The final section within this book Section 3, addresses urologi-cal disorders in infants, children and adolescence with seven chap-ters in total. Chapter 12 addresses the congenital abnormalities ofthe genitourinary system with Chapter 13 exploring the multisys-tem anomalies that can lead to urologic dysfunction such as spinaldysraphisms. There continues to be detailed chapters concerningurinary tract infections and dysfunctional voiding along with pri-mary enuresis. Chapter 17 highlights issues surrounding paediatriconcology while the final chapter addresses surgical proceduresthat the infant, child and adolescence may encounter concerningvarious urological disorders.
There is a strong advantage to this book that others that are cur-rently on the market do not posses and that is it is directed at adultand the infant, child and adolescence with urological disordershighlighting the holism needed when caring for these individuals.
Overall I found this book to be a comprehensive read for nursesin the urological clinical setting from those at a more junior level tothose at an advanced practitioner level. It is of benefit also to edu-cators who teach in this area as well as for student nurses who at-tend these areas as part of their clinical placement.
Fiona MurphyLecturer
Renal Educational Facilitator,School of Nursing and Midwifery,
Trinity College,24 D’Olier Street,Dublin 2, Ireland
E-mail address: [email protected]
