Using Essence of Care benchmarking to develop clinical practice.
An ultrasound scan of the bladder using a portable bladder scanner is a reliable, non-invasive way of estimating the volume of residual urine that remains in the bladder after voiding (the post-void residual) (Addison, 2000a). Nurses now use bladder ultrasound scanners in a variety of clinical settings (Lewis, 1995). It has been argued that ultrasound should be a standard investigation for the assessment of patients with bladder problems (Addison, 2000a), in particular when emptying their bladder. Older people, particularly men and those with a neurological disorder, including stroke, are most at risk of having a problem emptying their bladder effectively (Addison, 2000b; Brittain et al, 1998).
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D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015984:Causality; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics