title: The nurse cystoscopist. Extending the role.
abstract: Nurse-led cystoscopy has become an established service for bladder tumour surveillance patients. The role of the nurse cystoscopist has been developed to include diagnostic cystoscopy with telephone follow-up and counselling. Direct access to the service has reduced waiting times from presentation to diagnosis. The telephone follow-up has improved patients' experience of a diagnostic urology service.
authors.affiliation: Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin.
authors.forename: Isobel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: Shafaque
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gunn
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D003376:Counseling; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012606:Scotland; D013689:Telephone