title: An older adult man who is unable to sleep: advocating self-care in home healthcare.
abstract: Six weeks after a transurethral resection of the prostate, a home care patient experiences urinary urgency and frequency that wakes him up during the night and continues throughout the day. He is exhausted, depressed, and unwilling to interact with healthcare professionals. The home health nurse enables self-care with a medication regimen, resulting in rapid improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey, USA. kmmullen@comcast.net
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mullen
mesh_terms: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D006699:Home Care Services; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012648:Self Care; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077409:Tamsulosin; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000077409:Tamsulosin