Case study: Transitional care for a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia and recurrent urinary tract infections.
Chronic urologic conditions, including benign prostatic hyperplasia, recurrent urinary tract infections, and urinary incontinence, are common in older adults. This article highlights the urologic and transitional care needs of an elderly, cognitively impaired male during and after an acute hospitalization. Collaboration between the patient, his family, the advanced practice nurse, primary care providers, and outpatient urology office are described. The importance of mutual goal setting and a focused plan for transitional care are discussed.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Christine
C
Bradway
M Brian
MB
Bixby
Karen B
KB
Hirschman
Kathleen
K
McCauley
Mary D
MD
Naylor
D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*