title: Effects of urinary catheter education for patients undergoing prostatectomy.
abstract: In a nonrandomized prospective study, significant decreases in patient anxiety with home urinary catheter management and in length of stay were reported when patients attended the preoperative prostatectomy class with standard postoperative education versus standard postoperative education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Inman
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Therese M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Pamela M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Maxson
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Huey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lohse
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*