Assessing and addressing erectile function concerns in patients postprostatectomy.
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Lydia T. Madsen, RN, MSN, OCN , is a senior research nurse in the Department of Urology and Elizabeth Ganey-Code, MSN, RN, OCN, is the associate director of clinical nursing in the Division of Nursing, both at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. (The solutions offered to the clinical problems posed in this column are the opinions of the authors and do not represent the opinions or recommendations of the Oncology Nursing Society, the Oncology Nursing Forum, or the editorial staff.)
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How I Do It
The management of post-prostatectomy erectile function has been debated since the nerve sparing radical prostatectomy was fi rst introduced. A number of penile rehabilitation protocols have been proposed with varying degrees of success and patient satisfaction. My management of postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction has evolved based on an honest and critical appraisal of the literature and my ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Oncology nursing forum
دوره 33 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006