Volumetric bladder ultrasound performed by trained nurses increases catheterization success in pediatric patients

The ability of emergency nurses to detect simulated long bone fractures with portable ultrasound

“…Currently, there is little description in the medical literature of the ability of nurses to utilize ultrasound in these roles. Alternatively, the ability of emergency nurses to utilize ultrasound as an effective tool in areas such as intravenous cannulation and bladder volume assessment has been well described, and nurse performed Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) examinations have been found to be as accurate as previously published physician results (Baumann et al, 2008;Bowra et al, 2010;Brannam et al, 2004;Chinnock et al, 2007). In a recent study, nurse practitioners who were given an ultrasound course used for training emergency physicians were found to perform a variety of focused sonographic examinations with a high degree of accuracy over the following year (Henderson et al, 2010).…”

The one-stop clinic as the standard of out-patient care in a hospital urology department

“…In this field, nurse empowerment is crucial. It has already been proven that nurses can be very effective in gastrointestinal endoscopy, nuclear medicine, computed tomography, echography and mammography procedures (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). Because of their clinical training and basic skills and abilities, they represent ideal partners for urologists in a 'one-stop' clinic setting.…”

Nuevas posibilidades organizativas en la era de la historia clínica electrónica

“…En este sentido, el personal de enfermería bien entrenado es capaz de producir registros en todo superponibles a los obtenidos por los especialistas [3][4][5][6] . Entre los aspectos que pueden ser delegados con toda garantía figuran la ecografía urológica, algunos aspectos de la endoscopia urológica terapéutica (retirada de catéteres ureterales), los estudios de diná-mica miccional, la gestión de la patología quirúrgica menor y el seguimiento de patologías de curso previsible (revisión de seminogramas posvasectomía, entre otros) 7,8 .…”