Patient Resources
Helping You Help Your Patients
Patient Education Procedure Handouts
- Anticoagulation Guidelines
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Brachytherapy
- Circumcision
- Cystoscopy
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP)
- Nephrectomy
- Onabotulinumtoxin A (Botox)
- Postoperative Constipation
- Prostate Biopsy
- Radical Prostatectomy
- Sling Procedure
- Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)
- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
- Ureteral Stents
- Varicocele Surgery
- Vasectomy
- Vasectomy Reversal (Vasovasotomy or Vasoepididymostomy)
Content developed by SUNA's Postoperative Task Force (© 2021, 2022). These handouts were first published in Urologic Nursing, SUNA's official journal.
Patient Education Fact Sheets
SUNA's Patient Education Fact Sheets provide a brief overview of essential information regarding the care and treatment of individuals with urologic conditions. They are useful resources for both staff and patient education.
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Bladder Cancer
- Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation) for Prostate Cancer
- Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis
- Intermittent Self-Catheterization
- Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
- Kidney Stones
- Low Testosterone
- Male Infertility
- Nocturia
- Overactive Bladder
- Pessary
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostatitis
- The Role of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Urology
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation
- Testicular Cancer
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urodynamics
- Urogenital Syndrome of Menopause
Note: Funding for SUNA Patient Fact Sheet revision and development provided by a contribution from The Allergan Foundation.