Advanced Practice

The following resources were first published in the March/April 2021 issue of Urologic Nursing. Click on the title to download the resource.

Published in the May/June 2021 issue of Urologic Nursing, this article includes the results of a survey conducted to examine the role of the urogynecology nurse practitioner (NP) and highlights the need for the development of a current, distinct description of the subspecialty role. The article reports on the urogynecology subspecialty NP role, creates a basis that can be used when negotiating a new position or promotion, and provides insight into whether NPs who practice in this subspecialty are interested in a national certification examination to distinguish their expertise.

SUNA supports nurse practitioners (NPs) performing office-based cystoscopy procedures (with training as outlined by Quallich et al. [2019]) as a vital way to address the need for access to quality urologic care. SUNA also acknowledges that in the past, NPs have been safely trained on-the-job to perform cystoscopy, but feels that moving forward, training can proceed with a more uniform, standardized approach.

Recognizing that nurse practitioners and physician assistants play a key role in team-based delivery of care, the American Urological Association has developed a Consensus Statement on Advanced Practice Providers. The Consensus Statement examines advanced practice provider integration from a regulatory and practice management approach. The Consensus Statement was developed by a workgroup featuring a diverse set of urologic providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Susanne Quallich, ANP-BC, NP-C CUNP, FAANP, represented SUNA on the workgroup.