Male Reproductive

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1. Purpose and clinical relevance

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9. Patient and caregiver teaching

  • Catheter care where applicable — hygiene, securement, drainage, and infection signs — with return demonstration (catheter detail in Urinary/Renal).
  • Post-operative urologic care — activity precautions, site care, and the signs of bleeding or infection — with return demonstration.
  • The warning signs of the emergencies — sudden severe testicular pain, an inability to void, a painful groin bulge with vomiting, and severe perineal pain with fever — and to seek emergency care.
  • Voiding strategies and the signs of retention in prostatic disease.
  • Testicular awareness and the changes that warrant evaluation.
  • When to call the agency versus when to activate EMS.
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