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.
Quallich et al. (2019) provide a template by which advanced providers can document education and training in order to expand their practice to include performing office cystoscopy. This template provides a guide for NPs in the United States to seek credentialing and privileging in order to move forward with offering cystoscopy as part of their clinical skills, and supports the Cystoscopy Workshop that SUNA offers at its national educational conferences.
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Reference
Quallich, S., Lajiness, S., Kovarik, J., Doran, T., Schultz, H., & Langston, J. (2019). Standardized office cystoscopy training for advanced practice providers in urology. Urology Practice, 10-1097.