NURS 6541 Week 9: Assessment and Management of Renal and
Genitourinary Disorders
Primary Care of Adolescents and Children
The care of genitourinary (GU) disorders can range from primary
care diagnosis and treatment to referral for specialized care,
making it essential for you to identify when a patient’s needs fall
within your scope of practice. Consider Hannah, who received
specialized treatment for a GU disorder. When Hannah was born,
her bladder was misshapen and located outside of her body,
requiring immediate surgery. Although the surgery was a success,
she began to present with complications at age 2. As is common
among children with her condition, bladder exstrophy, she
suffered from frequent urinary tract infections (Miami Children’s
Hospital, 2012). Although you might not treat bladder exstrophy as
an advanced practice nurse, you must be able to treat resulting
complications that present later in the patient’s life. In your role,
you will care for pediatric patients with GU disorders, and like
Hannah, some of these patients will have unique needs, requiring
long-term treatment and management.
This week you explore genitourinary disorders in pediatric
patients. You also examine differential diagnoses for these
disorders, as well as the impact of patient culture on treatment,
management, and education.

Published by
Dissertations
View all posts