Bowel and Bladder Matters Podcast

Female urinary retention

Jennifer Lewis, DNP, APRN-CNP, CUNP, FAUNA Season 7 Episode 4

In this episode, Dr. Lewis discusses the difference between acute urinary retention and chronic urinary retention.

Guest bio: Dr. Jennifer Lewis graduated from the DNP program at the University of Oklahoma in 2015. She received her MSN and FNP from Graceland University in 2011. Since that time, she has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Urology at OU Health. Dr. Lewis transitioned as faculty from OU College of Medicine to OU College of Nursing in 2023 where she is currently an Assistant Professor in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Before that, she worked as an RN in the PICU and the resident surgery specialty outpatient clinics. In 2022 she became a certified urologic nurse practitioner. In 2023, Dr. Lewis became a certified interprofessional educator. She presently serves as the research chairperson for SUNA (Society of Urologic Nurses & Associates) and with the AUA (American Urologic Association) on the APP education and membership committee. In 2024, she was selected as a Fellow of the Academy of Urologic Nurses Association. Most recently Dr. Lewis has returned to the student role, to obtain my Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate with plans to carve a niche in the work of uropsychiatry for APPs.

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