Patient with Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction after Stroke in the Neurological Rehabilitation Ward
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https://doi.org/10.15225/PNN.2025.14.3.5Keywords
neurogenic bladder, nursing care, rehabilitation, strokeAbstract
Strokes cause disability or severe disability. A common complication being a direct result of stroke is neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Urinary incontinence and chronic urinary tract infections adversely affect the patient’s health and delay the process of neurological rehabilitation. The aim of this paper is to discuss urological problems occurring after stroke and the appropriate nursing and rehabilitation procedures for patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. A literature review was conducted for the following key words: stroke, neurogenic bladder, nursing care. Scopous, Ebsco PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched. 25 articles were finally included in the detailed analysis. It has been shown that functional dysfunction of the urinary bladder and urethra is a serious complaint of a patient after a stroke. The main aim of proper nursing and rehabilitation treatment is to teach a patient complete emptying of the urinary bladder at low-pressure, reducing the discomfort resulting from urinary incontinence and preventing urinary tract infections. (JNNN 2025;14(3):131–135)
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