title: Case study: community nursing care plan for an elderly patient with urinary incontinence and social interaction problems after prostatectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this paper is to show nursing procedures and standardized languages in care provided by community nurses to a patient affected by urinary incontinence after a prostatectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were extracted from patient interviews during various consultations with the community nurse, and from electronic health records. The care plan was based on available scientific evidence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical reasoning was used to select NANDA-I diagnoses, nursing outcomes classification, and nursing interventions classification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urinary incontinence problems have a physical, psychological, and social development impact on people who suffer from this condition.
authors.affiliation: Nursing School of the University Hospital Ntra. Sra. de Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
authors.forename: Pedro Ruymán
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Brito-Brito
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oter-Quintana
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín-García
authors.forename: M Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Alcolea-Cosín
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martín-Iglesias
authors.forename: Domingo Ángel
authors.initials: DÁ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Primary care nursing; prostatectomy; standardized nursing language; urinary incontinence