Case study: community nursing care plan for an elderly patient with urinary incontinence and social interaction problems after prostatectomy.

PURPOSE: 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. DATA SOURCES: 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. DATA SYNTHESIS: 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.