Approximately 10 million first-ever strokes and 27 million new cases of traumatic brain injury occur in the world annually. Urinary disorders are frequent after an acquired moderate to severe brain injury and rehabilitation requires multidisciplinary contributions where each member has a strong professional identity. Nurses are a significant member of the rehabilitation team, but their contributions has been found vague and unclear. This scoping review in six steps focuses on the nurses' contribution in addressing urinary disorders during hospital based rehabilitation. 178 studies were identified in five databases using the PICO tool, Bolerian terms and MESH words and 19 were included Rehabilitation of urinary disorders is complex and require interdisciplinary efforts. Descriptions of nurses mono-professional contributions are scarce especially among teaching, facilitation of skills and psychological care. Supervision from specialist nurses, systematic assessment and examination of the patient's urinary symptoms is a prerequisite continence-promoting interventions. Nurses contributions vary between specific types of urinary disorders but patients with physical disturbances may need compensatory treatment, aids, physical support and adapted intake while patients with cognitive consequences of ABI may need an organized rehabilitating environment of reminding, visualizing or regular assistance to use the toilet to facilitate continence.
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Lena Aadal (2019) studied this question.