URINARY INCONTINENCE.

Urinary incontinence is any involuntary loss of urine that originates a hygienic and/or psycho-social problem and that can be demonstrated objectively.

The nurse will have to know and to know how to explain the exercises of kegel as one first form of processing in incontinence. The processing will have to be individualized.

It is important that the nurse verifies that they have understood since they become, he realises a demonstration and he asks the patient who repeats it.

Exercises of involution of the pelvic ground of Kegel, they constitute the processing of forward edge in the boarding of the effort incontinence slight-you moderate, but also they can be useful in the processing of the hyperactive bladder and in the processing of the IU after a dical prostatectomía ra- or a trasuretral prostate resection (RPTU).

It consists of contracting vigorous mind the pubococcígeos muscles without using muscles of the abdomen or glutei. It is important to teach to the patient how to do or during a digital inspection.

It is considered that most effective is to realise of 40 to 80 contractions per day with 5 rest s after each contraction to allow the reoxigenación of the muscle.

Also one is due to teach to the patient how to tighten its pelvic ground before coughing or raising weights. The minimum duration required to secure benefits is of 15-20 weeks.