Patient/caregiver was instructed regarding advantages of timed voiding as follows: Timed voiding allows an individual to void and empty the bladder on a timely schedule, but not waiting for the urge to urinate. By encouraging to empty the bladder completely and frequently, this technique helps prevent any back-up of urine in the bladder and thus helps men with prostate enlargement. As the bladder is emptied frequently, timed voiding helps to prevent overfilling of the bladder, [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed regarding timed voiding as follows: Timed voiding pattern is a behavior therapy of bladder retraining. Timed voiding helps to address urinary problems, such as, incontinence, incomplete emptying of bladder, reduced bladder capacity, and frequent urge to urinate. This technique allows an individual to void and empty the bladder on a timely schedule, but not waiting for the urge to urinate. Upon gaining control over the technique, individuals can slowly increase the time [...]

Patient was educated on risk factors affecting urine retention as follows: Enlarged prostate Prostate is a small gland in males, located between the bladder and penis. The urethra draining the urine out from the bladder passes through the center of the prostate into the penis and drains the urine out. Any enlargement of prostate will press onto the urethra draining the urine from bladder and results in backup of urine in the bladder. Poorly managed [...]

Patient was educated on acute renal failure as follows: Acute renal failure is a condition that arises from failure of kidneys that develops very rapidly in an individual. This condition evolves in a span of few hours to days. This condition leads to acute loss of kidney’s ability to eliminate excess water, electrolytes, and wastes from the body. Acute failure to eliminate excess water from the body leads to sudden buildup of fluid level in [...]

Patient was educated on bladder retraining which is a behavior therapy to treat urge incontinence. The main elements of this bladder retraining process are as follows: The goal of bladder retraining The goal of bladder retraining is to gradually increase the time interval between emptying the bladder and the amount of urine the bladder can accommodate, thus overcoming the urge. Continue the plan until the interval between two successive acts of voiding is at least [...]