Abstract: Objective To provide patients with appropriate and useful health education, improve the self-management of patients with neurogenic bladder and reduce the incidence of complications, through understanding health education requirement of clean intermittent catheterization in patients with neurogenic bladder. Methods The health education requirement of clean intermittent catheterization of 59 patients with neurogenic bladder were investigated by self-designed questionnaire. Results They extremely lacked the knowledge of clean intermittent catheterization. The mean score of health education requirement was 4.05 (5 as total score), and they had strongly request on the relevant knowledge, especially for dietary guidance, observation and prevention of complications, current bladder condition. The form of health education should be diversified, especially for expert lectures. Conclusion It is necessary for nurses to conduct health education on clean intermittent catheterization for paitents with neurogenic bladder, at the same time more pertinence is needed.

Key words: neurogenic bladder, clean intermittent catheterization, health education