Objective To evaluate the application of mind map on patients with urinary continence after benign prostate hyperplasia ( BPH ) surgery and provide clinical evidence for improving the quality of postoperative nursing.Methods From February 2013 to April 2014, we selected 160 cases who suffered BPH, divided into experimental group and control group on average by method of random number table.The control group received routine nursing while the experimental group built up mind map of urinary continence and utilized it to take care of patients.Patients in two groups had been observed and recorded their rate, length, amount and frequency of urinary continence.IPSS, ICI-Q-SF and the effective factors of urinary continence after BPH surgery questionnaire had been made use of urinary continence reason investigation.Results Ten cases (12.5%) occurred urinary continence and lasted (4.1 ±2.8) d in the experimental group while those of data were 25 cases (31.2%),(6.8 ±3.4)d in the control group (χ2/t=8.23,2.63, respectively;P<0.05).The frequency and amount of urinary continence in experimental group were lower than those in the control group, the difference were statistically significant (χ2 =4.37,5.24, respectively; P<0.05).The satisfaction and the degree of comfort in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group ( P <0.05 ). Conclusions Mind map can effectively reduce the rate and length of urinary continence for patients after BPH surgery, and contribute to patients′quality of life and satisfaction.