Spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation is a specialty area that relies heavily on an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and nutritionists to provide optimum care for patients. While the team works collaboratively to achieve patient and family goals, each discipline provides unique contributions to patient care, which, in turn, may significantly impact outcomes. In addition to participating in aspects of care management such as providing psychosocial support, discharge planning, and consulting with other caregivers (team process), an important role for nursing staff is educating patients and family members about the physiologic changes that occur as a result of a traumatic SCI. For example, urinary complications affect independent function and quality of life in patients with SCI; therefore, education and awareness of such changes should be addressed during the rehabilitation process to promote healthy function of the urinary system. This education process ideally begins in the acute care setting, and is followed by much emphasis and refinement during the rehabilitation phase where the patient is able to participate actively.