Objective To explore the effects of targeted nursing on the psychological status

urinary function and overall recuperation of patients with cervical cancer.Methods Seventy-two cases of cervical cancer patients admitted to a hospital in Zhumadian from May 2017 to May 2021 were enrolled and divided into observation and control groups using a random number table

36 cases in each group.Patients in both groups were treated with radical cervical cancer surgery;patients in the control group were given conventional care

and patients in the observation group were given targeted nursing on the basis of the control group.The Beck Anxiety Inventory（BAI） scores

Beck Depression Inventory-21（BDI-21） scores

coping strategies

and self-care ability were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results After the intervention

the BAI and BDI-21 scores were lower than those before the intervention in both groups and lower in the observation group than in the control group

with statistically significant differences（P<0.05）.The scores for the dimensions of confrontation and seeking support in the Jalowiec coping scale were higher in the 2 groups than before the intervention and higher in the observation group than in the control group

and the those for the dimensions of appeasement and avoidance were lower than before the intervention and lower in the observation group than in the control group

all with statistically significant differences（P<0.05）.The scores for self-conception

self-care responsibility

self-care skills

and health knowledge in the Exercise of Self-care Agency（ESCA） scale were higher in both groups than before the intervention and higher in the observation group than in the control group

with statistically significant differences（P<0.05）.The residual urine volume of the patients in the observation group was less than that in the control group

and the time to resume voluntary urination

duration of catheterization and hospitalization time were all shorter than those in the control group

with statistically significant differences（P<0.05）.The incidence of urinary retention

urinary tract infection and urinary tract irritation signs were lower in the observation group than in the control group

and the differences were all statistically significant（P<0.05）.The nursing complaint rate

nursing dispute rate and nursing error rate of the observation group were all lower than those of the control group

and the differences were statistically significant（P<0.05）.Conclusion Targeted nursing care for cervical cancer patients can improve their psychological status

coping strategies

and self-care ability

as well as improve urinary function and promote overall recuperation

with low complication rate and high nursing quality.