Fracture occurs due to the damage of the shape and function of the bone, and the fractured patients generally experience pain. One of the interventions to reduce pain intensity in fracture patients is cold compress. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of cold compress on pain intensity in fracture patients in H. Adam Malik Hospital Medan. This is a quantitative study with a quasi-expe…
Respiratory failure is still the main cause of morbidity and mortality at the Intensive Care Unit. One of the abnormalities in the respiratory system that can cause respiratory failure is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). This condition is a respiratory emergency characterized by a progressive decrease in oxygen after a serious illness or injury. Critical illness and treatment in the …
Background: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) may face terminal illness situations, which may lead to death. In this case, the role of critical care nurses shifts from life-sustaining to end-of-life care (EOLC). Nurses’ involvement in EOLC varies between countries, even in one country due to differences in religion, culture, organization, laws, cases and patient quality. In I…
AV fistula allows external vascular access for hemodialysis patients. Because hemodialysis patients experience puncture wounds and stabbing pain approximately 300 times a year, development of methods to decrease pain intensity are of great importance. Some techniques, such as the Valsalva maneuver, are known to reduce pain. This study aims to assess the effect of the Valsalva maneuver on decrea…
Pemberian posisi yang salah dapat meningkatkan risiko morbiditas dan mortalitas. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menggali pemberian posisi (positioning) dan nesting pada bayi prematur di NICU. Penelitian ini berupa studi literatur tahun 2007-2017, serta pengalaman penulis dalam aplikasi pemberian posisi dan nest di dua rumah sakit rujukan nasional dalam lima tahun terakhir. Hasil studi ini menunjuk…
PENDAHULUAN: Program Pemberian Obat Pencegahan secara Massal (POPM) Filariasis di Indonesia dilaksanakan sebagai salah satu upaya memutuskan rantai penularan Filariasis di daerah endemi. Target cakupan POPM Filariasis ditetapkan sebesar 85%. Pada tahun 2015 cakupan minum obat terendah di wilayah Kabupaten Tasikmalaya berada di Desa Citalahab Kecamatan Karangjaya dengan persentase minum obat pen…