Window of Nursing Journal

Dukungan Keluarga terhadap Kesepian pada Lansia

Andi Zaenab Nganro Zenab, Muhammad Khidri Alwi, Rahmawati Ramli — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Loneliness is a problem experienced by a person, which is unpleasant and absorbs in the form of sadness, helplessness, hopelessness and emptiness. This condition is where people feel left out of their group and are not cared about by the people around them. Family support is the most important part in helping elderly people solve all the problems they face. If there is a relationship from the family, self-confidence will increase and motivation to face problems that occur will increase. Family support is a factor that influences the well-being of the elderly. This study aims to determine the relationship between family support and loneliness in the elderly. The research used is quantitative research with a research design using a cross sectional study. The sampling technique used was Purposive Sampling with a sample size of 64 samples. The data analysis carried out in this research was bivariate analysis. The relationship test was carried out using the Chi Square statistical test with a significance level of <0.05. The results of this study show that there is insufficient family support for 50 (78%) elderly people, while there is good family support for 14 (22%) elderly people. Loneliness in the elderly who are included in the unequal category is 12 (19%) elderly, while those who are included in the equal category are 52 (81%) elderly. There is a significant relationship between family support for loneliness in the elderly in the working area of the Bontoimarannu Community Health Center, Gowa Regency and p value = 0.00 (p < 0.05. The conclusion of this research is that more than half of the elderly have less family support, most of the elderly experience equality in the Bontomarannu Community Health Center area, Gowa Regency. There is a relationship between family support and loneliness among the elderly in the region Bontomarannu Community Health Center, Gowa Regency.

Aromaterapi Jahe terhadap Skala Mual Pasca Kemoterapi Pasien Kanker

Nurul Khafifah, Wa Ode Sri Asnaniar , Nur Wahyuni Munir — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Chemotherapy is a pharmacological therapy that can be given to cancer patients. Giving chemotherapy to patients can cause effects, one of which is nausea and vomiting, but this effect can be alleviated by giving non-pharmacological therapy using ginger aromatherapy therapy. This study aims to determine whether there is a ginger aromatherapy agent on reducing nausea after chemotherapy for cancer patients in the Mawar Room, Pelamonia Hospital Tk.II Makassar. The design of this study used a pre-experimental research with a one group pretest-posttest design with purposive random sampling and a sample size of 32 respondents. Bivariate test using Wilcoxon test (α = < 0.05). The results of the study from 32 respondents obtained a bad category on the nausea scale as much as 71.9% and a good category as much as 28.1% before being given ginger aromatherapy then it became 100% with a good category after being given ginger aromatherapy therapy with a p value of 0.001. The conclusion of this study shows that ginger aromatherapy is beneficial for cancer patients after chemotherapy to reduce the scale of nausea and vomiting. It is hoped that nurses can apply complementary therapies to patients for nursing care and can help further researchers as references in their research

Dukungan Keluarga dengan Kejadian Demensia pada Lansia

Adila Nurdefianty Adila, Suhermi, Rahmawati Ramli — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dementia is one of the global health problems with a total of more than 55 million cases in the world and more than 60% of them live in low to middle class countries. Adequate family support will inhibit the decline in cognitive function.This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between family support and the incidence of dementia in the elderly in the working area of the Bontomarannu Health Center. The design used in this study is descriptive analytic using a cross-sectional study approach. The sample included in this study was random sampling with a sample of 60 respondents. The test used in this research is using chi square. The results of this study indicate that family support for moderate family dysfunction is 67% compared to severe family dysfunction 10% and good 23%, severe cognitive impairment is 43% more than with 30% moderate cognitive impairment and 27%. There is a significant relationship between the relationship between family support and the incidence of dementia in the elderly in the Bontomarannu Community Health Center (p value 0.001 < 0.05). The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between family support and the incidence of dementia in the elderly in the Bontomarannu Community Health Center. Therefore, it is hoped that the puskesmas can increase counseling to families about the importance of providing support to the elderly and then for the elderly and their families to be active in participating in posyandu activities, and routinely conducting health checks.

Fungsi Manajemen Kepala Ruangan terhadap Kelengkapan Pendokumentasian Perawat

Nur Azizah Wahdah Mukhtar, Samsualam, Haeril Amir — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Nursing services have an important role in improving the quality of health services. Increased public awareness of the quality of quality nursing services is an important factor in the development of hospitals. Improving the quality of nursing care services is closely related to the implementation of the management function of the head of the room as illustrated by the documentation of nursing care. This study aims to determine the effect of the management function of the head of the room on the completeness of documentation for nurses in Labuang Baji Hospital, South Sulawesi Province. The research design used in this study is a descriptive design with a cross sectional approach. The sample provisions were carried out by total sampling technique with a sample of 45 respondents in the Baji Dakka, Baji Ampe, and Baji Nyawa. The data analysis used in this study was the statistical analysis of the T-test. The results showed that there was an influence between the management function of the head of the room on the completeness of the documentation of nurses in the inpatient room at Labuang Baji Hospital, South Sulawesi Province (p-value 0,001) <0,05. The conclusion of this study is that there is an influence between the management function of the head of the room on the completeness of the documentation of nurses in the inpatient room at Labuang Baji Hospital, South Sulawesi Province. It is expected to improve the management function of the head of the room by attending training or seminars on work productivity and evaluating the completeness of nursing documentation on a regular basis.