A descriptive analysis of Nursing Care Intervention for Patients with Tuberculosis at Public Health Center in Bandung

Abstract

Background: Currently Tuberculosis still being a significant threat to human health, tuberculosis has killed around 1.5 million people worldwide. This disease is also the highest cause of death and morbidity in developing countries, such as Indonesia. Documentation is comprehensive information about the patient’s health status and the needs. If the nursing care documentation is not done properly, completely and accurately it can reduce the quality of nursing services because it cannot identify the extent of the success rate of nursing care that has been given. Objectives: The study aims to determine the overview of the nursing care intervention in tuberculosis patients usingtheIndonesianNursingCareStandardinBandungPublicHealthCenter. Method: This research is a quantitative descriptive study using a cross sectional design. The researchwasdoneinJune2019,withthesubjectsofresearchuse119medicalrecords at the health center in Bandung City determined by purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was the Medical Record of tuberculosis patients. Results: From all the 18-nursing care planned by nurses; all nursing care were only included in the 7 nursing interventions contained in the Indonesian Nursing Care Standards (SIKI). book. The sevennursingcarestandard including compliancesupport of treatmentprograms, infection prevention education, Hyperthermia management, effective cough exercises, airway management, nutritional management and relaxation therapies. Suggestion: Nurse is expected to use the latest nursing care in accordance with the use of SIKI.