Analisis Tindakan Keperawatan yang Dilakukan pada Pasien dengan Phlebitis di RSUD Prof. Dr. Margono Soekardjo Purwokerto
Abstract: Intravenous therapy
is commonly used to treat patients and it is received through a peripheral
cannula by most hospitalized patients. A consequence of intravenous (IV)
devices is that risk of nosocomial infection is increased, particularly
septicemia. Inflammation, hard vein and thrombophlebitis, and local tenderness
are common complication of IV therapy. This can lead to enhanced morbidity and
mortality rates. Some treatments to cure phlebitis patients have been done to
eradicate phlebitis patients during hospital stay. However, mostly phlebitis
treatments have not been standardized as procedure at hospital. Therefore, this
study will analyse nurses’ treatment when they are performing phlebitis patient
care that mostly done at Margono Soekardjo Hospital. The purpose of the study
was to analyse nurses’ treatment when caring phlebitis patients that mostly
were done at medical and surgical ward Margono Soekardjo Hospital of Purwokerto
This study utilized survey. Of 38 nurses at Teratai and Asoka wards at Margono
Soekardjo Hospital were involved in this study. Respondents were chosen by
quaote sampling method. Criteria of respondents were nurses at surgical ward
who have graduated from DIII nursing with 1 year experience in clinical setting
The study show that nurses tend to elevated phlebitis area to cure phlebitis as
the first choice at (26%), furthermore, by warm compress and range of motion of
the area of phlebitis have the second and the third rank at (23%) and (18%)
respectively.
Penulis: Handoyo, Endang
Triyanto
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd070011
