Comfort Improvement on Common Cold Patient in Tanjung Saleh Village Kubu Raya Regency West Kalimantan

Abstract

ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) is known to be infectious and is known to be very common on every layer of society. In average, people would contract an ARI disease at least once a year and it was even more common on children who are still in playing stage, as they frequently plays in group without considering whether or not their friends were sick. One of the most common ARI disease is common cold and it was caused by viral infection on the upper respiratory system. This particular infection would cause common cold symptoms such as nasal congestion, constant sneeze and sore throat. However even though common cold is highly infectious, it was also easily treatable and would usually last for only 7-10 days. Purpose: To explore interventions and nursing method that would improve the comfort of common cold patients in Tanjung Saleh Village, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan. Method: Qualitative with case study approach on two common cold patient in Tanjung Saleh Village, Kubu Raya Regency. Result: The Research has found three general theme: (1) Signs and early Symptoms of common cold, (2) Nursing intervention of discomfort caused by the disease (3) Evaluation of discomfort nursing method.