PENGETAHUAN PERAWAT TENTANG PENATALAKSANAAN LUKA KRONIK DENGAN KONSEP LEMBAB DI RUMAH SAKIT REKSA WALUYA MOJOKERTO

Abstract

Today wound care method, tend to use gauze dressing method wet-to-dry. When the moist gauze become dry, it will hit the surface of the tissue.The result not only affected tissue growth, but also cause a pain. The purpose of wound care is making a conducive environment for the tissue that support the process of wound healing. For that developed a wound care method by keeping the environment moist. Therefore this study was conducted to identify nursing knowledge about the management of chronic wounds in hospital Reksa Waluya. This study uses a descriptive design. Variables investigated included nurse knowledge about the treatment of chronic wounds with moist concept. The samples of this study are 23 vocasional nurse in Reksa Waluya Hospital by using simple random sampling technique. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The results of this study are presented in the form of frequency distribution tables, with a good knowledge of criteria, sufficient and less. The results showed that the nurse knowledge about the treatment of chronic wounds with moist concept in the Reksa Waluya hospital, more than 50% of respondents had enough knowledge as many as 15 people (55.6%), while a small portion of respondents less knowledge about the management of chronic wounds with the moist concept is as much as two persons (7.4%). Nurses knowledge enough about the concept of moist wound care so that nurses did not know about the benefits and purpose of the treatment of chronic wounds with the moist concept. In the application in a hospital the nurse haven’t apply the moist concept to treat the chronic wounds but still using wet to dry wound care method. Nursing knowledge about chronic wounds management in Reksa Waluya hospital should be improved. This can be done by following a training or seminar on treatment of chronic wounds with the concept of moist. With the purposeof improving service and patient satisfaction. Key words : Knowledge, chronic, moist wound care.