Asuhan Keperawatan Komunitas Dengan Pemberian Kompres Hangat Air Rebusan Jahe UntukMenurunkan Nyeri Pada Penderita Gout Arthritis

Abstract

Gout Arthritis is a degenerative disease often suffered by the elderly. This type of disease attacks the joint area. In general, Arthritis is defined as joint inflammation and Gout means uric acid. Gout arthritis is a metabolic disorder due to the accumulation of monosodium urate in the joints characterized by increased uric acid levels exceeding 7.0 mg/dl in men and 6.0 mg/dl in women. This case study aims to explain community nursing care by providing warm compresses with boiled ginger water to reduce pain in gout arthritis sufferers in Aron Village, Kuta Baro, Aceh Besar. The design of this case study is a case study with a nursing process approach. The results of the case study found three nursing diagnoses of acute pain (D. 0077), sleep pattern disorders (D. 0055) and knowledge deficit (D. 0111). The nursing action given was providing warm compresses with boiled ginger water to reduce pain in gout sufferers. The evaluation results obtained on clients with interventions using warm compresses with boiled ginger water were proven effective in reducing pain felt by gout for 4 days. Recommendations for people suffering from gout are expected to provide motivation and encouragement to the elderly to utilize non-pharmacological therapy such as providing warm compress therapy with boiled ginger water to overcome pain caused by gout and to do it regularly, so that the program continues to run according to the follow-up plan, namely the intervention of providing warm compress therapy with boiled ginger water.