Asuhan Keperawatan Komunitas Lansia Dengan Pemberian Kompres Rebusan Air Jahe Untuk Menurunkan Nyeri Pada Penderita Hipertensi

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Based on an initial survey conducted by nursing profession students of Abulyatama Universityon October 20, 2024 in Lampuuk Village, Aceh Besar. The data obtained from 5 elderly people sufferingfrom hypertension said they often had headaches and a heavy feeling in their neck that was felt duringactivities and they had never known non-pharmacological treatment, namely warm compresses withboiled ginger water to reduce pain due to blood pressure. The results of the case study found threenursing diagnoses, namely knowledge deficit about hypertension b.d. lack of exposure to information,ineffective health management b.d. complexity of care/treatment programs and readiness to improvehealth management d.d. desire to manage health problems and their prevention. The nursing action givenwas giving a boiled ginger water compress to reduce pain in hypertension sufferers. The results of theevaluation on the fourth day of blood pressure after giving a warm compress with boiled ginger water canbe seen that the results are 120/80 mmHg with a pain scale of 2. Which means that giving a warmcompress with boiled ginger water can reduce blood pressure in hypertension patients. This is caused bysupporting factors that play a role in reducing blood pressure, such as: longer experience in suffering fromhypertension so that they know more about their disease and can regulate their diet according torecommendations. Recommendations for patients suffering from hypertension are expected to providebenefits and can utilize the education that has been taught by nurses to be able to overcome hypertensionby providing non-pharmacological therapy such as providing warm compress therapy with boiled gingerwater to overcome pain caused by hypertension or high blood pressure and carried out regularly, so thatthe program continues to run according to the follow-up plan, namely the intervention of providing boiledginger water compress therapy..