Pengelolaan Asuhan Keperawatan Keluarga dengan Hipertensi di Kelurahan Darat Kecamatan Medan Baru

Abstract

Hypertension is a circulatory system disorder that causes an increase in blood pressure above normal, namely systolic pressure> 140mmHg and diastolic pressure> 90mmHg (Triyanto, 2014). According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018 it shows that around 26.4% of the world's population has hypertension with a ratio of 26.6% of men and 26.1% of women. Approximately 60% of people with hypertension are in developing countries, including Indonesia. The purpose of this senior practicum is to apply nursing theories and concepts in managing and providing nursing care to families with hypertension. Nursing care was carried out on July 4 2023 – July 28 2023 for two families with hypertension by helping families to recognize family health problems by providing health education about hypertension, educating families in making decisions, caring for families by providing herbal therapy, modifying the environment, and helping families in utilizing health facilities. The results obtained after the intervention, families are able to recognize health problems, families are able to make decisions about appropriate health actions, families are able to care for sick family members, families are able to modify the environment, and families are able to take advantage of health service facilities. It is recommended for families to be able to care for family members with hypertension.