MODERN WOUND CARE MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL HOSPITAL CUT NYAK DIEN LANGSA

Abstract

Introduction: The concept of moist wound care based (moisture balance) has long been known in the world, because it has advantages such as speeding up the re-epitalisasi, retain moisture, decrease infection, the wound bed moist spending can stimulate growth factors that accelerate the wound healing process. This research aims to produce modern wound care management protocols that will run on General Hospital Langsa Cut Nyak Dien, and can be a guide to wound care by nurses in RSUCND. Method: The design used in this study was action research with one cycle. The number of participants involved were 12 people assigned to the purposive sampling method. Data collection methods are focus groups discuss, self-report (questionnaire wound care nurses' knowledge about modern and caring, nurse and patient satisfaction levels), and observation (checklist). Data collection was conducted from 26 April to 28 September 2013. Data obtained were analyzed by analysis wilcoxon. Results: Result test conducted between the pre and post show significant changes. Discussion: The recommendations can be made based on the results of this study, which has been composed POS can be run by RSUCND and this research can be continued on the next cycle. Keywords: wound care with moisture balance concepts, operational procedures