PENURUNAN SUHU TUBUH MENGGUNAKAN TEPID WATER SPONGING DENGAN PENDEKATAN KONSERVASI LEVINE

Fever is the body's response to infection, causing discomfort, anxiety, physiological disorders in children. Management of fever performed with pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Nursing care using the model of conservation Levine aims to maintain energy conservation, structural integrity conservation, personal integrity conservation and social integrity conservation. Tepid Water sponging (TWS) is one of the nursing interventions to overcome the problem of fever, TWS combination with pharmacological treatment more quickly reduce fever than pharmacological treatment alone. The results of nursing care using Levine’s conservation model can be used as a reference in providing nursing care in children with fever.