GAMBARAN PELAKSANAAN TINDAKAN ORAL HYGIENE PADA PASIEN DI RUANG INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)

Abstrak Oral hygiene merupakan salah satu tindakan keperawatan yang dilakukan agar kondisi rongga mulut tetap bersih dan segar sehingga terhindar dari infeksi. Oral hygiene juga mampu mengurangi jumlah mikroorganisme dan pengumpulan organisme yang mengalami translokasi serta kolonisasi di dalam mulut. Pasien di ruang ICU sangat berisiko terkena infeksi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan tindakan perawatan oral hygiene pada pasien di ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) . Desain penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif sejumlah 35 responden yaitu perawat yang bekerja diruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) menggunakan teknik total sampling . Pelaksanaan tindakan perawatan oral hygiene dalam kategori kurang sebanyak 21 responden (60,0%). Hal tersebut dipengaruhi oleh ketidakseimbangan antara rasio perawat dengan pasien, fasilitas dalam pelaksanaan oral hygiene masih belum memadai, dan perawat juga belum memahami sepenuhnya bagaimana pelaksanaan oral hygiene yang sesuai dengan standar operasional prosedur. Hasil penelitian ini menyarankan, sebaiknya memberikan reward /penghargaan kepada perawat untuk meningkatkan motivasinya dalam tindakan oral hygiene di ICU . Kata kunci     :         Oral Hygiene, Intensive Care Unit , Perawat Abstract Description of Implementation Oral Hygiene in Patients in the ICU room.Oral hygiene is one of the nursing actions carried out so that the condition of the oral cavity remains clean and fresh so as to avoid infection. Oral hygiene is also able to reduce the number of microorganisms and the collection of organisms that experience translocation and colonization in the mouth. Patients in the ICU room are very at risk for infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of the implementation of oral hygiene in patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This study design using descriptive analytical 35 respondents, a number of respondents is 35 nurses working at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room using total sampling technique . The implementation of oral hygiene care measures in the less category as many as 21 respondents (60.0%). This is influenced by the imbalance between the ratio of nurses and patients, facilities in the implementation of oral hygiene are still inadequate, and nurses also do not fully understand how the implementation of oral hygiene is in accordance with standard operating procedures. The results of this study suggest, should give rewards / awards to nurses to improve oral hygiene motivation to act in the ICU. Keywords: Oral Hygiene, Intensive Care Unit,  Nurses