PENERAPAN KONSEP TEORI MODEL VIRGINIA HANDERSON PADA ASUHAN KEPERAWATAN DENGAN EFUSI PLEURA

Background: The need for oxygenation is included in physiological needs, which is an important factor for human health. Disturbances in the respiratory system can cause a decrease in oxygen supply, which has an impact on the function of vital organs. One of these disorders is pleural effusion, which is an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space that surrounds the lungs. If physiological needs are not met, a person's activities will be disrupted. Therefore, Virginia Henderson created a model of help called "Activity of Living", which explains that the nurse's task is to help individuals as quickly as possible become more independent.
Objective: This research aims to help patients increase their independence in self-care, in accordance with Virginia Handerson's concept of care theory
Method: The technique used is qualitative descriptive analysis with a focus on actual problems as the research is carried out
Results: The assessment was carried out by fulfilling 14 component questions. with complaints of shortness of breath, pain in pain, difficulty sleeping for the past 1 month and has worsened over the past 2 weeks with PSQI assessment and has a score of 16. Dependence on self-care while in hospital with assessment using the Barthel Index with a score of 60 or the patient's moderate dependence. Interventions provided to patients include: airway management with semi-Fowler therapy combined with blowing balloons, pain management with deep breathing therapy, sleep support with lavender aromatherapy combined with Al-Quran murottal. After the patient was given therapy according to the diagnosis and support in carrying out treatment independently, the results showed that the patient experienced an improvement in the diagnosis of death and self-dependence or a Barthel index of 80.