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The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on The Quality of Sleep Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Azhar, Bayu; Serizka, Shahaila Refa; Arfina, Angga; Putra, Ifon Driposwana
REAL in Nursing Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2025): REAL in Nursing Journal
Publisher : Universitas Fort De Kock Bukittinggi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32883/rnj.v8i1.3419

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Background: Insulin resistance in the pancreas is a characteristic of diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic and inflammatory disease. People with diabetes mellitus may experience foot pain and tingling at night, which are common symptoms. The main components in lavender aromatherapy, especially linalool acetate, can improve sleep quality. This research aims to find out how lavender aromatherapy affects the sleep quality of individuals with type 2 diabetes.Methods: With a quasi-experimental design and pre and post test procedures in one group without controls, the methodology used is quantitative. Purposive sampling was used to select 19 respondents suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Payung Sekaki Health Center Work Area, Pekanbaru City. Data was collected and the respondents' sleep quality was evaluated using a diffuser and lavender essential oil using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. For five days, the intervention was carried out every night thirty minutes before bedtime. Paired T Test was used for bivariate data analysis. Results: The average sleep quality score of respondents was 13.05 with a standard deviation of 2.46 before the intervention, and 4.78 with a standard deviation of 1.31 after the intervention. Results showed by a statistical analysis p value of 0.000 which shows that the use of lavender aromatherapy greatly improves the sleep quality of people with type II diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Research participants learned about the benefits of lavender aromatherapy to improve sleep quality for people with type 2 diabetes.
Nurses' Knowledge Level in Fall Risk Assessment in the Inpatient Wards of a Private Hospital, Pekanbaru Ramadhan, Intan Tiara; Adelia, Gita; Herniyanti, Rina; Putra, Ifon Driposwana; Malfasari, Eka; Saputra, Candra; Puswati, Desti
REAL in Nursing Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2025): REAL in Nursing Journal
Publisher : Universitas Fort De Kock Bukittinggi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32883/rnj.v8i1.3420

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Background: Patient Safety Goal (PSG) 6 related to the risk of falls is still a worrying issue, especially for hospitalized patients in hospitals. One of the efforts to minimize the risk of falls is through knowledge. Previous research found that nurses' knowledge about patient safety still varies in various hospitals in general and hospital service units in particular.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze nurses' knowledge level in fall risk assessment in the inpatient room of a private hospital in Pekanbaru.Methods: This research is a quantitative study with a descriptive approach, conducted from August 2024 to January 2025. The sampling technique used is accidental sampling, with a total sample of 68 nurses working in inpatient wards. The instrument used is a questionnaire on nurses' knowledge of patient safety.Results: The results of this study show that almost all respondents are in the age range of 18 to 40 years, with a total of 54 respondents (79.4%), almost all respondents are female, as many as 56 people (82.4%). In terms of education, more than half of the respondents had a Diploma educational background, with a total of 39 people (57.4%). The results showed that almost all nurses involved in this study had good knowledge about patient safety with a total of 64 nurses (94.1%).Conclusion: Nurses' knowledge about patient safety is quite good. However, it is important to continue to improve nurses' knowledge and awareness through training and continuing education to minimize the risk of falls in the hospital.