Abstract

Stroke becomes the third cause of death in the world after coronary heart disease and cancer both in developed and in developing countries. Strokes are divided into hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs most often from the rupture of an aneurysm or an abnormal blood vessel is formed. Decubitus is the damage or death of skin tissue until the tissue under the skin can even penetrate the muscles until it hits the bone due to continuous suppression of an area which results in disruption of local blood circulation. The purpose of this study is to prevent the occurrence of decubitus in hemorrhagic stroke patients at the Andi Makkasau Parepare Regional Hospital in 2022. The method carried out, namely, the author uses a descriptive method, describing the provision of nursing care in the form of a report on the implementation of nursing care with a nursing process approach that passes through the stages of assessment, diagnosis formulation, nursing planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation. Doing back massage activities every 4 hours, tilting the left and right positions of the patient, and maintaining the dryness of the patient’s clothes are able to prevent the occurrence of decubitus in the depressed area rather than the patient.

Keywords: Nursing care; Hemorrhagic stroke; Decubitus