ASUHAN KEPERAWATAN PADA LANSIA DENGAN MASALAH KEPERAWATAN GANGGUAN INTEGRITAS KULIT/JARINGAN

Skin integrity disorders that occur in the elderly are a condition where the elderly experience problem in the skin area caused by itching which can make the skin rough and dry
Nursing care for the elderly with problems at risk of skin integrity disorders at Wisma Arimbi UPT PSTW Magetan is nursing care carried out using problem solving methods with a nursing process approach.
As a result of the assessment, the client felt itchy on his feet and scratched his feet. Dry skin texture, white skin on the feet, dry skin texture. Body hygiene is lacking, namely irregular bathing and rarely washing clothes, not regularly brushing teeth, rarely cutting nails. Itching that occurs in the feet is felt during the day and at night when going to sleep. Interventions carried out to overcome this problem include skin integrity care and providing health promotion education. Then, from the results of the implementation that has been carried out, Mr. M can use moisturizer well and Mr. M can explain the benefits of maintaining cleanliness for health. Then we obtained the results of an evaluation of Mr. M's development for 5 days, namely the risk of skin integrity disorders as evidenced by the itching starting to decrease and bathing regularly.
It is hoped that this nursing care can reduce the problem of skin/tissue integrity disorders in the eldery by carrying out nursing actions including skin integrity care and health education that can help overcome elderly problems in caring for skin integrity.
Keywords: Elderly, Impaired Skin/Tissue Integrity Disorders