PENYULUHAN TENTANG PERAWATAN PASIEN PENYAKIT GINJAL DI KELURAHAN TANJUNG GUSTA

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) or chronic kidney failure (CKD) has now become a serious problem for public health in the world. Chronic kidney failure is attracting more and more attention and is being studied more and more, because in addition to requiring expensive treatment, in CKD or CKD, even though they have reached the stage of terminal renal failure (end-stage kidney disease), sufferers can still live a long life with a fairly good quality of life (Son, 2015).. The methods used in activities with counseling/education, training,. The community was formed through several activities, namely: coordinating with RT administrators, hamlets, and community leaders providing light medical services for kidney failure patients, providing health education about treating kidney disease patients, giving rewards to kidney failure patients, giving door prizes after counseling activities, giving rewards to cadres. The results achieved after attending counseling and patient discussions, patients know about what treatment should be done, what should be consumed by patients with kidney failure.