GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN PASIEN PRA OPERASI TENTANG PENTINGNYA PUASA DI RS. SRI PAMELA MEDIKA NUSANTARA TEBING TINGGI Ade Saputra Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi D IV Keperawatan Anestesiologi Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Operasi adalah prosedur medis yang bersifat invasif untuk diagnosis, pengobatan penyakit, trauma dan deformintas. Di dalam tindakan operasi terdapat konsep pra operasi untuk mempersiapkan pasien sebelum dilakukan tindakan operasi. Salah satu tindakan pra operasi adalah puasa. Puasa pra operasi didefinisikan sebagai periode tidak diperbolehkan menerima asupan cairan maupun padat peroral dalam jangka waktu tertentu. Tujuan: Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan pasien tentang pentingnya puasa pra operasi. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di RS. Sri Pamela Medika Nusantara Tebing Tinggi mulai Bulan April sampai Bulan Mei 2021. Metode: Penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Populasinya adalah semua pasien yang menjalani tindakan bedah. Sampel dalam penelitian berjumlah 78 responden. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Hasil: Karakteristik responden dengan pengetahuan yang baik tentang pentingnya puasa pada penelitian adalah mayoritas berjenis kelamin perempuan sebanyak 31 orang (39,7%), berumur diantara 20-35 tahun sebanyak 30 orang (38,5%), pendidikan mayoritas PT/Akademik sebanyak 32 orang (41,0%), dan mayoritas bekerja sebagai PNS/BUMN sebanyak 17 orang (21,8%), serta mayoritas pengetahuan responden baik sebanyak 43 orang (55.1%). Kesimpulan: Sebagian besar pasien pra operasi memiliki pengetahuan yang baik tentang pentingnya puasa, maka dari itu penting meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang puasa pasien pra operasi. Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Puasa, Pra Operasi

THE KNOWLEDGE OF PRE-OPERATIVE PATIENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FASTING AT SRI PAMELA MEDIKA NUSANTARA TEBING TINGGI HOSPITAL Ade Saputra Faculty of Health Diploma IV of Nursing Anesthesiology The Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Operation is an invasive medical procedure for the diagnosis, treatment of diseases, trauma and deformities. In the operation there is a preoperative concept to prepare the patient before operation. One of the preoperative measures is fasting. Preoperative fasting is defined as a period of not being allowed to receive oral fluids or solids for a certain period of time. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge of pre-operational patients about the importance of fasting at Sri Pamela Medika Nusantara Tebing Tinggi Hospital Method: Quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population is all patients who underwent surgery. The sample in the study amounted to 78 respondents. Data was obtained by using a questionnaire. Result: Characteristics of respondents with good knowledge about the importance of fasting in the study was the majority were female as many as 31 people (39.7%), aged between 20-35 years were 30 people (38.5%), the majority education was PT/Academic as many as 32 people (41.0%), and the majority work as civil servants/BUMN as many as 17 people (21.8%), and the majority of respondents have good knowledge of 43 people (55.1%). Conclusion: Most preoperative patients have good knowledge about the importance of fasting; therefore, it is important to increase knowledge about fasting in preoperative patients. Keywords: Knowledge, Fasting, Pre-Operative