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THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES OF THE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN EMERGENCY ROOM OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
Aditya Nuraminudin Aziz, BCN, Kumboyono Kumboyono, MN*, Titin Andri Wihastuti, PhD, Septi Dewi Rachmawati, MNg, and. Jeki Refialdinata, BCN
ABSTRACT
Background: Families often experience anxiety when accompanying patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome treated in Emergency Room. Nurses need to pay attention to the needs of the families in addition to staying focused on the patients’ care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs of the families during the stay of the patients with ACS in Emergency Room. Methods: This study is a qualitative design with a descriptive phenomenology approach and was done through in-depth interview. Participants in this study were 8 people selected by purposive sampling technique and have a family relationship with the patient. Results: Participans experience the need when they stay in ER which is the needs for adequate information; the needs for prompt and accurate service; psychological needs. Conclusion: the participants considered the services provided by the health personnel in Emergency Room have not been satisfactory and the participants demanded stress-free service, complete information, and stable proximity with the patients.
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