Operation Informed Consent on Knowledge of The Patient's Operation Risk

Abstract

The magnitude of the loss due to anxiety about the operation, the nurse as the health worker who has the longest contact with the patient is expected to be a psychological medicine for the patient by increasing the patient's knowledge about surgical procedures, namely by explaining Informed Consent. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the nurse's Informed Consent explanation and the knowledge of the patient's operating risk in the Surgical Room at the Sukadana Hospital, East Lampung in 2022. This type of research uses an analytical method with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were patients who were treated in the operating room totaling 66 patients taken in June – July 2022. The data collection tool used a questionnaire sheet and analyzed using spearman rank. The results of the research analysis Based on the results of research conducted on 66 nurses with data management, it shows that the explanation variable for informed consent with knowledge of surgical risks in patients at Sukadana Hospital, East Lampung is seen from the level of strength (closeness) which has a strength level (closeness) of 0.277 or a sufficient relationship. Based on the output above, it is known that the value of Sig (2-tited) is 0.025. The linkage of informed consent explanation requires the seriousness of all nurses in the central surgical installation, to increase knowledge of the risks of surgery by patients, nurses can manage time as well as possible during the preoperative phase.