Penanganan nyeri pada pasien yang dilakukan oleh profesi perawat lebih banyak mengacu pada pendekatan terapi medis dan farmakologis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh therapeutic touch terhadap nyeri pasien pasca operasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kuasi eksperimental yang dilakukan pada 60 orang responden, terdiri dari 30 orang kelompok intervensi dengan therapeutic touch dan 30 orang kelompok kontrol dengan teknik napas dalam. Penelitian berlangsung di ruang rawat bedah pasien dewasa RSUD Pasar Rebo. Data dikumpulkan dari bulan April hingga Oktober 2012. Hasil penelitian dengan uji Wilcoxon Signed Ranks menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara skala nyeri sebelum dan sesudah tindakan baik pada kelompok intervensi maupun kelompok kontrol (nilai p = 0,000). Hasil uji Mann-Whitney pun memperlihatkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan pada penurunan skala nyeri antara kelompok intervensi dengan kelompok kontrol (nilai p = 0,000).Pain management for patients by nurses refers to medical therapy and pharmacological approaches. This study aimed to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on post-operative pain. This study used a quasi-experimental design conducted on 60 respondents, comprised 30 person for intervention group (therapeutic touch) and 30 person for control group (deep-breaths technique). The study conducted in the surgical ward for adult patients at Pasar Rebo Hospital Jakarta. Data collected from April until October 2012. The result of Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test showed a significant difference between the pain scale before and after treatment either the intervention group or the control group (p value = 0.000). The Mann-Whitney test’s result also showed a significant difference in pain reduction between the scale of the intervention group with the control group (p value = 0.000).

The provision of high calcium supplements in handling blood pressure is still debated and unclear. This study aims to determine whether the provision of natural drinks high in calcium affects blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The design of this research is quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test one group design. Respondents in this study were 30 elderly people living in Budi Mulia 3 Margaguna Panti Werdha South Jakarta. Inclusion criteria were all elderly with hypertension who received hypertension medication. During the first week for 7 consecutive days blood pressure measurements were taken in the morning. Furthermore, in the second week of the same respondent every day for 7 days, high calcium natural drinks were given, namely 3 x 250 ml of young coconut water given in the morning, afternoon and evening. As long as the intervention of the elderly with hypertension taking the medication is still done. Every day the respondent measured his blood pressure in the morning. The results of the study showed that there was a significant effect of the effect of giving young coconut water to systole and diatole blood pressure (Pv = 0,000, α = 0,05). No correlation between BMI and sex with systole and diatole blood pressure in hypertensive patients. There was no correlation between comorbidities and systolic blood pressure (systole Pv = 0.086), but there was a relationship between co-morbidities and diastolic blood pressure (Pv diastole = 0.027). The recommendation of the results of this study is the provision of high-calcium natural drinks (young coconut water) can be applied as nursing interventions for individuals who experience hypertension. Keywords: natural high calcium drinks, young coconut water, hypertension