Latar Belakang: Kanker merupakan penyebab kematian terbanyak terutama di negara berkembang. Penatalaksanaan untuk kanker ada beberapa macam yaitu melalui pembedahan, radioterapi dan kemoterapi. Kemoterapi memiliki dampak dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan antara lain dampak terhadap fisik dan psikologis. Seringkali perawatan pada pasien kanker hanya terfokus pada kondisi fisik saja sedangkan kondisi psikologis terabaikan. Terganggunya kondisi psikologis akan berpengaruh terhadap semakin memburuknya kondisi kesehatan pasien kanker. Tujuan: Untuk mengekplorasi aspek psikologis pasien kanker yang menjalani kemoterapi. Metode: Desain penelitian di rancang menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi dimana pengumpulan data dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam (indept interview). Partisipan yang digunakan sebanyak 8 orang yaitu pasien kanker yang menjalani kemoterapi. Hasil:Penelitian menemukan 9 tema yaitu (1) respon psikologis pasien saat terdiagnosa kanker, (2) proses pengambilan keputusan pengobatan pada pasien kanker, (3) faktor yang mempengaruhi proses pengambilan keputusan pengobatan, (4) respon psikologis pasien kanker selama menjalani kemoterapi, (5) dampak yang dialami pasien kanker selama menjalani kemoterapi, (6) upaya dalam menghadapi dampak yang dialami selama menjalani kemoterapi, (7) keyakinan terhadap keberhasilan pengobatan, (8) perubahan yang dirasakan selama menjalani kemoterapi, (9) harapan selama menjalani pengobatan kemoterapi.

Latar Belakang: Proses hemodialisa yang lama pada pasien GGK akan menimbulkan stress fisik dan juga psikologis, gangguan proses berfikir dan konsentrasi serta gangguan dalam hubungan sosial yang berdampak pada segi fisik, mental, dan sosial. Terapi hemodialisa juga cukup berdampak pada kualitas hidup pasien gagal ginjal kronik, sehingga diperlukanya dukungan keluarga. Menarik untuk mengetahui pengalaman keluarga memberikan dukungan pada pasien gagal ginjal kronis untuk menjalani hemodialisa. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan metode wawancara mendalam (indept interview). Partisipan yang digunakan sebanyak 6 orang yaitu keluarga pasien gagal ginjal kronis yang menjalani hemodialisa di RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. Hasil: Penelitian ini menemukan 9 tema yaitu Sumber Informasi tentang Hemodialisa/cuci darah, Cara Keluarga Memberikan Dukungan, Dukungan yang diberikan, Pentingnya Dukungan Keluarga, Sumber Informasi Dukungan yang diberikan, Harapan Keluarga setelah Memberikan Dukungan, Hambatan Saat Memberikan Dukungan, Cara Keluarga mengatasi Hambatan saat Memberikan Dukungan, Keyakinan akan Dukungan yang Diberikan bisa Meningkatkan Kesehatan. Kesimpulan: Tenaga kesehatan diharapkan mampu menguasai dan memahami edukasi dan cara pemberian motivasi yang baik pada keluarga pasien gagal ginjal Kronik yang menjalani hemodialisa selama dirawat dirumah sakit. Kata Kunci: Gagal Ginjal Kronis, Hemodialisa, Support Sistem Keluarga

Family first response in patients with heart attacks is very important in increasing patient safety. Friedman's familiy theory views that the family has a major role and function indecide the prompt and appropriate course of action. Orem's Wholly Compensatory System Theory looked at that familymust provide partial assistance when a family member is sick. Theory Cultural care Leininger looked at that family tend to maintain their culture when doing help. Indonesia, especially in Banjarmasin, has different social and cultural conditions so that the experience of making its first response will of course also be different.  This study aims to explore the family experience of the first response to patients with heart attacks. This study used a qualitative method with a phenomenological study approach to 8 participants from Banjar community in South Kalimantan with purposive sampling technique. Collecting data using in-depth interviews with a tape recorder and field notes. The method of analysis uses Creswell. There are 6 themes found namely (1) The initial understanding of a family about heart attack is in the form of menyamak or angin duduk, (2) The family's first action in a patient with an attackheart in the form of cabut angin, (3) family onset in doing his first response against attacks in the form of estimated time (4) Family delay factors in doing the first response in the form of a cause(5) The emotional response of the family in facing a heart attack such as neutral response, anxiety and shock. (6) Meaning as a helper for family members such as pride, relief and pleasure. Nurses need to rectify the culture that is in conflict with health by changing the family mindset of their understanding of diseases, especially heart attacks.

Background: The first pregnancy can cause psychological problems, namely anxiety, if left untreated it will have a negative impact on both the mother and the fetus. Actions to reduce anxiety include thought stopping and guided imagery. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of Tought Stopping and Guided Imagery therapy on the anxiety level of third trimester primgravida pregnant women in the New Basirih Health Center area. Method: This type of research is quantitative with a non equivalent control group design pretest-posttest. The study population was all third trimester primigravida pregnant women in the Puskesmas Basirih Baru area. The research samples were 20 trimester primigravida pregnant women, divided into thought stopping intervention and guided imagery groups with total sampling technique. Instruments for measuring anxiety, namely HRS-A, Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney test analysis. Results: Thought stopping statistic result p-value = 0.005  and  guided imagery statistic result p-value = 0.007 so both has affected the anxiety level of pregnant women. Conclusion: Thought stopping and guided imagery can be used by pregnant women to reduce anxiety levels. Keywords: Anxiety Level, Guided Imagery, Thought Stopping.

Background: One of the actions that can be taken to accelerate labor and widen the birth canal is episiotomy. If the post episiotomy wound does not receive treatment measures such as exercice, it can cause negative effects such as the length of time the wound heals is at high risk of infection. The purpose of this study is to prove the effectiveness of Kegel Exercise on the healing process of episiotomy wounds in the inflammatory and proliferation phases of post partum mothers. Method: This type of quantitative research with a quasi experimental design of posttest only non-equivalent control group. The research sample of post partum mothers with episiotomy as many as 40 people were divided into two groups: 20 mothers of the intervention group and 20 mothers of the control group, using purposive sampling techniques and Mann Whitney analysis test. Results: p value 0,000 ≤ value α = 0.05 so that Kegel Exercise is effective in the healing process of episiotomy wounds in the inflammatory and proliferative phases in post partum mothers. Conclusion: Kegel exercise can be used as an alternative action that is easy and safe to accelerate the healing process of episiotomy wounds in post partum mothers.