EFFECT OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY THERAPY ON LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY AND CARDIOMEGALY: CASE STUDY
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Background Behind: Globally, about 7.5 million deaths are attributed to hypertension each year, accounting for about 12.8% of the total death rate worldwide. A non-pharmacological intervention to help maintain blood pressure is foot reflexology therapy.
Objective: Providing nursing care to a client with hypertension urgency and cardiomegaly through a foot reflexology therapy intervention on lowering blood pressure and increasing oxygen saturation in a client in Sungai Kitano village.
Method Study: The method used is a case study of nursing care for managed clients which is carried out for 6 consecutive days by doing foot reflexology therapy.
Conclusion: Foot reflexology therapy has an effect on lowering blood pressure and increasing oxygen saturation.
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