Institusion
Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional
Author
Nia, Sari Indah Kurniawati
Subject
RN Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Mathematics
Datestamp
2022-07-05 02:09:28
Abstract :
Ophthalmic preparations are sterile preparations in the form of solutions or
ointments used for the treatment of eye disorders. It is important for patients to
know how to use and store ophthalmic drugs, because lack of knowledge in the
proper use and storage of ophthalmic drugs can worsen eye disease. The purpose
of this study was to describe the patient's knowledge in the practice of using
sterile ophthalmic preparations aseptically at the Solo Eye Hospital.
The design of this research is descriptive quantitative. Data were obtained
from distributing questionnaires to eye polyclinic patients at Solo Eye Hospital in
January 2022. sampling used was purposive sampling. The sample used was 360
respondents who met the inclusion criteria. The results of the study regarding the
level of knowledge of respondents in the use of sterile ophthalmic preparations
aseptically recorded 16.11% of respondents had less knowledge, 21.39% had
sufficient knowledge, and 62.50% of patients had good knowledge. This shows
that the level of knowledge of Solo Eye Hospital patients regarding the practice of
using sterile ophthalmic preparations aseptically is in the good category.