Perbandingan Tindakan Keperawatan Oral Care menggunakan Povidone-iodine 1% dengan Chlorhexidine 0.2% Terhadap Jumlah Bakteri di Mulut Klien Penurunan Kesadaran di Pelayanan Kesehatan Sint Carolus Jakarta Oral care klien penurunan tingkat kesadaran tidak boleh diabaikan dan membutuhkan antiseptik oral yang mempunyai sifat antibakteri (Timby, 2009). Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain quasi eksperimen dengan kelompok kontrol, pre dan post test untuk mengidentifikasi perbandingkan povidone iodine 1% dengan chlorhexidine 0.2% terhadap jumlah koloni bakteri di mulut klien penurunan kesadaran.Hasil penelitian pada 30 responden yang diambil secara consecutive sampling dibagi tiga kelompok. Didapatkan ada perbedaan yang signifikan penurunan jumlah koloni bakteri sebelum dan setelah oral care pada povidone iodine (p=0.007), chlorhexidine (p=0.001) dan air (p=0.001). Perbandingan selisih jumlah bakteri povidone iodine 1% dengan chlorhexidine 0.2% tidak signifikan (p=0,343). Disimpulkan chlorhexidine 0.2% , povidone iodine 1% dan air minum masing-masing mempunyai kemampuan yang signifikan menurunkan koloni bakteri dan dapat digunakan sebagai pembilas oral care. Disarankan secara ekonomis air minum digunakan dalam oral care apabila klien penurunan kesadaran tidak mengalami infeksi mulut, dan chlorhexidine 0.2% atau povidone iodine 1% digunakan bila ada infeksi mulut.

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The oral care of unconscious patient should not be ignored and requires the oral antiseptics that have antibacterial properties (Timby, 2009). This research was quantitative research study with quasi experimental design with control groups, using pre-post test design the study was aimed to compere the amount of bacteria colonies after povidone iodine 1% and chlorhexidine 0.2% on the patient with disturbance of consciousness level. Using consecutive sampling technique, 30 eligible respondences were devided into three group.The results of this study identifided that t - test of pre-post test of povidone iodine with p= 0.007, chlorhexidine with p=0.001 and water oral care with p=0.001. Mean while there was no significan different betwent povidone iodine with chlorhexidine with p value 0,343. Concluded chlorhexidine0.2%, povidone iodine 1% and water each has a significant ability to reduce colonies of bacteria and can be used as an oral care. Economically advisable to the water used in oral care if clients do not experience a decrease awareness of oral infections, and chlorhexidine 0.2% or povidone iodine 1% is used when there is infection of the mouth.