Hipertensi adalah suatu kondisi dimana terjadi peningkatan tekanan darah diatas normal dalam jangka waktu lama. Seseorang didiagnosis hipertensi apabila tekanan darah mencapai angka ≥ 140/90 mmHg. Pengobatan hipertensi dapat dilakukan dengan dua metode yaitu dengan teknik farmakologi dan nonfarmakologi, salah satu teknik nonfarmakologi yang dapat dilakukan untuk menurunkan tekanan darah adalah dengan pemberian terapi rendam kaki air hangat. Tujuan penerapan ini adalah membantu menurunkan tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi melalui rendam kaki air hangat di ruang rawat inap dewasa Rumah Sakit Umum Kota Tarakan. Rancangan karya tulis ilmiah ini menggunakan desain studi kasus (case study). Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 2 (dua) pasien hipertensi. Satu pasien mendapatkan terapi sesuai SPO rumah sakit dan satu pasien mendapatkan terapi sesuai SPO rumah sakit disertai terapi inovasi rendam kaki air hangat. Pasien dikelola selama 3 hari berturut-turut, pasien yang mendapatkan terapi inovasi frekuensi penerapan 1 kali/hari selama 15 menit, suhu air 39-40ºC. Hasil penerapan pada pasien yang mendapatkan terapi sesuai SPO rumah sakit menunjukkan penurunan tekanan darah sistole sebanyak 37 mmHg dan diastole sebanyak 17 mmHg, sedang pasien yang mendapatkan intervensi terapi SPO rumah sakit disertai inovasi terapi rendam kaki air hangat terjadi penurunan tekanan darah sistole sebanyak 47 mmHg dan tekanan darah diastole sebanyak 21 mmHg. Analisis menunjukkan bahwa pasien yang mendapatkan terapi inovasi rendam kaki air hangat mengalami penurunan tekanan darah yang lebih banyak dibandingkan pasien yang tidak mendapatkan terapi inovasi. Bagi perawat dapat menerapkan terapi inovasi rendam kaki dengan air hangat untuk membantu menurunkan tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi.

Kata Kunci: Hipertensi, Rendam Kaki, Tekanan Darah

Hypertension is a medical condition characterized by a sustained blood pressure elevation exceeding the typical range. Hypertension is diagnosed in an individual when their blood pressure reaches or exceeds 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension can be treated using two methods: pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Warm water foot soaking hydrotherapy is a non-pharmacological technique that can be employed to reduce blood pressure. This intervention aims to decrease hypertension in patients by utilizing warm water foot soaking in the adult inpatient ward of the Regional public hospital in Tarakan. This scientific paper employed a case study methodology. The sample comprised two hypertensive patients. One patient received the standard hospital protocol therapy, the other received the standard treatment and innovative warm water foot soaking hydrotherapy. The patients were treated for a continuous period of 3 days. The patient receiving the innovative therapy received the intervention once per day for 15 minutes, with the water temperature maintained at 39-40°C. The findings indicated that the patients who received the standard hospital protocol therapy exhibited a reduction in systolic blood pressure by 37 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 17 mmHg. On the other hand, the patients who received the conventional hospital treatment and innovative warm water foot soaking hydrotherapy observed a reduction in systolic blood pressure by 4 7 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 21 mmHg. The analysis revealed that the patient who received innovative warm water foot soaking hydrotherapy experienced a more significant decrease in blood pressure than the patient who did not receive the innovative therapy. Nurses can administer the novel warm water foot soaking hydrotherapy to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Keywords: Hypertension, Foot Soaking, Blood Pressure