Distinctiveness of Auditory Hallucination Patient Care in A Psychiatric Hospital: Case Study

Abstract

Auditory hallucination has a dramatic impact on the quality of life of sufferers and their families. The ability to control hallucinations depends on the patient's distraction taught by the nurse while paying attention to the unique history of the patient's development, so that the patient's survival has a positive impact on himself and his family. However, there is still very limited exploration of the patient's treatment process of auditory hallucinations related to training patients in controlling hallucinations by paying attention to differences in patient conditions. The study aims to illustrate the treatment process of two cases of auditory hallucinations focusing on the ability to control hallucinations. The participants of this study were two patients, and their families were already based on the approval of the head nurse. The method of case study is used with the approach of the nursing process to obtain a detailed representation of nurse activities to patients as a series of assessment activities, formulation of nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Data collection is carried out through participatory observation and interviews while keeping in mind the validity of information through the triangulation process. The participatory observation process is carried out for seven days to determine the patient's capability to distract hallucinations. The results showed that after seven days of treatment, both patients were able to control their hallucinations quite well, and differences in patient conditions led to the adjustment of the treatment process stage approach, to achieve optimization of treatment outcomes. It takes the capability to communicate therapeutically, patience and sincerity of the nurse's heart in tracing the life history of the patient and his family to be able to provide professional values in every nursing action.