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Puerperal gymnastics is a series of body movements performed by maternal postpartum that aims to restore and maintain muscle strength associated with childbirth. Results of preliminary studies commencing on January to April 2016, there are six post-partum mothers experience postpartum hemorrhage. A puerperal gymnastics counseling to postpartum mothers has been done but not all postpartum mothers doing gymnastics parturition. This is due to postpartum mothers are not unaware that puerperal gymnastics will affect the muscles needs for oxygen, blood flow becomes smooth so it can help the process of health recovery after childbirth. The purpose of this study is to find the effect of puerperal gymnastics to involution of uterus to primipara maternal in Majalaya Hospital Bandung District in 2016. The type of research is a quasi-experimental design with posttest only non-equivalent control group method. Sampling technique in this study using purposive sampling with the number of sample in this study as many as 20 people. From the results, it is found that an average reduction of TFU intervention group is 6.3 cm while the control group is 9.6 cm. Statistical test results of T-Independent Samples Test are t count = 8.222, t table = 1.734 which means t count > t table and sig.t count ρ Value (0.000<0.05) and there are differences in the effect of puerperal gymnastics to the involution of uterus to the primipara maternal in Rose Room of Majalaya Hospital 2016, seen from the decline of TFU between the puerperal gymnastics intervention group and the control group that does not given puerperal gymnastics. Advice for the health workers in the Rose Room is to make SOP of puerperal gymnastics and implement puerperal gymnastics by implementing puerperal gymnastics programs of postpartum mothers which is beneficial to the healing process of self-postpartum.

Elderly can be said to be the final stage of development in the human life cycle. Meanwhile, article 1 paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4) of Law no. 13 of 1998 concerning health states that an elderly person is someone who has reached the age of more than 60 years (Maryam, 2011). A decrease in muscle function and strength will result in a decrease in the ability to maintain postural balance or body balance in the elderly. Joint pain is an inflammation of the joints which is characterized by joint swelling, redness, heat, pain and movement pain. (Santoso, 2009). The type of data used is primary data taken directly from respondents using a questionnaire. The statistical test used is the chi-square test ∝= 0.481. The results of the analysis showed that the majority of elderly people with less experience experienced joint pain (43.5%). The results of the chi-square statistical test obtained p= 0.481, which means there is a relationship between knowledge and activeness of the elderly in doing elderly exercise with the incidence of joint pain in the elderly. Seeing the results of this research, the health workers on duty should provide education about exercise for the elderly and joint pain.    

Mother’s breastfeeding coverage in Indonesia is still low at just 42% below the WHO target. Factors contributing are the mother's knowledge, the role of health workers, and working mothers. Those data is reinforced by the fact in the hospital, where there are many mothers who formula feed their babies on the first day of birth. The situation was caused by the mother during ante partum not get antenatal care properly. So that health education efforts to provide information about breastfeeding needs to be. Method of this research. Quasi experiment design with non randomized pretest-posttest control group without has used in this research. Samples are 10 maternal ante partum latent phase in the delivery room with specific inclusion criteria. Data collection methods. the type of questionnaires which were completed and returned by respondents. the form of a questionnaire. Data analysis was using the t test. Results showed effect of health education on breastfeeding to the implementation of the IMD, with difference in mean pre-posttest was 2,900, SD = 1,663 and p value = 0.000 (a< 0,005). Suggestion. Improving health promotion in the delivery room.

Lifestyle is an important factor that influences people's lives. This research method uses descriptive analytics with a cross sectional approach. The total population in this study was all patients who experienced hypertension at the Haji Makassar Regional General Hospital, totaling 316 people. In this research, the sample used was purposive sampling. The sample in this study was 47 patients who experienced hypertension at the Haji Makassar Regional General Hospital. The instruments used in this research were questionnaires and observations. The research results obtained a value of ρ=0.008<0.05, this means that there is a relationship between diet and hypertension in inpatients at the Haji Makassar District Hospital. Based on the results of data analysis, it was obtained that the value ρ=0.003<0.05 means that there is a relationship between smoking and hypertension in inpatients at the Haji Makassar Regional Hospital. This research is used as input for health workers who carry out their duties in providing nursing care, especially in cases of hypertension.