KUALITAS KEHIDUPAN KERJA PERAWAT PADA KRISIS KESEHATAN: PANDEMI COVID-19 DI RSUD DR LOEKMONO HADI KUDUS

Syahirul Alim; Edina Waluyo; Hersinta Retno Martani; Khudazi  Aulawi

doi:10.22146/jmpk.v27i1.14713

Syahirul Alim Departemen Keperawatan Dasar dan Emergensi FKKMK UGM
Edina Waluyo Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan FKKMK UGM
Hersinta Retno Martani
Khudazi Aulawi Departemen Keperawatan Medikal Bedah FKKMK UGM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/jmpk.v27i1.14713

Keywords: Quality of Nursing Work Life;, Health Crisis;, COVID-19;, Nurse;, Job Satisfaction

Abstract

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) stated that COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis which has affected health care sector. Nurse, as one of health care worker, had been affected by this crisis. The International Council of Nurses showed that the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic had exacerbated the global shortage of nurses while many studies have reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the psychological well-being of nurses. However, Quality of Nursing Work Life (QNWL) study that focus on the psychological aspects in the domain of trust, care, respect, learn, and contribute have not been widely used.

Objectives: This study aimed at describing QNWL focusing on psychological aspect with the domains of trust, care, respect, learn, and contribute during the COVID-19 pandemic in dr. Loekmono Hadi Kudus Hospital from April to May 2022.

Methods: This study was a descriptive quantitative research with cross-sectional design. The study used total sampling technique with the number of respondents of 347 nurses (94% response rate). QNWL was measured using the QNWL Questionnaire by Utami et al. (2018) and analyzed univariately.

Results: The majority of respondents had a high QNWL, but the age of 46-55 years had lowest QNWL in high category (57% of respondent). Domains with high QNWL above 90% were trust, care, and respect and domains with high scores below 90% were learn and contribute.

Conclusions: The QNWL level in dr. Loekmono Hadi Hospital fro April to May 2022 period was high.

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