Pengalaman Perawat Jiwa Melakukan Self Manajemen Diri dalam Mengelola Stres Dimasa Pandemi Covid-19

The emergence of the COVID-19 Virus has attracted global attention, and On January 30 WHO has declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. The disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has been reported worldwide more than 2 million cases, including more than 120,000 deaths. Meanwhile in Indonesia, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2020 until March 25, 2020, a total of 414,179 confirmed cases were reported with 18,440 deaths, 4.4% of which cases were reported in 192 countries/regions. Work stress during this pandemic is also experienced by mental nurses who arise from excessive workloads and patient conditions that allow them to attack officers and often the nurse's personal protective equipment is detached so that this affects nurses in terms of nurses' psychology. This study aims to to explore the experience of mental nurses doing self-management in managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews with 16 participants at the Kalawa Atei Mental Hospital using a qualitative method with purposive sampling technique. The results of the study found 6 main themes, namely (1) Behavior of ODGJ patients while being treated, (2) The physical response of nurses when treating ODGJ patients with COVID-19, (3) Psychological responses when treating ODGJ with COVID-19, (4) Stress levels when treating ODGJ with COVID-19, (5) How to manage stress when treating ODGJ patients with COVID-19, (6) Successfully managing yourself in overcoming stress when treating ODGJ patients with COVID-19. The conclusion from this study is that nurses need an adaptation in managing stress by self-management in managing stress when providing care to patients.