DESCRIPTION OF NURSE'S STRESS LEVEL WHEN PROVIDING NURSING SERVICES USING PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT (PPE) IN RS. TK. III DR. R. SOEHARSOSNO BANJARMASIN

Abstract

The world was shocked by the outbreak of a new pneumonia that started in Wuhan, Hubei Province, which then spread rapidly to more than 190 countries. At the end of 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) this outbreak was named Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). In South Borneo confirmed positive for thevirus COVID-19 there were 15,300 peoplein December 2020.  The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is too long when providing nursing services in the COVID-19 isolation room can make a nurse stressed because of the heat and humidity. increased in January 2021 to 18,076 people and in February 2021 to 20,128 people. This study aims to describe the stress level of nurses when providing nursing services using PPE in Tk Hospital. III Dr. R. Soeharsono Banjarmasin. The research method uses a quantitative descriptive approach with a sample of 32 people. The results showed that 4 nurses had severe stress levels, 18 nurses had moderate stress levels and 10 nurses had mild stress levels. The highest stress level of nurses was in the medium category as many as 18 people.