Electronic Theses and Dissertation

ABSTRAK
Kecemasan merupakan gangguan emosi yang sering terjadi pada setiap individu dalam kehidupan sehari-hari maupun dimasa krisis. Kecemasan pada perawat diakibatkan begitu rentannya terinfeksi COVID-19 karena perawat berada digarda paling depan dalam penanganan COVID-19. Pengetahuan tentang COVID-19 sangat berpengaruh terhadap kecemasan perawat, pengetahuan yang baik akan mengurangi kecemasan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan kecemasan perawat terhadap COVID-19 di RSUD Cut Nyak Dhien Meulaboh. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh perawat yang berada di RSUD Cut Nyak Dhien Meulaboh yang berjumlah 246 perawat, teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik accidental sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 153 responden. Analisa bivariat menggunakan Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan pengetahuan dengan kecemasan perawat terhadap (COVID-19) di RSUD Cut Nyak Dhien Meulaboh (p-value 0,000). Perawat yang bertugas di RSUD Cut Nyak Dhien Meulaboh telah dibekali pengetahuan yang baik tentang COVID-19 namun tidak dipungkiri bahwa masih banyak perawat yang merasakan cemas terhadap COVID-19, oleh karena itu diharapkan kepada rumah sakit untuk menyediakan fasilitas seperti Alat Pelindung Diri (APD), pemberian informasi terkini mengenai COVID-19, dan pengurangan beban kerja bagi petugas kesehatan yang mengalami kecemasan selama masa pandemi COVID-19.

ABSTRACT Anxiety is an emotional disorder that individuals often experiencein their daily livesor in times of crisis. During the pandemic, nurses as the frontline workers in handling the COVID-19 may experience anxiety because they are very vulnerable to being infected with the virus. Knowledge about COVID-19 influences the nurses’ level of anxiety. Having a good level ofknowledge about COVID-19 will reduce anxiety. The aim of this study was to investigatethe correlation between knowledge about COVID-19 and the level of anxiety among nurses at Cut Nyak Dhien Regional General Hospital of Meulaboh. The population in this study were all nurses working at Cut Nyak Dhien Regional General Hospital of Meulaboh, totaling 246 nurses.The sampling technique used was accidental sampling with a total sample of 153 respondents. The data analysis was done through bivariate analysis using Chi-Square. The results showed a correlation between knowledge about COVID 19 and anxiety among nurses at CutNyakDhienRegional General Hospital of Meulaboh (p-value 0.000). Nurses working at Cut Nyak Dhien Regional General Hospital of Meulabohhave had sufficient information about COVID-19, but it is undeniable that there are still many nurses who feel anxious about COVID-19.Therefore, it is hoped that the hospital can provide facilities, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), update nurses with the latest information about COVID-19, and reduce the workload for nurses who experience anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.