Hubungan Peran Perawat Educator Dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Pasien Pre Operasi Katarak di Rsd Balung Kabupaten Jember

Abstract

Patients with pre cataract surgery experienced anxiety related to the surgery they will undergo. Anxiety can affect the results of surgery. One of factors that influence preoperative patient anxiety is access to information and the first experience of the patient undergoing surgery. The role of nurse educator is related with giving information to patients about the actions that will be taken by the patient. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the role of nurse educator and the anxiety level of patients pre cataract surgery at Balung Hospital in Jember Regency. This study used an observational research design with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 33 respondents were obtained by accidental sampling technique. Data collection was carried out by giving a questionnaire of the role nurse educator and questionnaire Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). Data analysis used Spearman Rank correlation test with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the role of nurse educator and the level of anxiety (p value = 0.002; r = -0.517). There is a moderate and negative correlation which means that the higher the role of the educator nurse then the lower the patient's anxiety level. Therefore giving educators to the patients can reduce level anxiety of pre cataract surgery