| dc.description.abstract | Background: In the COVID pandemic era, nurses are required to have competence in caring
for COVID patients in isolation rooms. Challenges invaluable services in carrying out
treatment can occur due to limited references because there is still not much research related to
COVID-19, little equipment and isolation rooms for treatment, and personal fears as a human
being infected with this virus. Research still needs to be done to increase nurses' knowledge
in caring for COVID-19 patients. Advanced knowledge of nurses in caring for COVID patients
is expected to improve the quality of nursing services. Purpose: This study explores the
experience of nurses in caring for COVID-19 patients at Referral Hospitals. Methods: The
research design used was a phenomenological interpretive qualitative approach—in-depth
interviews using semi-structured questions involving six nurses in the COVID-19 isolation
room at the Lumajang Regency Hospital. Data were collected and analyzed using a thematic
analysis approach based on Krueger, R., and Casey, M .. Results: the results of the interviews
resulted in five major themes, namely Dedicated Themes as professional nurses, Providing
Therapeutic Communication Touches, Modifying Interventions, Conducting Care with Human
Principles and Improve the Health Belief of COVID-19 Sufferers. Conclusion: Treatment of
COVID-19 patients requires professional knowledge and skills of nurses. Nurses need to
encourage their ability to the maximum by exerting empathy, humanism, and critical thinking
to provide holistic services to patients. | en_US |
