Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 290-294
Nurse’s Motivation in Infection Prevention in Postoperative Patients in ICU Room of Haji Medan Hospital
Kamaliah Ainun1, Niasty Lasmy Zaen2
1,2Nursing Study Program, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Rumah Sakit Haji Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Niasty Lasmy Zaen
ABSTRACT
Infection is one of the big problems and costs the healing process. Infections often occur in intensive hospital wards that often happen in postoperative cases and cases using tools and treatment procedures that must use sterile principles in the course of executive action. This research aims to determine the Motivation of Nurses in Infection Prevention In Post-Surgical Patients In the ICU Room of Haji Medan Hospital year 2019. The study used a descriptive design. This study's population was all nurses in the ICU room of Haji Medan Hospital as many as 26 nurses, and all were sampled. The sampling in this study was to use purposive sampling as many as 25 nurses who were respondents. Data collection techniques using questionnaires. Data that has been obtained manually with step editing, coding, tabulating, scoring, and data analysis. Data collection results are presented in the form of frequency and percentage distribution. The results of the study of 25 respondents were mostly well-knowledgeable five people (19.3%), while 15 people (61.4%) and less than five people (19.3%). This study concludes that nurses' motivation for infection prevention in postoperative patients to prevent infection in most patients is moderate. It is expected that the head of the hospital, especially the head of the ICU Haji Medan Hospital, will further improve and deepen the nurse's motivation in the prevention of infection in postoperative patients, create exact Basic Duties and Functions and Inherent Supervision, and train nurses in the prevention of diseases in surgical wounds to prevent complications.
Keywords: Motivation, Nurse, Infection Prevention.
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