Nurse Self-Management Experience as a Covid-19 Vaccinator

Abstract

Changes in work patterns during a pandemic will certainly impact changes in the work habits of nurses who must be able to adapt to any work situation in the field, especially for nurses vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 11 billion people in the world have received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Data for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia is 208,265,720 people. Achievements in the implementation of Vaccination in Palangka Raya City reached 223,414 people with the first phase vaccine distribution of 264,173 people, the second phase amounted to 228,457 people, and the third phase vaccine reached 88,282 people. Amost 80% of nurses experienced mental health problems, namely stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increased workload can affect the physical and psychological health of nurses. Based on the analysis of the data, the nurse's self-management ability is needed to deal with any job demands or workload that is obtained while being a Covid-19 Vaccinator. This study aimed to explore self-management experiences among nurses as COVID-19 vaccine providers. The study used a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach with in-depth interviews with 11 participants who served in five areas of the city of Palangka Raya and were selected based on purposive sampling inclusion criteria. The results of qualitative analysis of thematic data using the Colaizzi technique found seven themes, four of which were very relevant to self-management, namely: 1) Professional Attitude in Discrediting Tasks; 2) Coping Strategy; 3) Job Satisfaction and Altruism; 4) Teamwork Atmosphere; and three additional themes, namely: 5) Factors that cause work stress; 6) Workload of Nurses as Stressors; and 7) Holistic Response experienced by Vaccination