Work Stress and Job Satisfaction of Nurses During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Job satisfaction is a positive emotional state that arises from an assessment of one's work or work experience. Low nurse job satisfaction still occurs in developing countries. The situation of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in job demands and increased nurse workloads that have the potential to cause work stress. High levels of stress lead to low levels of job satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to determine work stress and job satisfaction in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research design uses quantitative descriptive. The population in the study was nurses at Anwar Medika Hospital is 295 nurses. The sampling technique uses nonprobability sampling with the total sampling technique. The research instrument adopted the Expanded Nursing Scale (ENSS) questionnaire and The McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS). Data analysis uses descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed that most respondents experienced low work stress level 115 (39%), moderate 132 (44.7%), high 48 r (16.3%). Job satisfaction level was high 102 (34.6%), moderate 175 (59.3%) and low 18 (6.1%). Work stress caused by work fatigue can affect the psychological nurse so it can lead to a decrease in job satisfaction. Preventive measures have an important role in increasing optimism and coping strategies. Nurses who have low work stress levels and emotional exhaustion due to Covid-19 are accompanied by a level of optimism caused by the high level of confidence that they can get through this situation well. Attention to the psychological condition of nurses and conduct work stress management training so that work stress can be controlled to get good job satisfaction.