Nurse Mental Workload and Completeness of Documentation in COVID-19 Isolation Rooms

Abstract

Aims : This study is to find out the relationship between nurse mental workload and completeness of documentation in isolation rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design : This research was correlational with a cross-sectional approach. Methods : The design of this study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. This study used primary data obtained through direct observation using a questionnaire consisting of patient demographic data, the mental workload was measured by NASA-TLX (National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index validity test obtained the value of r= 0,690 – 0,775 and reliability test Cronbach’s Alpha value of 0,797 and the completeness of documentation was measured using the standard instrument for standard documentation evaluation of the Ministry of Health. The research population was nurses who treated COVID-19 patients in Pontianak. Sampling was done using non-probability sampling using a purposive sampling technique with inclusion criteria, nurses who treat Covid-19 patients for at least 5 months. The number of samples was 30 nurses and 24 nursing care documents. Data analysis in this study used the bivariate Spearman's Rho test Results : The results of Spearman's rho analysis showed a significant value or Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.026. Because the value of Sig (2-tailed) 0.026 was < less than 0.05, there was a significant relationship between mental workload and the completeness of nursing care documentation. Conclusions : The increase in the number of patients makes the workload higher because it is not proportional to the ratio of nurses to patients.