Response and Coping among Master of Nursing Students at ITEKES Bali in Implementing Online Thesis Process during COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: The pandemic of Covid-19 is increasingly widespread and has not shown the decrease. Following up this situation, the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia through the Form Letter of the Minister of Education and Culture No. 4 of 2020 which concerning the Implementation of Educational Policies in an Emergency Period for the Spread of Corona Virus Disease Covid-19, urge for all learning processes to be carried out from home, including the implementation of school exams and eliminating national exams and competence tests. This also applies to the learning process at higher education, includes Master of Nursing Program at ITEKES Bali. Purpose: To determine the response and coping among master of nursing students at ITEKES Bali in implementing online thesis process during covid-19 pandemic. Method: This study employed descriptive qualitative study with explorative approach. The prime informants of this study were master of nursing students who undergoing thesis. The informants got informed consent and interview through video call. The data were analyzed by thematic analysis and the finding was presented in the form of narrative. Result: The thesis process which was carried out online went smoothly although there were various obstacles such as unstable connection during online guidance, deviations in perceptions and student understanding of the suggestions given. Another obstacle was the burden of other tasks that must be carried out by the informants considering that these informants are active workers, housewives and also members of the community. To overcome this obstacle, informants tried to manage their time as best as they could and asked for help from all parties such as family, friends and thesis supervisors. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is the informants thought that the decision to carry out the thesis online is the right decision during the Covid-19 pandemic considering the high number of cases in various regions