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AN EVALUATION ON NURSES WORKLOAD IN PATIENTS OF THE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN INTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE UNIT (ICCU)
Ayu Wahyuni Lestari*, Titin Andri Wihastuti, Septi Dewi Rachmawati, Kumboyono Kumboyono
ABSTRACT
Background: An excessive number of patients or overcrowding is a common problem in the ICCU which gives a high workload for nurses and affect the quality of service. Objective: The purpose of the research was to explore the experiences of nurses against the workload in the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome patients (ACS) in the ICCU. Methods: This research is a descriptive phenomenology research with 8 participant nurse who has experience working in the ICCU minimum 1 year. Results: This research resulted in the exhaustion of the theme will be the power and limitations of the increased workload that consists of two sub-themes, namely the imbalance ratio of nurses and patients as well as the workload increases. Conclusions: Hence the need for a concerted effort to address the problems experienced by nurses in the ICCU by adjusting the ratio between the number of nurses and the number of patients or caregivers not experiencing fatigue and can provide maximum service.
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