Nurse Motivation Associated with Caring Behavior of Nurses in the Inpatient Room of Indramayu Hospital Wiwin Nur Aeni (a*), Cynthia Hardivianty (a), Lukman Nul Hakim (a)
a) Indramayu College of Health Science
Wirapati Street, Indramayu
Abstract
Background: The implementation of caring behavior at Indramayu Regional Hospital has only reached 53.1%. The lack of caring behavior in nursing services can result in the quality of nursing services, which can lead to decreased patient satisfaction and increased days of hospitalization. While providing care, nurses need to have high motivation in carrying out nursing care services. This study aims to determine the relationship between nurses motivation and caring behavior in the Inpatient Room of Indramayu Hospital.
Methods: The research method used was analytic correlation with a cross sectional approach. The population were all executive nurses in seven inpatient rooms at Indramayu Hospital. The sampling technique used was total sampling with a total of 91 respondents. Data collection was done using a questionnaire. Data analysis used was univariate and bivariate with chi-square test.
Results: The results of the study 82 (90.1%) respondents had high motivation and 84 (92.3%) respondents applied caring behavior well. The results of bivariate analysis for motivation and caring behavior of nurses obtained a p value of 0.000 (α- < 0.05)..
Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is there is a relationship between nurse motivation and nurse caring behavior. It is recommended for nurses to maintain motivation in providing nursing care. So that it can improve caring behavior.
