The Nurse Preparedness Experience in the Psychological Aspect of Earthquake in Mutiara Sukma Mental Hospital West Nusa Tenggara Province

Background: This study provides an overview of the role of nurses in earthquake preparedness in the Mental Hospital of Mutiara Sukma, West Nusa Tenggara province and provides information regarding implementation strategies that can be carried out by health workers both in preparation and responding to earthquake disasters. Besides that, psychological aspects are very important that must be prepared by nurses in dealing with earthquake disasters, so as to prevent the psychological impact on both themselves and victims. To explore the experience of nurse preparedness in the management of psychological aspects after the earthquake disaster and explore the factors that influence nurse preparedness in the management of psychological aspects after the earthquake. This type of research is a qualitative research with a descriptive explorative approach. Data is collected by in-depth interview methods and observation techniques then analyzed based on emerging themes. The number of samples was 5 participants. The results of this study indicate that the preparedness of 5 nurses at the Sukma Pearl Mental Hospital in the province of West Nusa Tenggara was very satisfying. In this study, most of the roles of nurses have carried out their duties and obligations properly, due to the preparation of the institution in preparation for the earthquake disaster. All participants have been provided with training in handling emergencies. Mental hospitals as health care centers at the top level in efforts to reduce earthquake risk must be prepared with planning supported by the role of nurses in disaster management. Keywords-Preparedness, Psychological Aspects, Earthquake INTRODUCTION Indonesia is a country that is classified as vulnerable to earthquake disasters, this is related to Indonesia's geographical location which lies between two large oceans and is located in the area of tectonic plates that are prone to earthquakes [1]. West Nusa Tenggara and its surroundings are located on tectonic and volcanic lines, on the north side there is a very active Merapi volcanic, and on the south side (Indian Ocean) including the Java Trench which is the IndoAustralian-Eurasian plate subduction pathway [2]. The meeting of the Indo-Australian Eurasian plate is the main cause of tectonic earthquakes in this region [3]. A total of 10 districts / cities in West Nusa Tenggara are included in the region at high risk of earthquakes [4]. Nurses are at the forefront of a hospital that has a large responsibility and role in the care of everyday emergency patients and during disasters [9]. The exact number of nurses involved in disaster management in the community is unknown [6]. Until now, the need for nurses to solve disasters in the community is the biggest need, which is 33% of all health workers involved [7]. This phenomenon makes researchers interested in learning more about the experience of nurse preparedness in the management of psychological aspects in dealing with earthquake disasters in the soul pearl hospital of West Nusa Tenggara province. METHOD This research is an executive descriptive research, where researchers want to explain or explain the meaning or phenomenon of experience based on awareness that occurs in some individuals. This research was conducted on 25 January to 22 February 2019 [8]. The method of selecting participants was carried out on a non-probability sampling basis with a purposive sampling technique that is the appropriate sampling technique according to certain criteria [23]. The five participants who participated in this study were nurses who worked at Mutiara Sukma Mental Hospital, namely areas experiencing disasters, having previous experience in disaster management, and providing information needed by researchers [5]. Data collection in this study was carried out by in-depth interviews (in-depth interviews) using recorders and collection techniques. Interviews are conducted in a structured manner using interviews arranged by researchers based on theories that are relevant to the problem in the study [10]. Data is analyzed based on the main themes that emerge. RESULT Based on the participatory participation data questionnaire in this study, the following research results were obtained: seen from the last participation education it was homogeneous because most of them were accessed by Nursing masters as many as 3 people, 2 people were Third International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2019 – Health Science and Nursing (IcoSIHSN 2019) Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Health Sciences Research, volume 15