NURSE MOTIVATION IN ADMISSION A NEW PATIENTS AT MENUR PSYCIATRIC MENTAL HOSPITAL SURABAYA

Abstract

Background: Mental disorders are defined as mental states that make people unable to relate to reality (Stuart, 2016). Mental disorder is a disease that is becoming and becoming a global trend globally, 1 in 4 people suffer from mental disorders both in developed and developing countries.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the motivation of nurses in the admission of new patients at Menur Psychiatric Mental Hospital Surabaya.Methods: This type of research is a qualitative research with an interpretive phenomenological approach. Information was obtained by interviewing 12 nurses as participants in the activity of admitting new patients.Results: Nurses are encouraged to engage in new patient admission activities influenced by two external factors, namely the existence of competence and autonomy that has the value of incentives and internal factors, namely the drive within themselves to maintain the quality of nursing services and maintain social relations with superiors.Discussion: Mastery expertise and skills of the new admissions nurse are needed to strengthen the independence of the nursing team leader in conducting new patient admissions and the nursing team members' self-understanding of their involvement in the social environment of the patient care room to foster initiative to engage in the process of admission a new patient. Key words: Admission of new patients, competence, autonomy, social relations.