Universitas Indonesia Conferences, The 4th International Conference for Global Health (ICGH)

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Nurse’s Perception about Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) after Natural Disasters
Eriyono Budi Wijoyo

Last modified: 2019-09-03

Abstract


The natural disasters can lead to both negative and positive impactsfor the victims. Nurses have a large role in fostering posttraumatic growth (PTG) as a positive impact after natural disasters. This role can lead to different perceptions of each nurse. Perceptions that arise from nurses related to PTG cause different handling after the disaster so that further research needs to be done on nurses' perceptions regarding PTG after natural disasters. This research was a descriptive qualitative, one using thematic data analysis to describe nurse’s perceptions regarding posttraumatic growth after natural disasters. The numbers of participant in the research were 14 participants.This researchobtained 3 themes identified as follows: 1) PTG is a condition that needs to be soughtby volunteers; 2) PTG is a positive change in the relationship between God and fellow human beings after natural disasters and 3) PTG is a new concept for nurses.Nurses who have experience in disaster areas perceive that everyone will experience an impact after a natural disaster, whether it is a negative impact or a positive impact. Both of these impacts go hand in hand after a disaster occurs. Every person who experiences a disaster needs assistance from others to prevent negative impacts and foster a positive impact. Nurse’s perceptions regarding posttraumatic growth after natural disasters must be soughtby volunteers and become a positive change in human relationship with God and with fellow humans after natural disasters and the concept of PTG is a new concept for nurses.