The
topic of health discussions is becoming 'hot news' today because pandemics are
still rampant and the number of infected people and deaths is still up and
down. This is the major health problem in various countries including Indonesia
so that various parties are deployed to overcome the pandemic. Government
authorities, government agencies as well as the private sector and the public
take their respective roles to inhibit the spread of the virus in an effort to
help medical personnel deal with infected patients.
People’s awareness to the situation based on a correct understanding of Covid 19 is important, including students, so that they can take the right attitude when responding to news about the pandemic and implement health procedures while being able to educate those around them. Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta as a human resources development institution, especially for students through the 'Health Problems In Indonesia' program opened an online dialogue between students and medical personnel who treat Covid-19-confirmed patients at one of the hospitals in Jakarta.
The sharing activity held on Saturday (10/31/2020) through Meet and Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta invited Imelda Dewi Susanti, S,Kep. Ners, who is experienced as a nurse in her home region, West Kalimantan, and as a participant in the Nusantara Sehat program. While still studying in Jogja, Imelda actively participated in Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta activities including being one of the participants of sumba exploring program by doing empowerment for the community in Sumba. Imelda said that she joined as a Covid-19 nurse after completing the Nusantara Sehat program where she was placed at the inland of Poso district. Her call to be a Covid-19 patient nurse came when she saw the patient who was positively confirmed of Covid-19 and her friend who was also infected with the virus. At the same time there was ‘Nusantara Sehat Darurat Covid-19’ program, so she decided to join despite she doubted whether her family supported her, but the call and dedication of a nurse encouraged her to register and finally she was accepted with the placement in Jakarta.
This
sharing revealed the dynamics and struggles faced when she is working to treat
Covid-19 patients. Imelda said that fundamentally her task is not much
different from nurses who treat patients, but the difference is the use of
personal protective equipment (PPE), SOP Covid-19 and self-health management demand
to be in superfine condition. She recounted when she treated Covid-19 patients
with comorbid diseases, it needed extra attention, in which medical measures
were taken to treat his illness and vitamin intake to improve immunity.
Unluckily, the patient's family can not accompany, so it is the nurse who takes
care the patient, so that the nurse not only treats, delivers medication and
monitors, but also accompanies, listens to their story as a therapy to relieve
the anxiety. Fear and anxious will affect the physical condition and other organs
of the patient’s body. The Covid-19-confirmed patient is treated indoors and
monitored intensively with certain health procedure, while patients without
symptoms and have self-isolation are treated differently, they can do outdoor
activities such as exercising, sunbathing in the morning, and having vitamins
to improve their immunity.
Indeed, Covid-19 has no antivirus yet, however it is not necessary to respond excessively, just doing health procedures properly, including maintaining a healthy and clean lifestyle, positive and optimistic thinking. This dialogue touched every heart and enlightened students' insights how to behave in the midst of the pandemic, not by panicking to respond to the news without clear source, but being wise to digest the information received, starting from ownself and inviting people around to follow health protocols.***
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