Pengaruh Yoga Pranayama dengan Tingkat Stres Perawat yang Bertugas di Ruang Operasi Rumah Sakit Balimed Denpasar

Background: Nurses working in the operating theatre are prone to stress because they are required to have high knowledge and concentration skills in all aspects of perioperative care. Stress management can be done through relaxation with yoga pranayama. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of yoga pranayama on the stress level of nurses on duty in the operating room. Methods: This study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post test design. The research sample was 23 nurses in the operating room with purposive sampling technique. Data collection using Perceived stress scale questionnaire, analysis using Wilcoxon Sign Rank test. Results: The results showed that the stress level of pre-test nurses was mostly 16 people (69.6%) in the moderate category and the post-test was entirely 23 people (100%) in the mild category. The results of the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test obtained Zhitung = 4.199> Ztabel = 1.96 and p value = 0.001 <0.05 these results indicate there is an effect of yoga pranayama with the stress level of nurses on duty in the operating room. Conclusion: The results of the study can be concluded that yoga pranayama has a significant effect on the stress level of nurses on duty in the operating room. It is recommended that nurses do Yoga exercises can be done regularly at least once a day to help reduce stress.