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http://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JNERS 103©2022 Jurnal Ners. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms ofthe CreativeCommonsAttribution 4.0 International License(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Volume17, Issue2, October2022, p. 103-109http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v17i2.33638ORIGINAL ARTICLEOPEN ACCESSA qualitative description of nurses’ problemsto monitor and supervise vital signs in COVID-19 patients inisolation roomTri Yahya Christina1,2 *, Suhartini Ismail 3, Meira Erawati 41Master of Nursing Student, Nursing Department,Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro,Indonesia2Indriati Solo Baru Hospital, Central Java, Indonesia3Emergency and Critical Care Nursing Division, Nursing Department Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro Indonesia4Pediatric Nursing Division, Nursing Department Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro Indonesia*Correspondence: Suhartini Ismail.Address:Prof. SudartoStreetNo.13, Tembalang, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.Email:suhartini.ismail@fk.undip.ac.idResponsible Editor:Yulis Setiya DewiReceived:13February 2022○Revised: 28April2022 ○Accepted: 23May2022ABSTRACTIntroduction: Changes and deterioration of the condition of Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) patients are unknown and can even lead to the death of the patient in the isolation room. This study focuses onidentifying the problem of nurses monitoring and supervising the vital signs of COVID-19 patients in the isolation room.Methods:A descriptive qualitative study was conducted in January 2022 at a private hospital in Sukoharjo, Central Java. Ten participants who met the inclusion criteria were involved through purposive sampling. The semi-structured interview guidelines were developed by the researcher, and they used them to obtain the data. Interviews were recorded using a recorder device. The data from the interviews were recorded verbatim and analyzed using inductive content analysis following Elo and Kyngas’s method. The member checking and thick description were done to maintain the validity of the data. Results:Three main themes were found from the emerging data, including 1) the comparison of nurses and patients is not ideal with patients’ conditions that cannot be predicted, 2) personal protective equipment (PPE) and monitoring tools have not reached the appropriateness target, and 3) the demand for high-technology vital sign monitoring devices was not feasible.Conclusions:Theproblems being faced by the nurses in monitoring and supervising the vital signs of COVID-19 patients in the isolation room need innovative tools. Therefore, it is importantfor policymakers and related parties to create high-technology solutions for the isolation rooms to improve nursing service effectively and ensure the safety of both the patients and the nurses.