Multidemensional Obstacles in Program Implementation Community Mental Health Nursing

The Community Mental Health Nursing (CMHN) program is a program that is indispensable for improving mental health services in the community. However, in practice the program did not run effectively while the nurses had been given training. One example of an activity in the program is a nurse's visit to a patient's house that is not in accordance with the level of dependency. This study aims to explore the obstacles nurses face in implementing the Community Mental Health Nursing program in Aceh. This type of research is a qualitative design with a case study approach and uses data collection methods with in-depth interviews and field notes. Participants in the study were nurses in charge of the CMHN program, six participants who were selected by purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique in this study uses content analysis. The results of this study there are four themes, namely the deficit in Human Resources (HR), nurses' expectations of transportation, expectations of payment and lack of family support. The researcher suggests that the puskesmas can coordinate with the Health Service in terms of overcoming the shortage of CMHN nurses, increasing the allocation of funds for the smooth running of activities and providing support from various cross-sectors for the smooth implementation of the CMHN program.