<![CDATA[The compassionate actions of nurses are greatly appreciated by their patients, who frequently exhibit symptoms of anxiety upon being admitted to the hospital due to the urgency of their medical needs. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between nurses' caring behavior and patient anxiety. This study is a correlational study design with cross-sectional approach. Caring Behavior Assessment Tools (CBAT) and the Zung Self-Anxiety Rating Scale (ZSAS) are used as the instrument. Fisher's exact test was used to analyze the data. Total sample size of 100 respondents obtained via incidental sampling.The results showed that 51 respondents (51%) stated that the nurse's caring behavior was lacking and 91 people (91%) did not experience anxiety during hospitalization. The results of the Fisher's exact test showed that there was no significant relationship between the caring behavior of nurses and the anxiety level of patients in the inpatient room with ρ value: 0.160 and OR: 3.739 meaning that nurses who have good caring behavior are 4 times more likely not to cause anxietyin patients compared to nurses who have less caring behavior.The results of the study showed that there was no relationship between the caring behavior of nurses and the patient's anxiety level. Recommendations for hospitals to further improve the performance of nursing services and the skills of nurses in providing services to patients.]]>
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