<![CDATA[Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has occurred all over the world and has had a significant impact on patient care. The headroom is the first-line nursing manager, who has an essential role in providing care. The headroom has vital role in directing staff to work according to standards during a pandemic. Purpose: To analyze nurses' perceptions of the management function of the headroom during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This study uses a descriptive correlation research design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 250 participants. Collecting data using questionnaires on respondents' demographic data and nurse perception of the headroom management function using the Managerial Competencies of Head Nurse Tool instrument Result: The analysis results showed that most respondents were female nurses, had a vocational nursing education, were married, had attended patient safety training, and worked in inpatient rooms. The results of the analysis management function of the headroom in the hospitals are 89.59 (69.59%), staffing and actuating function have the highest presentation of 69.50% from the three hospitals. At the same time, the lowest in the planning function of 43.31%. Conclusion: Based on the results, the function with the lowest implementation is the planning function. Meanwhile, staffing and actuating have the best performance. Non-optimal management function can be because of a lack of management support.]]>
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