Gambaran Pengetahuan Perawat Vokasi tentang Tugas dan Wewenang Perawat sesuai UU No.38 Tahun 2014

Abstract

Act No. 38 Year 2014 on Nursing explains many things related to Nursing Act, in which one of them is the nurse’s duties and authorities. As a qualified nurse, understanding nurse’s duties and authorities based on the Act No. 38 Year 2014 in conducting nursing practice are required to create and improve optimal services and health developments. This research aims to find out the vocational nurses’ perception about nurse’s duties and authorities based on the Law No.38 Year 2014 on Nursing. This research refers to quantitative research with descriptive study and cross-sectional approach. Sampling technique used in this research was proportional random sampling with total number of respondents 180 by using questionnaire. Questionnaire A had 8 questions and questionnaire B had 21 questions. The vocational nurses’ understanding about nurse’s duties based on the Act No.38 Year 2014 on nursing at RSUD Tugurejo in the poor category is 136 people (75.6%), and the understanding about nurse’s authorities based on the Law No.38 Year 2014 on nursing at RSUD Tugurejo in the poor category is 110 people (61.1%). Based on the finding of the research, it is recommended for the nurses to provide more understanding and knowledge about their duties and authorities based on the Act No.38 Year 2014 on nursing act. Key words: Nurse, Act, Duty, Authoritity, Vocational Nurse. Bibliography: 49 (1998-2017)