GAMBARAN PERAWAT DALAM MELAKUKAN ORIENTASI PASIEN BARU DI INSTALASI RAWAT INAP RSUD HJ. ANNA LASMANAH BANJARNEGARA

Abstract

Patient orientation is one of the procedures in receiving new patients at the hospital. Orientation is an important activity that nurses should do so that the trust between nurses and patients can be well established. The purpose of this study was to provide a description of nurses in practicing new patient orientation at the inpatient wards of Hj. Anna Lasmanah regional public hospital in Banjarnegara. This study was a quantitative research with a descriptive design. The samples were 127 in-patients at Hj. Anna Lasmanah regional public hospital. A purposive sampling was employed to recruit the samples. The data were collected using questionnaires and then analyzed using univariate analysis. The results of the study indicated that the implementation of new patient orientation by nurses has been done well because as many as 72.4% of respondents stated that the nurses’ practice of new patient orientation was in the category of very good, good, and good enough. The present study recommends that nurses improve the implementation of new patient orientation, especially about the ward routines, healthcare personnel, and staffs as well as the rights and obligations of patients. Keywords: Nurse, Patient Orientation References: 56 (2005-2017)