Nurse’s Expectations after the Enactment of Nursing Law No. 38 of 2014 Concerning Independent Nursing Practices in Yogyakarta Special Region Province

Abstract

This study aims to identify nurses’ expectations after the enactment of Nursing Law Number 38 of 2014 concerning independent nursing practice in Yogyakarta Special Region Province. This research is a mixed methods research, in which basic data in the form of nurses’ level of understanding about Nursing Law were taken using quantitative approach, followed by collecting qualitative data in order to identify nurses’ expectations in conducting independent nursing practice. The sample of quantitative data were 282 nurses in 5 Regional General Hospital in the province, while qualitative data were taken from 10 respondents using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method, the data were analyzed in three stages, which are data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The quantitative data were
collected using a questionnaire from November 2015-January 2016 and analyzed using frequency table. In terms of quantitative data, nurses’ understanding about Nursing Law was mostly fair, or 69.1%. In terms of qualitative data, the nurses’ expectations of Nursing Law Number 38 of 2014 are covered in 8 themes, namely recognition of nurse profession, provision of collegial regulation, type of nursing competence test, application standard for Nurse Practise License/Surat Izin Praktik Perawat (SIPP), derivatives of Nursing Law, better system, addition of competency test materials, and better protection for nurses. The nurses expect the clarity of job description of independent nursing practice, uniformity of standard operating procedure to facilitate the process of applying independent nursing practice, more protected condition in carrying out independent nursing practice and recognition by other professions.