Persepsi Mahasiswa Profesi Ners Tentang Kode Etik Keperawatan Indonesia di Rumah Sakit Pendidikan Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Abstract

Professional ethic code of nurses’ are the fundamental in nursing practice. Nursing students profession as a professional candidate in health care system are commonly faced the dillema ethics during their clinical experiences. This study was conducted to explore the perception of nursing student profession about Indonesian nurses’codes of ethics in academic hospital Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The research was used desccriptive qualitative. The total informan this study was 26 people. The inclusion criterias were as a nursing student in nursing profession program in UMY teaching hospitals. It was collected using FGD and indepth interview. The validity of data were used construct validity through triangulation process, internal and external validity, then realiability. Data was analyzed using content analysis. The research result showed that perception of nursing student profession was good categorized. Nursing student regarded that Indonesian nurses’ ethics codes as a behaviour guidance for Indonesian nurses’ to giving nursing care. The function of its are for guidance, regulator and controller for nursing intervention. The content of Indonesian ethic codes for nurses included the relationship among nurses and patient, practice, society and profession based on ethical principles. All of the nursing student have been practicing Indonesian ethic codes of nurses’ but it have several obstacles in their practice such as themselves, environment, role model, and facilities in hospitals. The The perception of nursing student profession about Indonesian ethic codes was good.