RELATIONSHIP CHARACTERISTICS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF COMMUNICATION WITH NURSES IN THE THERAPEUTIC INPATIENT

Abstract

Therapeutic communication is a communication that aims to therapy in order to accelerate the healing process of patients, as for the purpose of this research is to get an overview and the relationship between the characteristics, knowledge, attitude communicates with the implementation of therapeutic nurse. This study used cross sectional design. with a sample size of 50 nurses conduct. The technique of taking sampil simple random sampling. Instrument used questionnaires and observation sheets with Spearman Correlation test. The results of the univariate analysis found 42 (84%) of nurses aged 25-35 years (young adult), 30 (60%) of nurses who work ≥ 5 years. 27 (54%) of nurses had good knowledge, 33 (66%) positive attitude of nurses and 30 (60%) of nurses carry out therapeutic communication well. Spearman correlation test results stating there is no correlation between age and the p-value 0.221 (> 0.50), there is a weak correlation between long relationship working with a p-value of 0.040 (<0.50), there is a correlation between knowledge with p Value-0.45 (<0.50), and there is a very strong correlation between attitude to the implementation of therapeutic communication with a p-value of 0.00 (<0.50).