Tingkat Pengetahuan Mahasiswa dalam Merawat Pasien Jiwa pada Praktik Klinik Keperawatan Jiwa
Abstract: Clinical placement
in Psychiatric Hospital is a compulsory for nursing students in the third level
during three weeks. This clinical placement is to bridge classroom theory into
clinical practice. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of
psychiatric clinical placement towards knowledge about caring for mentally ill.
The survey design was used with total sampling 80 nursing student post
psychiatric clinical placement.
The study found that as a result of clinical placement, around 95% of
nursing students had a better knowledge regarding the concept of mental health
and mental illness, developing a nursing care plan, medications and providing
education towards patients and people in the community. Therefore, a large number
of students perceived knowledge of psychiatric patients post a psychiatric
clinical placement.
Penulis: Heru Prasetyo, Petrus
Nugroho
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd090003
