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Title of Article Indonesian Clinical Nurses' Roles in Public Hospital: An Ethnographic Study 
Date of Acceptance 21 July 2019 
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     Title of Journal International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications 
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     Institute of Journal International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications 
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     Month July-August 2019
     Year of Publication 2019 
     Page 15-22 
     Abstract Nursing profession has unique roles, which are different from other health professions. As a part of healthcare system, there is no doubt nursing profession has significant contribution in quality of care in healthcare settings. This study used qualitative with critical ethnography approach aimed to explore the nature of nurses’ roles in secondary healthcare system, especially in public hospital in Indonesia. The setting of this study was in a Public Hospital in West Kalimantan Province-Indonesia. Total number of participants were 50 nurses who work in various settings in the hospital. Participants involved in observations were 6 persons, participants involved in focus group discussion were 31 person and participants involved in in-depth interview were 13 persons. The open semi-structured in-depth interviews, observations, focus group discussions and field notes were used to collect data and content analysis was applied to analyze qualitative data. This study was resulted 4 themes: 1) direct care roles, 2) ward’s managerial roles, 3) role in research study and 4) supporting roles. This study has shown that the whole activities of nurses in various clinical settings have created a set of roles that might have strengths and weaknesses. To improve clinical nurses’ roles in public hospital, a masterplan of human resources, trainings and continuing education for nurses, developing standard of care and improving facilities in public hospital need to developed, involving professional organization, hospital administrator, local government level and national level. 
     Keyword Nurses’ roles, public hospital, qualitative study, ethnographic study 
Author
577060004-7 Mr. RIDWAN [Main Author]
Nursing Doctoral Degree

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