The Association between Nurse Characteristics, Supervision, and Nurse Compliance at Madani Hospital in Medan, North Sumatera

Main Authors: Nurhandini, Astri, Zulfendri, Zulfendri, Ashar, Taufik
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Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia , 2019
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  • Background: The disease pain scale related to the health service in Madani Hospital was more than 1.5% in 2017. Nurse compliance with standard precaution has been proved to reduce the incidence of diseases related to health services. This study aimed to analyze characteristics and normative, formative and restorative supervision which influence the level of nurse compliance with standard precaution.Subjects and Method: This was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at Madani hospital in Medan, North Sumatera. A sample of 89 nurses in inpatient wards was selected by total sampling. The dependent variable was nurse compliance. The independent variables were nurse characteristics, normative, formative, and restorative supervisions. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by multiple logistic regression.Results: The level of nurse compliance with standar precaution was good (66.3%). Nurse compliance with standar precaution increased with gender (OR= 4.71; 95% CI= 1.14 to 19.85; p= 0.032), normative supervision (OR= 6.00; 95% CI= 19.74 to 1.83; p= 0.001), and restorative supervision (OR= 25.23; 95% CI=2.90 to 219.35; p= 0.001).Conclusion: Gender and the implementation of normative and restorative supervision will increase the level of nurse compliance with standard precaution.Keywords: Nurses compliance, normative, formative, restorative supervisionCorrespondence: Astri Nurhandini. Department of Hospital Administration, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Email: nurhandiniastri@gmail.com. Mobile: 08116099983.Journal of Health Policy and Management (2019), 4(3): 170-175https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpm.2019.04.03.04