%0 Journal Article
%T The training and development needs of nurses in Indonesia: paper 3 of 3
%A Deborah Hennessy
%A Carolyn Hicks
%A Aflah Hilan
%A Yoanna Kawonal
%J Human Resources for Health
%D 2006
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1478-4491-4-10
%X An established and psychometrically valid questionnaire was administered to 524 nurses, covering three grades and coming from five provinces.Significant differences in job profile were found in nurses from different provinces, suggesting that the nature of the role is determined to some degree by the geographical location of practice. The roles of hospital and community nurses, and the different grades of nurse, were fairly similar. All nurses reported significant training needs for all 40 tasks, although these did not vary greatly between grade of nurse. The training needs of nurses from each of the provinces were quite distinct, while those of hospital nurses were greater than those of community nurses.The results suggest that the role of the nurse is not as diverse as might be expected, given the different levels of preparation and training and the diversity of their work environments. This may reflect the lack of a central registration system and quality framework, which would normally regulate clinical activities according to qualifications. The differences in training needs between subsections of the sample highlight the importance of identifying skills deficits and using this information to develop customized post-registration education programmes. Together, these results provide a rigorous and reliable approach to defining the occupational roles and continuing education needs of Indonesian nurses.A range of geopolitical factors have affected the economy in Indonesia. Current poverty estimates suggest that almost a third of Indonesia's population are living below the World Bank poverty line [1], with all the implications this has for health status. Poverty levels have contributed to a number of serious health problems such as: sharp rises in communicable diseases, including TB, cholera and malaria [2,3] and acute respiratory illness [4]; compromised nutrition leading to Vitamin A and iron deficiencies, goitre and xerophthalmia [5]; and diabetes [6]. Not only
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