THE CONCEPT OF LEGAL PROTECTION FOR NURSES TAKING INVASIVE ACTIONS AT INDEPENDENT NURSING PRACTICE

Abstract

Article 1 Permenkes No. 290/Menkes/Per/III/2008 states that an invasive procedure is a medical action that is recognized as the authority of a doctor. Facts in the field there are still nurses who carry out invasive actions without supervision from a doctor, even though the authority to carry out medical actions is only obtained if there is a delegation of authority from a doctor. This is where there is an overlap regarding the duties and authority of nurses who carry out invasive actions in independent nursing practice so that it will be dangerous if left unchecked and not given legal protection. The formulation of the problem in this study is to determine the legal protection for nurses who perform invasive actions in independent practice. This research method uses a normative-sociological juridical approach with primary and secondary data collection. Primary data was obtained from literature review and also legislation or statutes of approach, and secondary data was obtained by purposive sampling technique. The type of design in this research is descriptive design. The data obtained were then analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that the number of nurses in Central Java Province was 5370 people. In Surakarta alone the number of nurses is 853 people, while the data of nurses who practice Independent Nursing is only 7 people in the data held by the Surakarta City Health Office. Legal protection is given to nurses on a preventive basis, namely by providing guidance and supervision by the health department and also the professional organization of the Indonesian National Nurses Association, although there is no Regional Regulation that regulates this action.