Exploration the Needs of Nursing Care of Drugs Addiction Service Institutions in Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To explores the nurses and health professionals' views about the need for nursing care for drug addiction clients. AIM  To explores the nurses and health professionals' views about the need of nursing care to care for drug addiction clients. METHODOLOGY: This study used qualitative research and the data collection used interviews. The study involved ten nurses and ten health profession recruited from the three government centres of addiction services in the capital city of Indonesia. The analysis of the data using thematic analysis.  RESULTS: There were four themes Gray Area between Nurses and Other Health Workers in handling clients, The Role of Drug Addiction Nurses, Challenges and Strategies in caring for addiction clients and hopes.  CONCLUSION: Nurses in carrying out their duties must be equipped with knowledge, attitudes and special skills. The presence of a psychiatric nurse in the setting of drug addiction services needs to be considered a step in resolving the dilemma of drug addiction nursing services in Indonesia. Exceptional guidance and training for nurses in drug addiction services must be provided to improve nurses' knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviour in handling drugs addiction clients.