COMPARISON CURRICULUM

OF NURSING EDUCATION
IN INDONESIA AND
IN THE PHILIPPINES

By : Nur Sriyanti
Student Magister Nursing
Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta University
 OUTLINE

History 01 02 NURSING EDUCATION SYSTEM

IN INDONESIA

NURSING EDUCATION SYSTEM

IN PHILIPPINES 03 04 Conclusions
 01
HISTORY
History of the Development of Nursing In
Indonesia
 HISTORY
 The development of nursing in Indonesia began during the Dutch colonial period. During the Dutch
colonial period, nurses from the indigenous population were called Verpleger
 In 1819, the Stadverband Hospital was established in Jakarta. After that, in 1919, the hospital moved
to Salemba and changed its name to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM). The following year,
another hospital was founded and at the same time, nursing schools were also founded.
 The development of nursing experienced ups and downs until 1972. On April 17, a professional
organization called the Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI) was born in Jakarta. It
continued to grow rapidly, in 1985, the Bachelor of Nursing education was officially opened under the
name Nursing Science Study Program (PSIK) at the Faculty of Medicine (FK) University of Indonesia
(UI). That way, UI can be said to be the first nursing college in Indonesia.
 Since then, PSIK-UI has succeeded in producing undergraduate level nurses until 1992 was issued
Law no. 23. The law recognizes nursing as a profession. And on November 15, 1995, PSIK was
inaugurated as the Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia (FIK-UI) until now. Now more and
more nursing colleges are spread across Indonesia and one of them is the Muhammadiyah University
of Yogyakarta
 TYPES OF NURSING EDUCATION LEVELS
IN INDONESIA ALONG WITH DEGREES OBTAINED

1. Vocational Nurse (D3) ➡ Associate Expert (Diploma Three) Nursing

2. Clinical Nurse (S1+Ners) ➡ Bachelor of Nursing and Nurses
3. Nurse Educator (S2) ➡ Master of Nursing
4. Nursing Specialist ➡ Sp. Nursing
5. Expert Nurse (S3) ➡ Doctor of Nursing
6. Professor of Nursing (Professor)
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NURSING EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDONESIA
 Vocational Nurse (D3)

The profile of Indonesian Nursing Diploma III graduates is as a nurse implementing nursing care for
individuals, families, and special groups in clinical and community settings who have the ability to
fulfill basic human needs which include aspects of bio, psycho, social, cultural, and spiritual
condition in health, illness and emergencies based on knowledge and nursing technology by
upholding the ethical code of nurses. Nursing education at the Diploma III level is organized by the
College College with the aim of producing Associate Nursing Experts.

In The Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) states that graduates

Diploma III Education Is At Qualification Level 5

D3 courses must be completed within 3 years with a total of 112 credits

 Total Credits = TH I + TH 2 + TH 3 = 38 + 39 + 35 = 112 SKS

Total Credits for College = 29 + 22 + 14 = 65 Credits (39 MK)

Total Practical Credits = 9 + 8 + 3 = 20 Credits (14 MK)

Number of Clinic/Lap Credits = 0 + 9 + 17 = 26 Credits (12 Courses)

 Clinical Nurse (S1)

 The curriculum for the Nursing Study Program is determined by referring to the KKNI Curriculum referring to
the 2016 Indonesian Nurses Education (AIPNI) core curriculum.
 The curriculum for the Undergraduate Nursing Program is determined by referring to 80% of the core
curriculum, namely 118 credits out of 144 credits, including 8 credits for general compulsory courses , 2
credits of English, and 4 credits of thesis, with a study period of 4 years (8 semesters).
 After the workshop on adding the independent campus curriculum, the institutional curriculum added a
number of courses/credits so that there were only 147 credits/147+ ≤ 10 elective credits taken inside/outside
the study program/faculty.
 80% of the core curriculum, namely 113 credits out of 147 credits, distributed over 13 credits of general
compulsory courses from the university (MKWU) consisting of 3 credits of Pancasila, 2 credits of leadership,
2 credits of defending the country, 2 credits of philosophy of science and logic, Language Indonesian 2 credits,
Entrepreneurship 4 credits (plus 1 credit for field practice), English in Nursing PLU 21 credits.

The Bachelor of Nursing Study Program has a formulation of graduate learning outcomes that includes knowledge, attitudes,
and skills that are used as a reference in the development of other national education standards that refer to the description of
learning outcomes of IQF graduates and have equivalent qualification levels at IQF, namely Level 7.
 Clinical Nurse (Ners)

A Nurse profession program (NP) is continuation of academic phase focused in clinical practice.
It means, in this stage will be implemented in 36 Semester creadits (reffering to PERKEMENDIKBUD RI Number 49 Year 2004
about SNPT article 17 paragraph 2 point e and AIPNI’s curiculum in 7 level of achievement).
Nurse Professional Program is stage of the profession adaptation process to recieve delegation authority step by step to
implemented professional Nursing care, provide health education to carry out client advocacy functions, make legal and ethical
decisions and use the latest research results related to nursing profession is a requirement to become a professional nurse, so
the Nurse Professional Program becomes mandatory for students who have completed undergraduate nursing education,
educational institutions as education providers are responsible for graduates to facilitate and graduate up to the nurse
professional education.

The Bachelor of Nursing Study Program has a formulation of graduate learning outcomes that includes knowledge, attitudes,
and skills that are used as a reference in the development of other national education standards that refer to the description of
learning outcomes of IQF graduates and have equivalent qualification levels at IQF, namely Level 7.
 Nurse Educator (S2)

 The Master of Nursing Education Program is an academic education program at the strata 2
level. This Study Program is intended for Bachelor of Nursing graduates who have taken the
Nursing education program. In this program students must attend the academic stage of
education for 4 semesters
 The curriculum is prepared based on the KKNI (Qualifications Framework National Indonesia)
or IQF (Indonesia Qualification Network) level 8
 Throughout its development, educational program The Master of Nursing Science has several
specialties, namely: 1) Leadership and Nursing Management, 2) Community Nursing, 3)
Maternity Nursing, 4) Medical Surgical Nursing, 5) Psychiatric Nursing, and 6) Pediatric
Nursing, 6)Nursing Education

The number of credits that must be taken by students to complete the Masters Program is equivalent to 49 credits,
consisting of 37 credits of lectures and practicum (20 credits of Basic Compulsory Courses, 13 Credits of
Specialization Compulsory Subjects, 4 Credits of Effective/Elective Courses) and a thesis 12 credits.
.
 NURSING SPECIALIST

There are five Nursing Specialist Nurse Programs, namely:

The Nursing Specialist education program is carried out
after students complete the Nursing Masters education
program where students carry out administrative and 1. Community Nursing
academic registration according to the registration
provisions of the University of Indonesia, Airlangga 2. Maternity Nursing
University, and Muhammadiyah University Jakarta. In this
3. Medical Surgical Nursing
program, students must attend the professional stage of
education for 2 semesters (1.5 years). Graduates of this 4. Psychiatric Nursing
study program will obtain the professional title of Specialist
Nurse (Sp.) according to their specialization. 5. Pediactrict Nursing

The Advanced Nursing Department focuses on educating nurses who have the qualifications of KKNI 9
(Deepening and expanding science and technology, multi-transdisciplinary research).
The total number of credits is 46
 Expert Nurse (S3)

The Nursing Doctoral Program is an academic education program,

The Advanced Nursing Department focuses on
the education is in the academic year 3 Profiles of graduates
educating nurses who have the qualifications of
of the Doctor of Nursing Education include Care Provider,
KKNI 9 (Deepening and expanding science and
technology, multi-transdisciplinary research). Communicator, Educator and health promoter, Manager,
Leader and Researcher Total credits are 50 to 57.
 Professor of Nursing (Professor)

Professors Are Usually

Pursued By Conducting When Someone Has Contributed To The
The Title Is Given As An Nursing Profession And Meets Certain
Research Or Research Which Honor For Those Who Have Criteria That Have Been Formulated By
Will Later Be Used For The Contributed In The Field Of The Academic Community, Then They
Benefit Of The People Both Nursing Science Research. Can Hold The Title Of Professor With
At Home And Abroad. The Writing Prof. At The Very Front
Before The Full Name.
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NURSING EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PHILIPPINES
 REVIEWING CONCEPTS

Types of Nursing Study A four-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree also results in the RN
Degrees in the Philippines ➡ designation

pursue education with a master of science degree in nursing (MSN) or doctor of

practicing nursing (DNP) to choose from a comprehensive range of nursing jobs

Total Credits For Each Level At Cebu Normal University, especially in the bachelor of science in nursing
Of Education ➡ program, there are 199 total credits for 8 semesters

For The Masters Program At College Nursing Of CNU The Total Number Of
Credits For The MSN (Master Of Science In Nursing With Thesis) And Master
In Nursing (MN-non thesis) Degree Is 36 Credits

For the Doctoral Program at College Nursing Of CNU total credit score for the
degree Doctor Of Science In Nursing (DScN) The Major in: Gerontology
Nursing (GN) is 57 credits
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CONCLUSION
 COMPARISON OF CURRICULUM OF NURSING EDUCATION
IN INDONESIA AND IN THE PHILIPPINES

There are several differences in the nursing education curriculum in the

Philippines and in Indonesia, namely :
1. To Reach The Doctoral Stage, Nurses In Indonesia Must At Least
Take Various Kinds Of Education. Example; Nursing Education Is
Separate From Undergraduate Education, While In The Philippines,
To Get An RN Degree, It Is Enough To Take A Bachelor's Degree In
Nursing
2. There Are Master Programs In The Philippines With A Research
Thesis And Some Without A Research Thesis, While In Indonesia
All Levels Of Nursing Master's Studies Must Have A Research
Thesis
3. The Number Of Credit Points Is Different For Each Level Of
Education Between Nursing Education In Indonesia And The
Philippines
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