Dataset on nurses' perception and practice of inter-professional collaboration at Muhammadiyah hospitals, Indonesia

Abstract

This article focused on presenting data collection of nurses' perceptions and practices of interprofessional collaboration at Muhammadiyah hospitals in Six regions in East Java, (Surabaya, Gersik, Lamongan, Sidoarjo, Banyuwangi, and Bojonegoro) Indonesia. The survey was conducted on nurses’ perceptions and practices towards interprofessional education in hospitals. The survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire administered to 312 nurses at Muhammadiyah hospitals in East Java province which was the second largest population after West Java province and the province with the highest number of Muhammadiyah hospitals in Indonesia. The survey involved nurses working at these hospitals and was conducted from June to December 2019. The questionnaire was used for data collection consisted of 24 questions on perception of inter-professional collaboration, and 21 questions on inter-professional collaborative practices using a Likert scale measure. The data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive statistical analysis.

Keywords

• Nursing
• Perception
• Interprofessional
• Collaboration