Nurses' permit

Nurses' permit

With the development and advancement of sciences and the
improvement of public education, it is deemed necessary that
every profession has an organization to protect the interests of
its members.

Nurses, for instance, whose profession is to render service to
the people in the field of health, should have legal protection
in carrying out their job. So, through the parent organization --
the Association of Indonesian National Nurses (PPNI) -- nurses
(of all levels) obtain a professional working permit (SIP) which
is issued by the provincial health service.

In this context I would like to raise few remarks as follows.
* Why is it that the alumni of the Anesthesiology Academy are not
included in the category of nurses? In fact, according to the
decree of the Association of Indonesian Anesthesiologists, they
are also members of PPNI.
* In the guide book for anesthesiologists published by the health
ministry in 1997, it is stated that the alumni of the Academy are
categorized as anesthetic nurses.
* However, I was informed that the nurse permit cannot be issued
to anesthetic alumni. In order to obtain a permit we (the alumni)
are required to submit a certificate obtained from Nursing School
and our anesthetic diplomas were returned to us.

I graduated from the Anesthesiology Academy in Jakarta in
1986, and am a holder of the certificate of the academy.

I appreciate clarification on this matter from the authorities
concerned.

I WAYAN DJESNA
Singaraja, Bali