<![CDATA[Perilaku caring perawat penting dalam melakukan asuhan keperawatan, karena perawat tidak hanya dituntut untuk melakukan skill atau keterampilan dan pengetahuan saja. Perilaku caring perawat kepada pasien berdampak besar bagi layanan rumah sakit karena akan menimbulkan kepuasan pasien. Caring pada dasarnya perilaku perawat yang dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik perawat. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik perawat dengan perilaku caring perawat di RSUD Dr. H. Soewondo Kendal. Penelitian ini menggunakan desainkorelasional dengan pendekatancross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini diambil dengan menggunakan Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling sebanyak132 perawat di RSUD Dr. H. Soewondo Kendal. Alat penelitian menggunakan kuesionerkarakteristik danCaring Behavior Investment (CBI) Questionnaire yang dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat menggunakan uji chi square. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan ada hubungan yang signifikan antara umur (pvalue= 0,000), dan masa kerja (pvalue= 0,001) dengan perilaku caring perawat, sedangkan jenis kelamin (pvalue= 0,107), pendidikan (pvalue= 0,055), dan status pernikahan (pvalue= 0,117) tidak menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan. Usia yang lebih dewasa dan semakin lama masa kerja perawat maka semakin baik perilaku caring perawat, sedangkan jenis kelamin, pendidikan, dan status pernikahan tidak membedakan perilaku caring perawat. Peneliti selanjutnya diharapkan mengembangkan faktor internal dan eksternal perawat. Kata kunci: Karakteristik Perawat, Perilaku Caring
RELATIONSHIP OF CARE CHARACTERISTICS WITH CARING BEHAVIOR ABSTRACTNurses caring behavior important in nursing care, as nurses are not only required to perform the skill or skills and knowledge alone. The behavior of the nurses caring for patients with major implications for hospital services because it will cause the patient satisfaction. Caring nurse whose behavior is basically influenced by the characteristics of nurses. The purpose of this study to determine the characteristics of the relationship with the nurse caring behaviors of nurses in hospitals Dr. H. Soewondo Kendal. This study uses a correlational design with cross sectional approach. The sample in this study were taken by using Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling 132 nurses at the Hospital Dr. H. Soewondo Kendal. Research tool questionnaire characteristics and Caring Behavior Investment (CBI) Questionnaire were analyzed by univariate and bivariate using chi square test. The results showed no significant relationship between age (pvalue= 0.000), and the work period (pvalue = 0.001) with the nurse caring behaviors, whereas gender (pvalue = 0.107), education (pvalue = 0.055), and marital status (pvalue = 0.117) did not show a significant relationship. The more mature age and the longer the nurse's working period the better the caring behavior of the nurse, while the sex, education, and marital status do not distinguish the caring behavior of the nurse. The researcher is then expected to develop internal and external factors of the nurse. Keywords: Characteristics of Nurses, Caring Behaviors]]>
