Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal is a peer-reviewed Indonesian journal dedicated to all nursing areas published by The School of Nursing and Graduate School of Nursing at STIKES Yarsi Pontianak. The aim of this journal is to contribute to the growing field of nursing practice and provide a platform for researchers, physicians and healthcare professionals. This journal presents contemporary research on the issue such as basic research in nursing, management nursing, emergency and critical nursing, medical surgical nursing, mental health nursing, maternity nursing, pediatric nursing, gerontological nursing, community nursing and family nursing education nursing. Khatulistiwa nursing journal welcomes original research publications that employ the quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approach as well as scholarly works on advanced practice nursing. The target audiences of this journal are nursing students' managers, senior members of the nursing professions, practicing nurses, nurse educators, and researchers at all levels who are committed to advancing practice and professional growth on the basis of fresh information and evidence.