FIKES UPNVJ - In commemoration of International Nurses Day, HMPSIK held the IND X SEHAT program with the theme Nurses: "A Voice To Lead-Investing Nursing and Respect Rights To Secure Global Health". On May 28, 2022, community service, which is the IND X SEHAT program, was carried out by HMPSIK at Posbindu Dahlia Senja with the theme "Hypertension" with supervisor Ns. Santi Herlina, S.Kep, M.Kep, Sp.Kep. MB (Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Cooperation of the Faculty of Health Sciences), Ns. Wiwin Winarti, S.Kep, M.Epid, M.N (Chairman of the Nursing Department), and Ns. Diah Tika Anggraeni, M.Kep with 4th semester students and members of HMPSIK .
The International Nursing Day (IND) event is a work program from ILMIKI in the form of community service with various types of activities such as counseling on health materials and free health checks. Community service is designed to make a real contribution to the Indonesian nation, especially in developing the welfare and progress of the nation.
The activity started from the beginning of the week of May with the preparation of media: leaflets, powerpoints, questionnaires and all other documents. The activity began with the opening of the event by MC Binta Fahma and Aulia Marshanda Apsarie, followed by remarks and opening by Ns. Santi Herlina, S.Kep, M.Kep, Sp.Kep.MB, distributing pre-test questionnaires, providing health education and distributing post-test questionnaires by student groups. Then the last activity was in the form of a free health check which consisted of checking blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) and checking blood sugar.
The result of this activity is to increase the knowledge of people who lack education about hypertension, students will also get experience of community service through counseling activities, the community will also understand better about their body health through free health checks.