NERS NEWS — Undergraduate Nursing Clinical Practice students from the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga carried out a health promotion activity in the form of handwashing education for patients in the Flamboyan Ward of Menur Mental Hospital Surabaya on March 10, 2026. This activity aims to improve the self-care abilities of patients with mental disorders through learning proper hand hygiene practices that are easy to apply in daily life.
The health promotion activity was conducted through interactive counseling accompanied by demonstrations and direct handwashing practice. The students delivered material on the importance of maintaining hand hygiene, the proper times to wash hands, and the correct steps of handwashing. Patients were also invited to directly practice handwashing techniques to enhance their understanding and practical skills.
This activity was carried out by undergraduate Nursing Clinical Practice students of the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga on March 10, 2026, in the Flamboyan Ward of Menur Mental Hospital Surabaya. The activity took place under the guidance of the academic supervisor, Mrs. Rr. Dian Tristiana, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep., as well as the clinical supervisor, Ners Isti Wahyuningsih, S.Kep., Ners, and was supported by ward nurses and local healthcare staff.
This activity was motivated by the high number of patients in the Flamboyan Ward who have a nursing diagnosis of self-care deficit, which accounts for approximately 70% of the total patients. Handwashing education serves as a simple yet effective effort to improve patients’ personal hygiene abilities. This activity aims to increase patients’ knowledge and independence in maintaining personal hygiene as part of infection prevention. In addition, this activity also supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 3 on Good Health and Well-being.
Through this health promotion activity, students of the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga contribute to improving the quality of mental health services, particularly in the aspect of patient self-care. It is hoped that similar activities can continue to be carried out sustainably in order to foster clean and healthy living behaviors and support the achievement of sustainable development goals.
Writer: Mei Ayu Larasati
