Faculty of Nursing Universitas Andalas held a Guest Lecture about Humanoid Robots, and Its implication in Nursing Care, on 4th November 2020. The Faculty invited Prof. Dr Tetsuya Tanioka, RN, PhD, the Nursing Professor who has contributed immensely towards the clarification of technological competency, as caring in nursing, and creating high-quality care within various technological environments. As a Professor of Nursing, from the Department of Nursing Outcome Management at Tokushima University, He has developed human technologies, integrating science and technology within the perspective of nursing caring science.

In the lecture, Prof. Tetsuya Tanioka given insight about the utilize of Humanoid Nursing Robotics in helping hospital on simple tasks. It has helped a lot in anticipating the decrease of the healthcare provider, which is in the significant total gap with the increase of elderly needed care in Japan.

“A robot will never replace a nurse, but the nurses are playing an important part in the development of The Humanoid Nursing Robotic transcript data. It will record the nursing daily communication based on the nurses’ experience”, said the professor.

“This knowledge will bring a new insight for our Faculty about the possibility of new technology collaboration to accelerate care in the nursing health care systems, in the future” the Dean said.

Even though the robot has raised questions about its competency, but the professor provided data about its safety through licenced nursing specialized in Humanoid robotic.

“We have our measurement for the robotic, under strict law. We event had special training and exam to make sure the robotic perform their task according to the nursing standard.”

The lecture which has been opened by Hema Malini, MN, PhD, moderated by Okky Adelirandy, and attended by the lecturers and students, has exemplified the excellent collaboration of the humanoid robotics with nurses in Japan Hospital, especially during Covid-19 treatment care and will continuously be developed for the next 15 years. 

Faculty of Nursing Universitas Andalas has invited Prof. Dr Khatijah Lim Abdullah, PhD for a workshop about "How to Prepare Manuscript for International Publication", on Friday, 13th November 2020.

Lecturer research needs to be known globally. One of the methods to deliver substantial impact in the international scope is having international research publication.

There are many challenges for a research article to be accepted in an international journal. One of the obstacles is the manuscript's structure. Having said that, this workshop seeks guidance for creating the best manuscript for the lecturers.  

"Never think of the process as a short pathway. Instead, it will need a focus and patience in order having accepted in an international journal. However, through the process, the author will mature and gradually become an expert. Strong motivation is the key," said Prof. Khatijah.

This year, Faculty of Nursing collaborates with Prof Khatijah and Prof Chong for some assistance to review manuscripts of lecturers in Faculty of Nursing and holding a writing clinic workshop to learn more about publications. 

 "It is the main performance indicator for each Faculty in Universitas Andalas to have at least 20 publications in the International indexing Journal. We need a big effort to achieve the goal, but we need to realize its not an instant process. The publication needs collaboration, such as co-authoring with well-known nursing expertise."

"We hope all lecturers could gain more experience in writing a manuscript. With the help of the expert, its hope could escalate lecturers confidence and finding more opportunities for submitting articles in an international journal. "