Robert Priharjo

Robert Priharjo (born in 1966 in Klaten, Indonesia) is a writer, and lecturer on topics related to nursing and health care in his home country. Prijarjo was a pioneer of nursing books in the Indonesian language.

Biography

After completed his diploma in nursing, he was employed by the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Departemen Kesehatan RI) and worked as a lecturer for Academy of Nursing and some private nursing academies in Yogyakarta. He completed his English diploma from Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta. In 1991 under the scholarship from the World Bank and the Indonesian Ministry of Health, he went to Canada to study ‘medical surgical nursing’ at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario with other Indonesian lecturers.

Robert completed his degree in nursing from the University of Indonesia (Universitas Indonesia) in 1996 and although he was approached by some senior lecturers to work for the university, he decided to return back to Yogyakarta where he continued to work as a lecturer for Academy of Nursing and Gadjah Mada University. In 1998 Robert moved to Manchester to start his MSc in nursing studies from the University of Manchester

Bibliography

*Priharjo R (1997) "Physical Assessment for Nurses (Pengkajian Fisik Keperawatan) " Jakarta: EGC ISBN 979-448-239-0.
*Priharjo R (1997) "Drugs administration: Basic techniques for nurses (Teknik Dasar Pemberian Obat bagi Perawat) " Jakarta: EGC ISBN 979-448-229-3
*Priharjo R (1995) "Nursing Ethics (Pengantar Etika Keperawatan) " Yogyakarta: Kanisius ISBN 979-497-489-7.
*Priharjo R (1987) " Professional Nursing Practice: conceptual framework and law (Praktik Keperawatan Profesional) " Jakarta: EGC ISBN 979-448-301-X
*Priharjo R (1987) "Pain management (Perawatan Nyeri, Pemenuhan Aktifitas dan Istirahat Pasien) " Jakarta: EGC ISBN 979-448-200-5.