Kinerja perawat dalam melaksanakan pencegahan dan pengendalian infeksi (PPI) belum maksimal. Hal ini terjadi di beberapa negara khususnya negara berkembang termasuk Indonesia. Fenomena ini disebabkan oleh pelaksanaan peran kepala ruangan yang belum optimal dan perlu ditingkatkan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan peran figure head dengan kinerja perawat dalam PPI di rumah sakit. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Cross Sectional dan regresi logistik. Penelitian dilaksanakan rumah sakit Kalimantan Barat dengan sampel 203 perawat. Analisis data menggunakan Chi Square dan Regresi Logistik. Hasilanalisis menunjukkan sub peran yang memiliki hubungan signifikan yaitu persepsi terhadap figure head (p=0.014, CI 95%; 1.195-5.952). Peran leader memiliki hubungansignifikan(p=0.022, CI 95%; 0.186-0.894), namun berdampak negatif terhadap kinerja. Faktor yang paling berpengaruh adalah figure head (OR. 3.358). Kinerja perawat dalam PPI di rumah sakit dapat ditingkatkan dengan mengoptimalkan peran figure head kepala ruangan.

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The job performance of nurses in implementing infection prevention and control has not optimal. These happened in several countries, especially developing countries, including Indonesia. These phenomena is caused managers role that has not optimal. Figure head role by manager isimportant to improve nurse infection and prevention control performance. The nurses need role model to improve their perforance. This study was conducted to identify the relationship between the figure head role of manager and the performance of nurses in infection and prevention control program in hospitals. This researchs design uses quantitative cross sectional study. The studywas conducted at one of rural hospital at West Borneo with 203 nurses sample. Data analysis using Chi Square and multiple logistic regression. The sub role that has a significant relationship to infection and prefention control is figure head (p = 0.014.95% ci; 1.195-5.952) and the nurses to of the leader (p = 0.022.95% ci; 0.186-0.894). The most influential factor is the figure head (or 3.358). Nurse performance in infection control can be good by improving figure head role of nurse unit manager.