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The practice of independent nursing by nurses is a form of professional health services that require assurance of certainty and legal protection, especially after the enactment of Law Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health (Health Law) which integrates various health regulations. This study aims to analyze the form of legal protection for nurses in independent practice and identify the supporting and inhibiting factors for this legal protection. Problem formulation, 1) What is the form of legal protection for nurses who provide independent nursing practice services, 2) What are the supporting and inhibiting factors for legal protection for nurses who provide independent nursing practice. The research method used is normative legal research with a qualitative approach, sourced from secondary data in the form of laws and regulations and related legal literature. The results of the study show that the form of legal protection for nurses includes legality guarantees through STR and SIPP, compliance with professional standards and SPO, and the function of medical records as authentic evidence. The main supporting factors include the existence of a clear legal umbrella and nurses' compliance with regulations, while the inhibiting factors involve illegal practices (without permission), negligence in documentation, and ambiguity of authority. Conclusion: Legal protection for Nurse Practitioners in independent nursing practice is conditional and highly dependent on nurses' compliance with applicable legal norms and professional standards. Compliance with licensing, practice standards, and accurate documentation is the main key in optimizing the guarantee of legal protection.

Sekitar 40 % dari jumlah total penduduk Indonesia yang berusia di atas 40 tahun mempunyai keluhan nyeri sendi dan otot. Peserta lansia di Posyandu Lansia Talang Aur Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Talang Aur Kabupaten Ogan Ilir Palembang adalah Lansia penderita rematik yang mengalami nyeri sendi, dalam mengatasinya masih menggunakan terapi farmakologi. Lansia Belum pernah di ajarkan tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase. Tujuan dari  pengabdian masyarakat ini untuk menerapkan tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam menurunkan nyeri sendi pada lansia  yang menderita Rematik. Hasil Kegiatan Pemberdayaan Kepada Masyarakat ini, meningkatnya pengetahuan lansia tentang rematik dan penatalaksanaannya., serta mampu melakukan (mendemonstrasikan) tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam mengurangi nyeri sendi.   Metode pendekatan yang digunakan adalah Edukasi (Penyuluhan), Demonstrasi pemberian kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam mengurangi nyeri sendi. Pelaksanaan PKM ini melibatkan dosen-dosen yang sesuai dengan keilmuan dalam bidangnya yang berpengalaman dalam Keperawatan Medikal bedah.Serta dibantu oleh mahasiswa Keperawatan.          Kata Kunci: Rematik, Nyeri Sendi, Kompres hangat, Masase