Professor

Professor, PhD, MN, BSN, RN

Secretary of Institute for Quality Assurance and Educational Development of Hasanuddin University
Professor in Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University

Rini Rachmawaty is a Professor in Nursing Management Department, Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University located in Makassar, Indonesia. She was currently appointed as the Secretary of the Institute of Quality Assurance and Educational Development at the Hasanuddin University in Makassar, Indonesia (July 5th, 2022 – July 5th, 2026). She was the former Vice Dean for Academic, Research, and Innovation (February 13, 2018 – January 11, 2022) and the former Vice Dean for Students, Alumni, and Partnerships (February 13, 2018 – August 29, 2019) of the Faculty of Nursing at Hasanuddin University in Makassar, Indonesia.

Regarding her educational background, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing science and professional nurse from the Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Three years later, she, then, continued her study for a Master of Nursing focusing on Nursing Management at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, the University of Technology Sydney, Australia sponsored by the Australian Partnership Scholarship. Finally, in 2010 she received a Fulbright Presidential Scholarship for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program at the School of Nursing, University of Virginia, USA. Currently, she is a member of a prestigious international organization, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing (Beta Kappa Chapter of the University of Virginia), serving as an assessor of the Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health, and the member of the Indonesian National Nurses Association.

From 2015 to 2025, Prof. Rachmawaty had secured several fundings as a principal investigator (PI) and as a co-PI for a total amount of IDR 39,929,498,299.23 (USD 2,446,782.76) focusing on the comparative studies on nursing standards, quality improvement of the health care services, intervention studies on Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), implementation of interprofessional education and collaboration for enhancement of health care quality, teaching and learning improvement, nursing history study, and secondary data analysis.

Prof. Rachmawaty has published 21 referred international journals indexed by Scopus and 17 of them indexed by WoS; 9 referred international journals indexed by CINAHL, DOAJ, & Copernicus; and 45 referred national journals. She has also published 1 chapter of a book, 3 reference books, 15 clinical guidelines books, and has been granted copyrights for 34 intellectual properties.

Regarding teaching activities, Prof. Rachmawaty has experienced teaching for undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students in Indonesia and abroad (i.e., USA and Philippines). She has been teaching some core subjects for nursing students such as Nursing Management, Leadership and Nursing Management, Quality Management and Safety, Research Methodology, Biostatistics, Fundamental in Nursing, Medical Surgical in Nursing, and Nursing Informatics.

Contact

(+6281213916730)
rini.rachmawaty@unhas.ac.id

Teaching

Nursing Management
Leadership and Nursing Management
Quality Management and Safety
Research Methodology
Biostatistics
Fundamental in Nursing
Medical Surgical in Nursing
Nursing Informatics
Education in Nursing

Research Interests

Nursing Management
Quality of Health Care (included Patient Safety)
Integrated Clinical Pathways
Nursing Informatics
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Nursing Ethics, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing

Project Experiences

From 2015 to 2025, Prof. Rachmawaty had secured several fundings as a principal investigator (PI) and as a co-PI for a total amount of IDR 39,929,498,299.23 (USD 2,446,782.76) focusing on the comparative studies on nursing standards including nursing education, nursing workforce, quality improvement of the health care services, digital health, intervention studies on Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), implementation of interprofessional education and collaboration for enhancement of health care quality, teaching and learning improvement, nursing history study, and secondary data analysis.
- Lohmann, J., Efendi, F., Rachmawaty, R., & Kartaadipoetra, F.W. (2026-2030). Understanding the education and labor market consequences of Indonesia’s quest to become the world’s leading nurse exporting nation. Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. (Euro 1,351,020)
- Sukri, Nuraini, N., Rachmawaty, R., Workman, B., & Bowen, K. (2025-2026). Climate-related health outcomes and healthcare access in Southeast and Central Sulawesi Provinces: Enabling climate resilient policies and governance. The Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). (IDR 2,000,000,000).
- Rachmawaty, R., Syahrul, Yulianti, K.E. (2025). COAST-Nurse Model: Inovasi edukasi untuk Akselerasi Kompetensi Perawat Daerah Pesisir. Hibah Penelitian Program Bantuan Operasional Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Program Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains, dan Teknologi Republik Indonesia. (IDR 39,330,000).
- Rachmawaty, R., Jafar, N., & Putri, N.F. (2025). SAFE-NURSE: Inovasi Digital Berbasis AI untuk Mendorong Pelaporan Insiden oleh Perawat di Rumah Sakit. Hibah Penelitian Program Bantuan Operasional Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Program Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains, dan Teknologi Republik Indonesia. (IDR 38,400,000).
- Lohmann, J., Efendi, F., Rachmawaty, R., & Kartaadipoetra, F.W. (2024). Understanding the labor market impacts of Indonesia’s quest to become the world’s leading nurse exporting nation. Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome and Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. (Euro 41,700).
- Rachmawaty, R., Hariyati, R. T. S., Niswar, M., Bukhari, A., Wahyudin, E., Rannu, H. C., Paeloran, A. (2024). iCare System: Online ICP Application to Improve the Clinical Quality of Patients and Health Services in Three South Sulawesi Provincial Hospitals. The Directorate of Research, Technology and Community Service, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. (IDR 125,930,000)
- Rachmawaty, R., Wahyudin, E., & Bukhari, A. (2022-2023). Improving clinical outcomes, controlling hospital costs, and increasing patient and professional satisfaction through the development of professional nursing practice models based on integrated clinical pathways in non-communicable diseases at seven South Sulawesi Provincial Government Hospitals. Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. (IDR 411,636,000)
- McKenna, L., Malik, G., Davis, J., Duncan, R., Sommers, C. L., Rachmawaty, R., Efendi, F., Musmulyono, Susanti, I., & Mambu, I. R. (2022). Comparative Assessment of Nursing Standards in Indonesia and Australia. IA-CEPA ECP Katalis. (AUD 239,120)
- Rachmawaty, R., Tahir T., Tanrewali, M. S. (2022). Application of the nursing documentation based on the Indonesian nursing diagnose, intervention, and outcome standards and by integrating the evidence-based practice for nursing service quality improvement at the Makassar General Hospital. Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (IDR 23,600,000)
- Rachmawaty R., Sinrang AW., Wahyudin E., & Bukhari A. (2020) Development of integrated clinical pathways and interprofessional collaboration-based nursing service model for improving patient health outcomes and decreasing length of hospital stays, hospital costs, and 30-day hospital readmission rates in seven government hospitals of South Sulawesi province. Institute for Research and Community Service, Universitas Hasanuddin. (IDR 65,000,000)
- Yusuf S, Sjattar EL., Rachmawaty R., Tahir T. (2019) Clinical evaluation of SALDI (Indonesian sandal for diabetic wound care) in diabetes foot injury risk: Randomized clinical trial (Phase II Research). Institute for Research and Community Service, Universitas Hasanuddin. (IDR 90,000,000)
- Yusuf S, Sjattar EL., Rachmawaty R, Tahir T. (2018) Development of SALDI (Indonesian sandal for diabetic wound care) in lowering peak plantar pressure in diabetic patients to prevent the risk of diabetic leg injuries. Institute for Research and Community Service, Universitas Hasanuddin. (IDR 90,000,000)
- Rachmawaty R, Amalia A, Syahrul, Bachtiar F, Hardyanti N, Arafat R, Gondo AA, Irfan, & Wahyudin E. (2017) Mastering interprofessional education and collaboration through patient testimony, video and case-based simulation. Institute for Educational Studies and Development, Universitas Hasanuddin. (IDR 11,800,000)
- Setyawati A, Syafar M, Majid A, & Rachmawaty R. (2017) Effectiveness of paired-share gallery walk towards critical appraisal skill capabilities of professional medical surgical nursing students of Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar. The Association of Indonesian Nurse Education Center (AINEC) Research Awards. (IDR 15,000,000)

Professional Affiliations

Faculty of Nursing, Hasanuddin University (2005 – Now)
Indonesian Lecturer Forum (2017 – Now)
University of Virginia (UVA) Alumni (2014 – Now)
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing (Beta Kappa Chapter – University of Virginia) (2011 – Now)
State Alumni (2010 – Now)
Member, Doctoral Nursing Student Organization (DNSO) at University of Virginia (2010 – Now)
Foreign Fulbright Student Association (2010 – Now)
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Alumni (2007 – Now)
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Alumni (2007 – Now)
Indonesian Nurses Association (2003 – Now)

Boards/ Committees