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Abstract:This study determined the employment status of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) Batch 2014-2016. It made use of the descriptive-survey method of research. The respondents were the 166 BSN graduates from 2014-2016. A survey questionnaire-checklist formulated by the researchers based from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) tracer study instrument was used to gather the data. Frequencies and percentage were used in the statistical treatment of data. Based on the findings, it is hereby concluded that majority of the respondents were employed one year after graduation, working as staff nurses, and are currently employed within the province of Ilocos Sur. The following recommendations are hereby forwarded: 1) Conduct another study that will encompass a larger number of respondents; 2) Similar studies should be conducted in the Master of Arts in Nursing Program; 3) The university in general through the Office of the Students Affairs and the College of Nursing in particular should establish partnership with other agencies to further increase the employment of its graduates; and 4) The College of Nursing should also gather feedback from the employers of its graduates to evaluate their work performance.
Keywords:Employment status, survey-questionnaire, tracer study
Abstract:This study determined the level of compliance with the standard precautions among nurses in government hospitals of Ilocos Sur during the Calendar Year 2016. It also looked on the relationship between the respondents’ level of compliance to the standard precautions and the socio- demographic and hospital-related profile factors. The descriptive-correlational research design was employed. The respondents were the 45 nurses currently employed in the selected government hospitals in Ilocos Sur namely Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital – Gabriela SIlang, Ilocos Sur District Hospital – Magsingal, Ilocos Sur District Hospital – Sinait, Ilocos Sur District Hospital – Narvacan, Ilocos Sur District Hospital – Sta. Lucia. A questionnaire-checklist adopted from the study of Dizon (2004) was utilized. The data were treated and interpreted using frequency, percentage, mean, and Simple Linear Correlation Analysis. Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) The greater number of the respondents are in their middle age, female, single, permanent staff nurses, young in the service and no attendance to seminars/trainings. Most of the respondents are assigned to wards, employed in the primary and secondary hospitals and take care of five patients per shift. 2) In general, the overall level of compliance of the respondents to the standard precautions is “Very High”. 3) As a whole, the socio-demographic factors and hospital-related profile of the respondents are not correlated significantly with the level of compliance with standard precaution.
Abstract:Introduction: Life with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a perpetual challenge due to the demanding treatment schedule and other aspects of life, including pain and the patient's dependence on a machine (dialysis) for survival, which conflicts with the independence needed to maintain a normal life. Objectives: The study determined the quality of life among ESRD patients and explored the association between the respondents’ quality of life and their socio-demographic and health-related profiles. Methods: The research utilized the descriptive-correlational design. The respondents comprised 147 patients who sought hemodialysis treatment in hemodialysis centers of the first district of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Results: Results showed that ESRD patients enjoy an acceptable quality of life. They have a good physical ability to enjoy life and a psycho-spiritual ability to cope with the effects of the disease, average economic productivity, and effective and meaningful political, community, and social participation. Factors like age, sex, civil status, occupation, educational attainment, co-morbidities, and several times undergoing hemodialysis showed a significant relationship to a better quality of life. Conclusion: The study indicates that living with a chronic illness such as ESRD can significantly compromise what the patients hold, relating to what gives their lives quality and to what they attribute meaning in their lives. ESRD has a detrimental influence on every element or aspect of a patient's life.
On-going
- Tracer Study of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduates of the University of Northern Philippines (E-22-23-c39)
- Assessment of the Health Care Services Competency of BHWs in Ilocos Sur: Basis in the Establishment of Assessment Center (HN-23-2)
- The Telemedicine Intervention of Supportive Educative System Based on Family Centered Care Toward Family Support and Depression in the Post Partum Mothers: A Comparative Study Between Indonesia and Philippines (HN-24-9)
- Health Empowerment & Lifecare Program (HELP) for High Risk Communities (5 Phase-Project) (HN-25-7)
- Phase 5: Monitoring, Evaluation, Advocacy and Policy Change (2027-Php100,000) (HN-25-9c)
- Analyzing Medical Doctors’ and Nurses’ Understanding of Clinical Pharmacy Services: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Research (HN-25-10)
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- Feasibility Study on the Offering of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing in the University of Northern Philippines (2024)
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