Perception of Plp Level I Nursing Student on Taking the Nursing Aptitude Test as Basis for Selective Retention Program
PERCEPTION OF PLP LEVEL I NURSING STUDENT ON TAKING THE NURSING APTITUDE TEST AS BASIS FOR SELECTIVE RETENTION PROGRAM
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to
College of Nursing and School of Midwifery
In partial fulfillment
Of the requirements for
Nursing Research I
By:
Mark R. Antolin
Cassandra A. Cabigas
Mitchelle Frances Mae A. Camilon
Isadel Angelic A. Chio
Mary Grace C. Cuenca
Mary Grace Joy T. Julian
March 2011
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Nursing education in the Philippines has earned a good reputation. Ruth Padilla, the past president of the Philippine Nurses Association coined that Filipino nurses are world class and it is a legacy to protect during a convention in Honolulu, Hawaii in January 2006 of the Philippine Nursing Association - Phil. (PNA-Phil.) and the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA ). Although it was based on American nursing curriculum, it is "never a mirror image reproduction" according to Catherine Ceniza Choy .The Philippine schools / colleges of nursing made adaptations in its curriculum to reflect the needs of its patients. As a matter of fact, the Philippines is one of the eight countries in the world ( the others are Canada, Sweden, Portugal, brazil, Iceland, Korea and Greece) which require a four year undergraduate education in order to practice nursing. Its admission standard has always been high that it produced nurses at the bedside that have established reputation of hard work, dedication and competence. ( March 2006, PNA-NY Newsletter, Wong, Clemencia, MA,RN) In 2001, When the United States announced the nursing shortage, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced government initiatives to ensure the production of top notch nurses who will have an easier time getting jobs overseas. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a memorandum on guidelines to be followed in the admission of professionals entering the nursing program. The
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to
College of Nursing and School of Midwifery
In partial fulfillment
Of the requirements for
Nursing Research I
By:
Mark R. Antolin
Cassandra A. Cabigas
Mitchelle Frances Mae A. Camilon
Isadel Angelic A. Chio
Mary Grace C. Cuenca
Mary Grace Joy T. Julian
March 2011
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Nursing education in the Philippines has earned a good reputation. Ruth Padilla, the past president of the Philippine Nurses Association coined that Filipino nurses are world class and it is a legacy to protect during a convention in Honolulu, Hawaii in January 2006 of the Philippine Nursing Association - Phil. (PNA-Phil.) and the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA ). Although it was based on American nursing curriculum, it is "never a mirror image reproduction" according to Catherine Ceniza Choy .The Philippine schools / colleges of nursing made adaptations in its curriculum to reflect the needs of its patients. As a matter of fact, the Philippines is one of the eight countries in the world ( the others are Canada, Sweden, Portugal, brazil, Iceland, Korea and Greece) which require a four year undergraduate education in order to practice nursing. Its admission standard has always been high that it produced nurses at the bedside that have established reputation of hard work, dedication and competence. ( March 2006, PNA-NY Newsletter, Wong, Clemencia, MA,RN) In 2001, When the United States announced the nursing shortage, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced government initiatives to ensure the production of top notch nurses who will have an easier time getting jobs overseas. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a memorandum on guidelines to be followed in the admission of professionals entering the nursing program. The