The concept of nursing in the Philippines from the perspective of nurses in Region I

@#This research endeavored to explore the concept of nursing in the Philippines from the perspectives of Ilocano nurses to develop a nursing description based on the Filipino nurses' perceptions of nursing practice that will contribute to the richness of the concept of nursing in the Philippines. The participants of the study included 16 practicing nurses in Region I (Ilocos Region) who were identified through purposive sampling based on the inclusion criteria. Using phenomenology research design, the researcher utilized in-depth semi-structured individual interviews to gather the data from 2015-2016. Collaizi's method was used in data analysis. Ethical clearance was granted by the SLUREC with certification number 2014-013. The findings of the study revealed four (4) major themes, which are: 1) Mangtaraken or Caring, 2) Mangpasantak or Nurturing, 3) Mangipateg or Valuing, and 4) Mangsalimetmet or Preserving. Ilocano nurses explicate the concept of nursing in the Philippines as mangtaraken, which is described as the art, science, and discipline of caring; mangpasantak, which is to nurture an individual; mangipateg, which pertains to valuing the individual, family, and community; and mangsalimetmet, which refers to the preservation of the profession, culture, and knowledge generation. The findings revealed that the meaning of nursing is culture-based which is deeply rooted in their traits as Ilocanos.

Evidence-based practice beliefs and implementation of staff nurses in the Ilocos region

@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: </strong>The study assessed the EBP beliefs and implementation of staff nurses in the Ilocos Region.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>METHODS:</strong> A sample size of 384 nurses was surveyed in this cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study approved by the Saint Louis University - Research Ethics Committee. They were selected through simple random sampling in seven (7) different government and private training hospitals in the Ilocos Region. The EBP Beliefs Scale (EBP-B) and EBP Implementation Scale (EBP-I) were used to collect the data on the respondents' EBP Beliefs and Implementation respectively. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation; and inferential statistics such as Spearman rank correlation.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>FINDINGS: </strong>The mean total score of 58.57 indicated that the respondents have no full commitment or belief to EBP but the possibility exists. The overall mean rating of 3.63 signified that they "Agree" on the statements in the EBPB scale in general. On the EBP implementation, a mean summative score of 28.06 specified that the respondents implemented EBPbetween 1 to 3 times but less than 4 times in the past eight weeks. The overall mean rating was calculated at 1.56 suggestive that EBPis "Rarely implemented". Moreover, this study established a weak positive correlation between the respondents' EBPBeliefs and EBPImplementation [r (384) = 0.252, p < 0.001].</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> This study has shown that nurses in the Ilocos region are positive about their knowledge of, confidence in and belief about EBP but are not fully committal to it. However, in spite of having positive EBP belief, their implementation of EBP was rare or low. The study was able to elicit that EBPimplementation is significantly associated by the held beliefs on EBP by the respondents.</p>