Almighty Father,

We are gathered here in thoughts

for You today
To praise You for the gift of life and wisdom;
The will and the strength
To face the challenges of each day
Doing the roles You bestowed us.
Shower us life opportunities,
Blessings, specially this day
Which I offer You
The praise of work well done.

Amen.
"STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISMS OF
FILIPINO NURSES WORKING OVERSEAS:
BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-
DEPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM."

Researcher: LOURDES ANGELA MANGA RN

Institute of Graduate Studies and Research

SACRED HEART COLLEGE

Lucena City

Adviser: MRS. VIVIAN DEDACE RN-MAN

"STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISMS OF
FILIPINO NURSES WORKING OVERSEAS:
BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-
DEPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM."

Researcher: LOURDES ANGELA MANGA RN

SACRED HEART COLLEGE
Lucena City

Adviser: MRS. VIVIAN DEDACE RN-MAN

Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the stressors and coping
mechanisms of nursing graduates of Sacred Heart
College, Lucena City Batch 2005-2009 working
Overseas.  Specifically, it aims to answer the following
sub-problems:      

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of their

                        1.1. Age
                        1.2. Gender
                        1.3. Marital status
                        1.4. Area of Assignment
                        1.5. Country of Employment 
2. What are the stressors experienced by the respondents classified
as
                        2.1. Physical
                        2.2. Psychological
2.3. Professional

3. Is there a significant difference in the stressors experienced by the

respondents when they are grouped according to their
demographic profile?

4. What are the effects of the stressors in the job performance as

assessed by the Nurse- respondents?

5. What are the coping mechanisms used by the respondents?

 
6. What is the implication of the study for the improvement of the
performance of the nurses who are working overseas? 
 Conceptual Paradigm
Pre-deployment Orientation Program- an Indispensable Way of Addressing
Stress and Work Adjustment Problems of Nurses Planning to Work Overseas
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
 Research Design

Non-experimental research design and descriptive-

correlation approach will be used
in the conduct of the study with data from respondents
gathered using on-line questionnaire and/or on- line
interview.
 Research Locale
Sacred Heart College graduates of
Bachelor of Science in Nursing working as
nurses in:
- United States
- Saudi Arabia
- Dubai
- London
- Australia
- Japan
- others
 Population and Sample
Fifty respondents from an estimated number of one
hundred nurses who are working in the different parts
of the world.

Nurses who are graduates of Sacred Heart College,

school years 2005 to 2009. Internet on-line system will
be utilized to reach the respondents for their responses.
 Research Instrumentation

On-line questionnaire and/or on-line interview

instrument

Interactive question and answer format to

facilitate collection of data minimizing time and
effort involved.
 Statistical Treatment
: Simple count
Sub-problems 1 & 2
Percentage equivalents

Sub-problem 3 : Chi-square test

Sub-problems 4 &5 : Weighted mean

Questionnaire:

- Email: -Pdf file or Microsoft Word

- Online questionnaire:
http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=8613d501-18f7-
454d-a252-8457292c8577

- Facebook
LOURDES ANGELA A. MANGA, RN