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Emotional Adaptation Strategies of Nurses Caring for Mentally Challenged Children in National Center for Mental Health (NCMH)
Aurelio, Juan Rafael H. Forteza, Julie anne Barriso, Ailene Santos, John Arthiur Balajadia, Julie Ann S. Sabater, Arlene S.g.

Introduction
Nurses Role in caring for Mentally Challenged children Condition of mentally challenged children Importance of emotional adaptation strategies on the work of the nurse Purpose of the study

Statement of the Problem

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the strategies of adapting emotionally of nurses caring for mentally challenged children in NCMH

Statement of the Problem

Is there a significant relationship between the respondents profile and their emotional adaptation strategies in caring for mentally challenged children?

Hypothesis
There is no significant correlation between the respondents' profile and their emotional adaptation strategies in caring

Conceptual Paradigm

Respondents Profile Gender Age Civil Status Religion Educational Attainment Years of Experience

Emotional Adaptation Strategies

Developing Care for Mentally Challenged Patients

Significance of the Study

Nursing Profession Nursing Practice Nursing Education Future Researchers

Scope and Limitations

Purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the profile of the respondents and their emotional adaptation strategies while dealing with mentally challenged children

Respondents are registered nurse working at NCMH with at least 1 year of experience in caring to mentally challenged children.

Scope and Limitations

Self-made questionnaire will be utilized to assess the emotional adaptation strategies of nurses in different phase of nurse-patient interaction. Will be conducted from June 2012 until September of the same year.

Research Design
Descriptive correlational design Quantitative research

Research Locale
National Center for Mental Health

Sampling Technique
Non Probability Sampling Purposive Sampling

Respondents of the Study

30 registered nurses working for at least one (1) year in caring for mentally challenged children at National Center for Mental Health

Research Instrument
Self made questionnaire divided into two (2) main section 1st part demographic profile

2nd part 12 close ended questions that identifies emotional adaptation strategies of nurses during orientation, working and terminal phase of nursepatient interaction.

Data Gathering Procedure

Scouting Locale that can provide appropriate respondents for the study

Securing letter of Permission in conducting research (Hospital/Respondents)

Introduction, Explanation of the research objectives, Securing informed Consent and Assuring the Confidentiality of the data.

Cont

Distribution of questionnaires to chosen respondents

Collation of answered questionnaires after one to two weeks

Presentation of data in tabular form, application of appropriate statistical treatment, analysis of data

Method of Data Analysis

GATA GATHERING PROCEDURES

Read all protocols

Review each protocol and extract significant statements Spell out the meaning of each statement

Organize the formulated meanings into clusters of themes. A. Refer these clusters back to the original protocols to validate them. B. Note discrepancies among or between the various clusters, avoiding the temptation of ignoring data or themes that do not fit.

Cont

Integrate results into on exhaustive description of the phenomenon under study

Formulate an exhaustive description of the phenomenon under study in as unequivocal a statement of identification as possible

Ask participant about the findings thus far as a final validating step IS DATA SATURATED?

YES

NO

Essence of the Experience

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