Nursing Care Male Student Nurses can provide to Pediatric patients whose age range from 1 to 8 years old

Are third and fourth year male student nurses therapeutic in giving care to pediatric patients in Calamba Doctors Hospital? MOTI !TION When we think of nurses, females are more prominent in this kind of career. We would like to learn the attitudes of male student nurses towards giving care to a pediatric client. We would like to compare the care given by a female student nurse from a male student nurse to a pediatric patient especially the students in Calamba Doctors College. We want to know if our study can increase the awareness of students and not to compare with themselves the duties and responsibilities of a male nurse from a female. POP"#!TION: Third and fourth year students in Calamba Doctors College #IT$%!T"%$ ursing is seen as a feminine occupation and is thus devalued in male dominated patriarchal society. !t is stereotyped as having the traits of nurturing, caring, dependence and submission. This contrasts with the perceived male traits of strength, dominance and aggression. "ale nurses separate themselves and the masculine se# role from their female colleagues.$ %lthough the number of males who choose nursing as a career is increasing, there is evidence to suggest that attrition rates are significantly high. This paper presents a review of the literature that focuses on highlighting those factors thought to impinge on the educational e#perience of the male nursing student. The discussion begins by illuminating the problems e#perienced by males who choose a profession where the traditional gender role is female. &rom this, the implications for nurse educators and strategies for facilitating the retention of male students in nursing courses are discussed. !n particular, focus is given to the fact that nurse educators have the tendency to isolate male nursing students both in the educational and clinical setting. &rom this, it is highlighted that continued efforts need to be applied in relation to dispelling traditional nurse role stereotypes if the goal of retaining male nursing students is to be realised.' SI&NI'IC!NC$ O' T($ ST")* To the teachers that they will see the differences between the care given by male and female nursing students and that they will give chances for male student nurses in more areas not only for the need of skills and capacities but also their knowledge in the area. To the students that they will increase their confidence in doing (obs that are known to be done by females but also males too) that they will treat one another e*ually no matter what gender. To the parents that they should encourage their children especially parents of male student nurses since they are in a female dominated profession.

)ecision Ma+ing Third year students of Calam,a )octors College regarding care they will give to elderly patients Are student nurses in CDC crirical in giving care to elderly patients in CDH during their eight hour dle duty? MOTI !TION: We student nurses are given different patients with different diagnosis and spends time with them. We continuously ask them many things that we sometimes forget that they are old and that they always want to rest. We want to know more on how we can improve our theraoutic communication with elderly patients and how we can help improve their health while they are admitted in the hospital and how their family members continue the care at home. POP"#!TION: Third year nursing students of Calamba Doctors College who had handled elderly patients +,, and older clients#IT$%!T"%$ .lderly nursing care///or geriatric nursing///is a medical specialty. %ged patients often have conditions and needs that differ from other sectors of the populace. % range of conditions that are either peculiar to or are more prevalent in the elderly population helps define a geriatric nurse0s (ob. 1arious headings can serve to group the ma(or facets of geriatric nursing, but in practice there is considerable overlap. 2 In Communication- 3ne important aspect of elderly nursing is communicating effectively with the patient or resident and with family members. +The health care recipient in a hospital setting is a 4patient4 while the staff in nursing homes typically refer to their charges as 4residents.4- The family will have concerns and *uestions, and among the nurse0s many responsibilities is to address these. !n the case of a resident who is alert and lucid, the nurse may communicate in the ordinary way. 5owever, an all too common affliction in the elderly///dementia///results in a debilitating loss of mental capacity. !t presents a challenge for the patient, for the family and for caregivers, including the nurse. Dementia patients generally re*uire a special approach. The geriatric nurse must communicate effectively not only with the resident and family but with the doctor. %lerting the doctor or other staff to changes in a patient0s condition or to a new sign or symptom that might have otherwise gone unnoticed is at the core of nursing care. Psychology- urses are trained in the basics of psychology but, often, working effectively with residents comes down to intuition and common sense. %s already noted, dementia patients present a special challenge in this regard. %nd the psychological aspect of nursing naturally e#tends to family relations. %s an e#ample of psychology and communication being interrelated, absence of dementia in a resident doesn0t necessarily mean communications will be simple. !t is a fact of human nature that people can and do run the gamut from being mild/mannered and reasonable to being stubborn, unreasonable, and belligerent or combative. This is true in society in general and it is true in the health care setting. Compassion- % basic *uality of human decency, compassion is refined in good nursing care. !n elderly nursing there are times and circumstances that call for a gentle touch. The are other times and circumstances that call for///though with no less compassion///sternness. The nurse must use her discretion to decide where the balance is and what is appropriate in each given instance. Medications- Dispensing medications is a significant part of a nurse0s responsibility in caring for the elderly. 6esidents commonly have multiple prescription medications in addition to over/the/counter

medicines, including supplements. The nurse must ensure that medications are given at the proper times and in the proper dosages. %nd awareness of medication allergies or drug interactions is important. Treatments- !n(uries such as fractures from falls and skin tears, often resulting from very minor mishaps, are more prevalent in the elderly than in the general population. urses for the elderly must must care for and appropriately treat these and other wounds. %ecord .eeping- % nurse0s responsibility isn0t limited to meeting all the demands of caring for residents or patients. 5e must also accurately document all the care provided and medications dispensed. SI&NI'IC!NC$ O' T($ ST")* To the teacher that they will help third year nursing students to enhance their abilitites and skills in handling elderly patents in CD5 To the students that they will learn more on how they will enhance their skill in handling elderly patients that they can also apply in their families.