CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY

This chapter discusses the research design, respondents, sampling procedure,

research instrument, data gathering procedure, and statistical treatments.

Research Design

This study will utilize the causal-correlational research design which according to

Zigu (2011), it determines the underlying cause of a given behavior and finds the cause-

and-effect relationship between different variables. Therefore, with the help of this

method, the researchers will be able to ascertain if there is an influence of the level of

self-esteem on the clinical ward performance of third-year nursing students in Cor Jesu

College who are having clinical ward exposure for the month of October 2022.

Respondents

The respondents for this study will comprise all third-year nursing students from

one of the private nursing colleges in Digos City; Cor Jesu College, Inc. These purposive

samplings are full-time nursing students, who have clinical ward exposure for the month

of October 2022.
Sampling Procedure

The sampling process was carried out using predetermined criteria. The sample

respondents were picked based on their familiarity with and assessment of the sought-

after data. Only the third-year student nursing population coming from sections A and B

were included in the distribution of a set of questionnaires.

Research Instrument

The research instrument that the researchers will utilize is the causal-correlational

research design where face-to-face questionnaire distribution with semi-structured

questions is used to collect data. The questionnaires will be based on observation during

clinical ward exposure and a review of the literature. The design is ideal because it will

allow data collection from the target population of participants via personal distribution

of the questionnaires. The collected data will be verbatim transcribed and analyzed by

identifying themes through coding and categorization. The interview will be held in a

private and therapeutic environment to ensure that the interview's objectives will be met.

Data Gathering Procedure

To determine the level of influence of self-esteem on clinical ward performance

of third-year nursing students in Cor Jesu College, Inc. who had clinical ward exposure

for the month of October 2022, the researchers will strictly observe the following steps:

1. Asking for Permission to Conduct the Study. In the data gathering, the

researchers will write a letter to ask permission from the Dean of the

College of Health Sciences to collect data from both progress notes during
 clinical ward exposure rated by clinical instructors and survey

questionnaires that will be given to third-year student nurses.

2. Administration and Retrieval of Instruments. The researchers will

interview the participants individually with the use of semi-structured

questions to the respondents to examine the effect of the level of self-

esteem on clinical ward performance among third-year nursing students.

Researchers will initiate the gathering by introducing themselves;

explaining the purpose of the survey questionnaires in obtaining

permission to seek data by answering the set of questions given. The

assurance is given to the participants on the confidentiality of the data

collected from them.

3. Analysis and Interpretation of the Data. After gathering the raw

information, it will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted for data

processing to come up with some conclusions and recommendations.