Perception on global nursing shortage of selected registered nurses

Date of Completion

2005

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Nurses Supply and Demand.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the perception of selected registered nurses regarding global nursing shortage.1. To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, marital status, and monthly income. 2. To determine the perception of selected registered nurses regarding global nursing shortage. 3. To determine if there is a significant difference on the perception on global nursing shortage of selected registered nurses, when the respondents are grouped according to age, gender, marital status and monthly income. The subjects of the study were composed of one hundred (100) respondents. All respondents were registered nurses in the selected hospitals in Cavite. The respondents were selected using random sampling. The following findings resulted from this study: 1. The profile of the respondents in terms of age showed that, 31% belongs to 31-35 years old; 28% belongs to 26-30 years old; 23% was 21-25 years old; 10% belongs to 36-40 years old; and 8% was from 41 years old and above. 65% was female, and the remaining 35% was male. 58% was married; and 42% was single. There were no respondents who were widowed and separated. 62% had a monthly income of 10,000 and below; 36% had a monthly income of 11,000-15,000; and 2% had 16,000-20,000 monthly income. There were no respondents who have a monthly income of 21,000 and above. 2. The perception of selected registered nurses regarding the global nursing shortage varies from neutral to strongly agree. The overall mean level of 4.07 means that the respondents have a high level of perception regarding global nursing shortage. 3. There was no significant difference on the perception of selected registered nurses regarding the global nursing shortage when the respondents were grouped according to age, gender, and monthly income. However, there was a significant difference when they were grouped according to marital status. In the light of the findings summarized, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. Majority of the respondents belongs to 31-35 years of age, female, married and has an income of Php 10,000 and below. 2. Based on the result of the study, majority of the respondents moderately agreed on the global nursing shortage thus, their perception is high. 3. The result of the study showed that the said profiles of the respondents are not related to the perception of selected registered nurses regarding the global nursing shortage except on marital status. Therefore it means that demographic variables such as age, gender, and monthly income are not predictors of the respondents' perception on global nursing shortage except on marital status.

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Call Number: TH NM 05 28

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