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Thesis Abstract

Name of Institution : Lipa City Colleges

Address : G.A. Solis St. Lipa City, Batangas

Title : PERFORMANCE OF MALE NURSES IN SELECTED

HOSPITALS IN BATANGAS PROVINCE

Authors : Diongson, Rolando Jr. V.

Gertes, Marlon S.

Magbuhat, Machael Angelo J.

Virtusio, Lenor Ace L.

Course : Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Men and women are engaged in a performance of gender throughout their

lives based on socially constructed and constantly revised definitions of what it

means to demonstrate masculinity or femininity in a given context . Furthermore,

male in the nursing profession represent one interesting example that

demonstrates the profound influence gender performance can have on men's

choice of profession, their work practices, and their career paths. Numerous

researches say that males are those people who first do the nursing care and

that marginization of male from doing nursing care starts when Florence

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Nightingale assumes the responsibility of care to female only. According to

history, nursing profession first emerged as a job for male persons but was

dominated by the female person and then claim as their profession. But Male or

female, nurses receive the same basic education and training. Its just that

simple. Just because a nurse is a male does not make him any better (or worse)

when providing overall care to the patient.

The study aimed to determine the performance of male nurses in selected

hospitals in Batangas province. Specifically, the study sought to answer the

questionnaires regarding the assessment on the performance of male nurse in

Batangas province and later on proposed a professional development program

for nurses.

In this study the researchers used a qualitative method to obtain a holistic

picture of what goes on in a particular situation or settings. The subject of the

study were 50 respondents by using a random sampling in the patients who are

currently receiving nursing care from a male nurse in selected hospitals in

Batangas province. The instrument used was questionnaire or survey form which

were distributed and answered by the patients who are currently receiving

nursing care from a male nurse at selected hospitals in Batangas province. The

questionnaire has two parts. The first part is the demographic profile of the

respondents. The second part is the overall performance of a male nurse. The

gathered data were presented in tabular form, analyzed and interpreted through

the use of the different statistical techniques and procedures.

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From the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn,

majority of the respondents were twenty six to thirty three years old, females,

Roman Catholic, earning between five thousand to ten thousand each month,

admitted at Public or Government hospital.

The assessment of the performance of male nurses shows that the extent

of performance of male nurses as a caring person is excellent, the extent of

performance of male nurses as an information provider is very good and the

extent of performance of male nurses as a competent and skilled healthcare

provider is very good. There is a significant difference on the performance of the

respondents in three variables mentioned