Perceived emotional maturity of third year nursing students at FEU-NRMF : an analysis /

Perceived emotional maturity of third year nursing students at FEU-NRMF : an analysis / Jhoana Magdalena DC. Sonico ; Mary Annerick Z. Suarez ; Ann Kris C. Sunga and Rick Stephen R. Tabora. - Fairview, Quezon City: School of Nursing, FEU-NRMF, March 2006. - 85 pages: tables, photos; 28 cm.

Includes appendices and bibliographical references.

Abstract: The study is entitled "Perceived Emotional Maturity of FEU-NRMF Third Year Nursing Students: An Analysis" This study is com[posed of five chapters: the introduction, review of related literature, methodology, data interpretation and analysis, and the summary, conclusion and recommendation. Each of the chapters contains different parts that can explain what the study is all about. The study will be conducted at FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine, Regalado Avenue, West Fairview Quezon City. There are 134 respondents from School of Nursing, all of which are third year level. This research will try to find out the perceived emotional maturity of the third year nursing students Specifically, it will seek answers to the following issues and concerns: 1) what is the demographic profile of the respondents? 2) What is the perceived emotional maturity of the respondents? 3. How may the findings be utilized in enhancing the emotional maturity of third year nursing students? Assumptions that can further clear the desired outcome of the study. The Conceptual framework that explained the relevance of the study to our questionnaire, were also used as a tool in determining the perceived emotional maturity of the student-respondents. The Definition of terms that are also found on this part will provide clear explanations on the terms used by the researchers. The researchers used different research materials; journals, periodicals, books, unpublished materials, Internet, etc. to find articles and writings that would support the study. The related literature and studies presented in this study (about the factors which affects emotional maturity) played a significant role for this study. These deals with further explanations on the importance of identifying the demographic profile of the respondents in relation to the four factors; interpersonal, intrapersonal, family and school that shaped a person to be emotionally matured. Methodology would clearly show how the researches come up with the answers to the problems. Descriptive research is used because the study is purely behavioral. Questionnaires, opinionaires, and interviews were used to gather information so as the group can use in answering the problem. Surveys were done in class of third year students, sections A, B, C & D. The students were given enough time to answer the questionnaire. Frequency and percentage distribution will also be used to compute the demographic profile of students respondents. For the part two of questionnaire, weighted mean will be used to compute and find the mean answer to the following questions (found on appendix). Weighted Mean and Standard Deviation were computed in the overall factors affecting the emotional maturity, to reveal the average answer of the respondents. The chapter four is composed of interpreted and analyzed data. It reveals the outcome of the gathered data, where in the researchers can use as baseline for answering the questions. Finally the last chapter contains the summary and conclusions made by the researches that would provide the outcome of the study and would support answers to the questions, then the recommendations for the significant people who will benefit this study.

Thesis - School of Nursing

N 2006 0023