Philippine E-Journals

COMPLIANCE TO DISCIPLINARY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF NURSING

Ken Paul M. Espinosa

 

Abstract:

This research aimed to determine the nursing students’ compliance with the disciplinary policies and procedures in selected colleges of nursing in Quezon City. The researcher used a descriptive comparative research design. A total of 428 nursing students and 72 nursing faculty members from the three selected colleges of nursing in various universities which offered the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program participated in the study. The collected data revealed that most of the nursing students enrolled in three selected colleges of nursing in terms of gender are female nursing students; in terms of year level in college are fourth-year nursing students, and a majority of the participants’ parents are college graduates. The gathered data revealed that the least complied area among the disciplinary policies and procedures is “general behavior guidelines.” The study also revealed that there is a significant difference in the degree of compliance of nursing students with the disciplinary policies and procedures among the year levels in college. The study showed that the most disobeyed group of participants among the year levels is the “third-year nursing students.” The specific intention of the proposed Action Disciplinary Approach (ADA) is to enhance nursing students’ compliance with the institutional disciplinary policies and procedures.