Research title: Level of Competency among Fourth Year Nursing Students in Special Area Clinical Area (Nursery) Statement

of the Problem This study aims to determine the level of competency among fourth year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery). The study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of competency among 4th year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery)in terms of : a. actual clinical performance in the unit b. charting and documentation c. accurate recording of anthropometric measurements d. aftercare, and e. rooming in? 2. Is there a significant difference in the level of competency among 4th year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery)in terms of: a. gender, and b. number of exposure to nursery? Hypothesis : There is there a significant difference in the level of competency among 4th year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery) in terms of: a. gender, and b. number of exposure to nursery. Independent Variable: Dependent Variable: Expected Outcome:

Factors of Respondents as to: ff a. b. Gender Number of RLE exposure to nursery

Level of Competency among 4th year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery) in terms of: a. actual clinical performance in the unit charting and documentation accurate recording of anthropometric measurements aftercare rooming in

The Level of Competency among 4th year nursing students in special clinical area (nursery) is very much competent

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Figure 1: Paradigm of the Study