IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES

ACQUIRED BY THE SELECTED NURSING STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF

FATIMA UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR HOSPITAL DUTIES

A Thesis
Presented to
College of Arts and Sciences
Our Lady of Fatima University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the

Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing

By:

Chua, Espi Marian M.

Bialba, Cristina N.
Adorable, Jennifer T.
Amolar, Genelyn P.
October 2008 Bagalacsa, Jane Sandra M.
Borja, Gladies Ann P.
Capongcol, Jheanne Vi B.
Cardines, Francisco Jr. N.
ENDORSEMENT PAGE Dela Cruz, Lyka L.
Elcarte, Ma. Kristina Bernadette
This thesis M.
entitled Francisco, Reah A.
IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES
ACQUIRED BY THE SELECTED NURSING STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR HOSPITAL DUTIES prepared and submitted by Jennifer
T. Adorable, Genelyn P. Amolar, Jane Sandra M. Bagalacsa, Cristina N. Bialba, Gladies
Ann P. Borja, Jheanne Vi B. Capongcol, Francisco N. Cardines Jr., Espi Marian M. Chua,
Lyka L. Dela Cruz, Ma. Kristina Bernadette M. Elcarte, and Reah A. Francisco in partial
fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing has been
examined and is recommended for ORAL EXAMINATION.

ROMELA M. CRUZ
Instructor, Nursing Research

APPROVAL SHEET

This is to further certify that the thesis, IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF

THE MOST COMMON DISEASES ACQUIRED BY THE SELECTED NURSING
STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR HOSPITAL
DUTIES by the above proponents has been approved by the committee on oral
examination with the grade of ___________.

_____________________
Chairperson

___________________ ___________________
Member Member

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Approved and accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

NELIA R. CAPULONG, MAN

Dean, College of Nursing

RAMONITA A. SALAZAR, Ed. D.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

GOD has been so good and gracious to us through all of this hard work. To him,

who made “all things work together for good” as we tried putting up this thesis together,

we give honor and our greatest thanks.

 To our dear professor, MRS. ROMELA M. CRUZ, who never got tired of teaching

us the proper way of conducting and making a thesis, we salute her.

To our statistician, MRS. MARILYN OBOD, for teaching us the proper statistical

treatment to use, accepting us & giving us her time, we thank her.

To our parents, who gave us an unending support in making this thesis, when

even at times we stayed late at night, we honor them.

To the different libraries we’ve gone to, we thank you for letting us in and

providing us the necessary information in making this thesis.

To our co-researchers, for their full cooperation and time in doing this research,

congratulation to all of us that we are able to do this.

And finally, to all whose names we are unable to mention, who, in big and small

ways, have in one way or another helped us in making this thesis, we share with all of

you the joy of knowing that we have not worked in vain.

Thank You and God Bless!

Thesis Abstract

I. Title : IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF THE MOST COMMON

DISEASES ACQUIRED BY THE SELECTED NURSING STUDENTS OF

 OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR HOSPITAL

DUTIES

II. Author : Chua, Espi Marian M.

Bialba, Cristina N.

Adorable, Jennifer T.

Amolar, Genelyn P.

Bagalacsa, Jane Sandra M.

Borja, Gladies Ann P.

Capongcol, Jheanne Vi B.

Cardines, Francisco Jr. N.

Dela Cruz, Lyka L.

Elcarte, Ma. Kristina Bernadette M.

Francisco, Reah A.

Type of Document : Thesis

Type of Publication : Unpublished

Host / Accrediting Institution, Address, Region

Our Lady of Fatima University

Graduate School

Quezon City

CHED – NCR (Private)

Sponsor : NONE

Key Words : Common Diseases Acquired, Preventive Strategies Used

Abstract:
 This study aimed to identify the most common diseases acquired by the selected

Nursing Students of Our Lady of Fatima University during their hospital duties and the

preventive strategies.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:

1. What are the most common diseases acquired by the selected Nursing Students

Our Lady of Fatima University during their hospital duties?

2. What are the three most effective preventive strategies done by the selected

Nursing Students Our Lady of Fatima University?

3. Is there a significant difference between the common diseases acquired by the

male and female Our Lady of Fatima University nursing students?

4. Is there a significant difference between the effectiveness of the preventive

strategies done by the male and female Our Lady of Fatima University nursing

students?

Methodology:
 The researchers made use of the quantitative method of descriptive research

design to conduct the study. The respondents involved included 25 male and 25 female

nursing students currently enrolled in Our Lady of Fatima University, Quezon City and

were already exposed to hospital duties. The study was conducted at the Our Lady of

Fatima University Nursing Buildings, specifically the San Rafael Building (former New

Regalado Building) and the Fatima Eye Rehab Center, in Regalado, Quezon City.

The researchers used questionnaire as the main tool for obtaining the data from

the respondents. The researchers used the non-probability sampling, specifically the

Convenience Sampling in determining the respondents involved.

The statistical treatment of data used to determine the percentage of acquiring

the most common diseases was the percentage formula. The weighted mean formula

was the statistical treatment of data used to determine the percentage of acquiring the

most common diseases. And the statistical treatment of data used in determining the

significant difference between the common diseases acquired by the male and female

Our Lady of Fatima University nursing students and the significant difference between

the effectiveness of the preventive strategies done by the male and female Our Lady of

Fatima University nursing students, using 0.05 as its level of significance, is the chi-

squared formula.

Summary of Findings:
 From the data yielded by the questionnaires, the researchers summarized the

following:

1. The most common disease acquired by the selected Nursing Students of Our Lady

of Fatima University is cold, which has a frequency of 28 or 30.11%, where 14 or

35.90% is on males and 14 or 25.93% is on females. Second is cough, which has a

frequency of 33 or 35.48%, where 16 or 41.03% is on males and 17 or 31.48% is on

females. And third is TB (tuberculosis), which has a frequency of 10 or 10.75%,

where 3 or 7.69% is on males and 7 or 12.96% is on females.

2. The most effective preventive strategy used by the selected nursing students is

handwashing. Its effectiveness in the prevention of a disease to males is 4.92, which is

highly effective and 4.52 to females, which is also highly effective. As a whole, it had an

average of 4.72, which is highly effective.

3. Since the computed value of X² = 45.93, which is greater than the critical value of X²

= 19.675 at α = 0.05 with the df = 11, the null hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, there is

a significant difference between common diseases acquired by Male Nursing Students

and common diseases acquired by Female Nursing Students.

4. Since the computed value of X² = 1923.15, which is greater than the critical value of

X² = 18.307 at α = 0.05 with the df = 10, the null hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, there

is a significant difference between the effectiveness of the preventive strategies done by

the male and the effectiveness of the preventive strategies done by the female Our Lady

of Fatima University Nursing Students from acquiring these diseases during their

hospital duties.
Conclusions

From the data collected in the questionnaires, the researcher had summed up the

following findings:

1. The most common diseases acquired by the Our Lady of Fatima University

Nursing Students are cough, colds, and Tuberculosis (TB).

2. The most effective prevention used by the Our Lady of Fatima University nursing

students from acquiring such disease is handwashing which is highly effective to

all, regardless of gender.

3. There was a significant difference between the common disease acquired by

male and the common disease acquired by female Our Lady of Fatima University

Nursing Students.

4. There was a significant difference between the effectiveness of the preventive

strategies done by the male and the effectiveness of the preventive strategies

done by the female Nursing Students of Our Lady of Fatima University during

their hospital duties.

Recommendations
 Considering the results and conclusions made, the researchers offer the

following recommendations:

1. Those nursing students who are and who will undergo hospital duties or

internship must equip themselves with the necessary preventive measures to

prevent from acquiring the most common diseases such as coughs, colds, TB

and others

2. Students must always perform handwashing before, during, after or as long as

necessary to prevent from acquiring and transmitting diseases.

3. Based on the study’s findings, we recommend that female nursing students must

be more careful in doing hospital duties.

4. Since the preventive strategies is highly effective on the male respondents than

of the females, females should look for other ways of prevention and or combine

one or more preventive strategies to give them enough prevention so as not to

acquire diseases during their hospital duties and boost their immune system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
ENDORSEMENT PAGE ii
APPROVAL SHEET ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
ABSTRACT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
LIST OF TABLES vii
LIST OF FIGURES, ILLUSTRATION, PLATES viii
LIST OF APPENDICES ix

CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction 1
Conceptual Framework 6
Research Paradigm 7
Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses 8

CHAPTER II. METHODS OF RESEARCH

Research Design 10
Population and Locale of the Study 10
Data Gathering Tools 11
Data Gathering Procedure 12
Treatment of Data 12

CHAPTER III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14

CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 18

BIBLIOGRAPHY 22
APPENDICES 24
CURRICULUM VITAE 29

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1
 Distribution of the Respondents according to the Common
Diseases Acquired. 39

Table 2

Chi-squared of the Common Diseases Acquired. 40

Table 3

Distribution of the Scores to the Preventive Strategies Used

according to the Male Respondents. 41

Table 4

Distribution of the Scores to the Preventive Strategies Used

according to the Female Respondents. 42

Table 5

Distribution of the Scores of the Preventive Strategies Used

according to the Respondents. 43

Table 6

Distribution of the Percentage of the Scores of the Preventive

Measures Used according to the Respondents. 44

Table 7

Chi-squared of the Preventive Measures Used. 45

Table 8

Summary Results of the Hypotheses. 46

LIST OF FIGURES, ILUSTRATIONS, PLATES

Figure 1

Conceptual Framework 6

Figure 2

Research Paradigm 7

Figure 3

Percentage of the Common Diseases Acquired. 14

LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1
LETTER TO THE PROFESSOR 24

APPENDIX 2
LETTER TO THE STATISTICIAN 25

APPENDIX 3
LETTER TO THE DEAN 26

APPENDIX 4
LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS 27

APPENDIX 5
QUESTIONNAIRE 28