College of Nursing and Midwifery

The College of Nursing and Midwifery aims to become one of the country’s foremost leaders in nursing and midwifery education. It is in the pursuit of this goal, combined with its constant commitment to excellence in education, research and clinical care, that the College has produced generations of exceptional nurses and midwives.

The College’s curriculum constantly adapts the most innovative and recent teaching methods that are designed to keep up with the latest standards in the healthcare industry, such as the use of high-tech simulated hospital and laboratory that give students their first glimpse of clinical life and better prepare them for an even more intensive clinical learning program as they continue with their respective courses.

The College believes in the quality and value of life, and is dedicated to the highest standards of patient care.

VISION

The College of Nursing and Midwifery envisions itself with its graduates aspiring and performing quality practice in the global community as empowered gender equal health care providers who are competent and committed to human caring.

MISSION

The College of Nursing and Midwifery is committed to excellence in nursing and midwifery education, clinical practice, relevant research and community service by developing health care professionals observing the gender equality who can make significant contributions to meeting the health needs of the society.

PHILOSOPHY

The College of Nursing and Midwifery seeks to offer curricula abreast to the dynamic transitions sweeping the health care education. The future health care professionals must be molded with the formidable virtues, diversified proficiencies and technical competence necessary to sculpt them globally comparable and competitive health care providers.

OBJECTIVES

The College of Nursing and Midwifery aims for its students to: - Develop skills and work ethics in rendering quality patient care at all levels of health care espousing gender equality
- Pursue relevant research studies in the field of nursing and midwifery.
- Acquire a comprehensive, abreast and quality nursing and midwifery program of study in a conducive teaching – learning environment
- Utilize innovative and evidenced based clinical practice; and
- Participate in gender responsive, socially keen and culturally sensitive endeavours committed to peace and humanitarian cause.

College Attributes:

- Competent, compassionate client focused healthcare providers committed to serve
- Nurtured in quality education with effective communication skills geared in lifelong learning
- Morally and ethically guided in the pursuit of elevating the standards of nursing practice through technology and research.

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN – 4 Yrs.)

Equip the students with knowledge, skills and attitudes through various activities designed to enable the nursing students to have quality nursing education and to develop the students’ shells in rendering quality nursing care to their patients and ability to collaborate with other members of the health care team.

MISSION

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program is committed to excellence in nursing education, developing professional nurses to provide safe and quality nursing care across all ages, become dedicated leaders and apply research process in client care.

VISION

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program envisions itself to be a center of excellence in providing quality education with nursing competencies acquired by the graduates to perform with commitment and professionalism with all clients globally.

OBJECTIVES

The program aims for its students to: - Acquire a comprehensive and quality nursing education with emphasis on achieving learning outcome.
- Raise the spiritual and moral standards through provision of educational milieu with emphasis on establishing professional and personal integrity.
- Collaborate with the relevant effort through nursing education in promoting conformity in a diverse environment
- Commit to community extension activities in accordance with the identified health needs.
- Engage in relevant research studies in the field of nursing
- Provide leadership in the transformation of health care.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

- Produce a competent beginning nurse clinician able to function efficiently with integrity and compassion to various clientele in any health care setting.
- Develop a beginning nurse researcher capable of generating research findings to uphold evidence – base practices and improve health care outcomes.
- Produce a beginning nurse manager engage in continuing professional
advancement and capable of directing health teams, program and strategies for effective and efficient client care, and
- Develop a beginning nurse practitioner engage in community health services and practice the profession in accordance with legal, ethical, and moral principles

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

- Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural and health sciences and humanities in the practice of nursing.
- Perform safe, appropriate, and holistic care to individuals, families, population groups, and community
- Apply guidelines and principles of evidence – based practice in the delivery of care.
- Practice nursing in accordance with existing laws, legal, ethical, and moral principles.
- Communicate effectively in speaking, writing and presenting using culturally appropriate language
- Report and document up to date client care accurately and comprehensively
- Collaborate effectively with inter -, intra-, and multi disciplinary and multi cultural teams.
- Practice beginning management and leadership skills using systems approach in the delivery of client care.
- Conduct research with an experienced teacher.
- Engage in lifelong learning with a passion to keep current with national and global developments in general, and nursing and health developments in particular
- Demonstrate responsible citizenship and pride in being a Filipino.
- Apply techno – intelligent care systems and processes in health care delivery.
- Uphold the core values in the practice of the profession.
- Apply entrepreneurial skills in the delivery of care.

Diploma in Midwifery (DMID – 2 Yrs.)

Provide the students with theoretical education in a supportive and caring learning environment and spend a significant amount of time in gaining midwifery practice experience across a wide variety of settings including home, hospital and community services. The Department aims to uphold excellence in Midwifery education and is committed to the task of providing a well- rounded program that prepares student to practice Midwifery with a high standard proficiency, skills and professionalism.

MISSION

Diploma in Midwifery program is committed to excellence in midwifery education, mother and child care, and community service by developing care providers to be equipped with necessary knowledge, competencies and dedication.

VISION

Diploma in Midwifery program envisions itself to be a center of excellence in providing quality education to human caring with its graduates performing midwifery practice in the global community as health care providers.

OBJECTIVES

The program aims for its students to: - Acquire a relevant and quality midwifery program responsive to the global midwifery practice and development.
- Elevate the professional and personal integrity by maximizing the opportunities to develop the students morally and spiritually.
- Adherence to community services involvement by active and committal participation to respond to the health needs of the people.
- Attain significant midwifery skills, knowledge and attitude comparable internationally and locally.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

- Perform relevant midwifery procedures efficiently and competently including vital sign taking, obtaining pertinent history and physical assessment.
- Practice safe and quality care to normal and low risk mother during pregnancy, labor and puerperium, including newborn, infant and children.
- Demonstrate appropriate care and life saving measures during obstetrical emergencies such as administering IV fluids and cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
- Consistently adhere to Professional Code of Ethics, professional standards, and moral values in the practice of midwifery profession.
- Detect abnormal conditions of the mother and/or newborn and facilitate referrals as necessary.
- Provide efficient and effective health education to client in labor and

Health Care Services NC II (Nursing Aide)

A one year course that equips the student with knowledge in basic nursing care and trainings to assist the registered nurse with vital signs taking, bedside care excluding any invasive procedure.

MISSION

Health Care Services program is committed to excellence in institutional health care services education by developing health care providers with necessary competencies in meeting the client needs.

VISION

Health Care Services program envision itself to full compliance in all regulations and standards to provide the most reliable, comprehensive and quality health care training with learning outcomes globally acceptable and comparable.

OBJECTIVES

Health Care Services program aim for its students to: - Obtain a wide range of knowledge, skills and attitude pursuant with the program.
- Conformity with health care standards in the observance of professionalism.
- Participate in all undertakings promoting socio – civic and cultural sensitivity.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

BASIC COMPETENCIES

- Participate in workplace communication.
- Work in a team environment.
- Practice career professionalism.
- Practice occupational health and safety procedures.

COMMON COMPETENCIES

- Implement and monitor infection control policies and procedures.
- Respond effectively to difficult and challenging behaviour.
- Apply basic first aid
- Maintain high standard of patient services.

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Prepare and maintain beds.
- Collect and maintain linen stocks at End Users Location
- Assist in patient’s mobility.
- Assist in transporting client.
- Assist in bio-psychosocial support care of client

Care giving Program NCII (CG – 6 Months)

A six-month training program designed to prepare students to be globally competitive in giving care to clients especially the elderly. The modules will develop their personality, skills and understanding of the behaviour, disease process and other needs of clients.

MISSION

Caregiving program is committed to excellence in caregiving by developing health care providers with necessary competencies in meeting the client needs.

VISION

Caregiving program envision itself to full compliance in all regulations and standards to provide the most reliable, comprehensive and quality health care training with learning outcomes globally acceptable and comparable.

OBJECTIVES

The progam aim for its students to: - Obtain a wide range of knowledge, skills and attitude pursuant with the program. - Conformity with health care standards in the observance of professionalism. - Participate in all undertakings promoting socio – civic and cultural sensitivity.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

BASIC COMPETENCIES

- Participate in workplace communication. - Work in a team environment. - Practice career professionalism. - Practice occupational health and safety procedures.

COMMON COMPETENCIES

- Implement and monitor infection control policies and procedures. - Respond effectively to difficult and challenging behaviour. - Apply basic first aid - Maintain high standard of patient services.

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Provide care and support to infants/toddlers. - Provide care and support to children. - Foster social, intellectual, creative and emotional development of children. - Foster the physical development of children. - Provide care and support to elderly. - Maintain healthy and safe environment - Respond to emergency