To the Faculty and Staff of the College of Nursing, Manila Adventist Colleges
To our family and friends for their unconditional love and support
Thank you.
The Researchers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, we thank God, for giving us the strength, courage, guidance and faith
that this research would be successful.
Warmest gratitude to the following who contributed to the completion of this study:
Dr. Ofelio Osorio, MAC Dean, College of Nursing (CON), for teaching and
guiding us on how to do a research.
Mrs. Mafel Falcatan, our adviser, for her patience, and knowledge shared on
doing this study, for her meaningful insights, and constructive criticism.
Mr. Berny Castillano, the statistician, thanks for his expertise
To our parents, for proving us moral and financial supports.
To our respondents, for the cooperation they have given us, answering honestly the questions we have provided for them to aid us in gathering information that we needed to finish our research.
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
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