New Born Care
ASSESSING THE COMPETENCY OF DELIVERY ROOM AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAFF NURSES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNANG YAKAP PROGRAM OF DOH-PHILIPPINES IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDE IN SELECTED TERIARY HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA
A Research Paper
Presented to
The Faculty of the Manila Doctors College of Nursing
MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES
Pasay City
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
LYN CABERO
JESSIE C. CAIN
SARAH JANE J. FERNANDO
NEIL GREGOR U. OBAÑA
JOSEPH ERWIN N. SALUNDAY
PHILIPPE Y. SORIANO
AARON LAWRENCE B. TORRES
KATRINA GELLICA C. VELUZ
MICHELLE B. VERGARA
PROF. GUILLER AUGUSTIN C. CARPIO, RN, MAN
Adviser
Group 4
October 2012
CHAPTER 1
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Every child is endowed with the dignity and worth of a human being from the moment of his conception, as generally accepted in medical parlance, and has, therefore, the right to be born well. The following are the words in Article 3 of Presidential Decree No. 603, otherwise known as The Child and Youth Welfare Code. Unfortunately, this right to be born well has continuously been violated and has not been thoroughly been being delivered according to the law. First, More than 40 000 Filipino newborns die every year, with the majority of deaths occurring in the first two days after birth. (Nyunt-U, 2012) This involves a lot of factors and that including most of them are due to improper newborn care.
Second, 82 000 of the 2.4 million live births die before reaching their fifth birthday annually, making the Philippines one of 42 countries accounting for 90% of all global under-five deaths. (Sylvestre, et. al, 2011) This could be attributed to the poor healthcare system and the unavailability of resources to the lack of education not just among the population but as well as the healthcare providers.
Third, According to Philippine Administrative Order No. 2009-0025 by the Department of
A Research Paper
Presented to
The Faculty of the Manila Doctors College of Nursing
MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES
Pasay City
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
LYN CABERO
JESSIE C. CAIN
SARAH JANE J. FERNANDO
NEIL GREGOR U. OBAÑA
JOSEPH ERWIN N. SALUNDAY
PHILIPPE Y. SORIANO
AARON LAWRENCE B. TORRES
KATRINA GELLICA C. VELUZ
MICHELLE B. VERGARA
PROF. GUILLER AUGUSTIN C. CARPIO, RN, MAN
Adviser
Group 4
October 2012
CHAPTER 1
The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Every child is endowed with the dignity and worth of a human being from the moment of his conception, as generally accepted in medical parlance, and has, therefore, the right to be born well. The following are the words in Article 3 of Presidential Decree No. 603, otherwise known as The Child and Youth Welfare Code. Unfortunately, this right to be born well has continuously been violated and has not been thoroughly been being delivered according to the law. First, More than 40 000 Filipino newborns die every year, with the majority of deaths occurring in the first two days after birth. (Nyunt-U, 2012) This involves a lot of factors and that including most of them are due to improper newborn care.
Second, 82 000 of the 2.4 million live births die before reaching their fifth birthday annually, making the Philippines one of 42 countries accounting for 90% of all global under-five deaths. (Sylvestre, et. al, 2011) This could be attributed to the poor healthcare system and the unavailability of resources to the lack of education not just among the population but as well as the healthcare providers.
Third, According to Philippine Administrative Order No. 2009-0025 by the Department of