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Appendix B
(Thesis Approval Sheet)
APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis entitled PRACTICE OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION IN
PATIENTS CARE AT CADIZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL: BASIS FOR NURSING CARE
DELIVERY ENHANCEMENT prepared and submitted by Marianne A. Belleza,
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of
Science in Nursing has been examined and is recommended for Oral
Examination.

ALBERTO B. MAHINAY, R.N., M.N
Adviser

THESIS PROPOSAL COMMITTEE

ANDREA MARIE A. BOHEROM, R.M.T., R.N., M.N.
Member External Expert

ATTY. JOSEPH GEDEONI C. VALENCIA, R.N., M.N.
Member Department Chair/Dean

ZALDY O. DEQUITO, Ph. D. JOCELYN D. BANTIGUE, M.M.A.
Member Member/Co-Chair

RENANTE A. EGCAS, Ph. D.
Chairman

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

ANDREA MARIE A. BOHEROM, R.M.T., R.N., M.N.
Member External Expert

ATTY. JOSEPH GEDEONI C. VALENCIA, R.N., M.N.
Member Department Chair/Dean

ZALDY O. DEQUITO, Ph. D. JOCELYN D. BANTIGUE, M.M.A.
Member Member/Co-Chair

RENANTE A. EGCAS, Ph. D.
Chairman

ACCEPTED AND APPROVED in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

ROMULO T. SISNO, Ph. D.
SUC President II
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Many people have contributed to the realization of this
study. The researchers felt deeply grateful to the following
persons:
Atty. Joseph Gedeoni C. Valencia, Dean, College of Nursing
for all the support provided to the researchers;
Renante A. Egcas, Ph.D., Atty. Joseph Gedeoni C. Valencia,
R.N.,M.N., Zaldy O. Dequito, and Andrea Marie A. Boherom, R.N.,
M.N., R.M.T. who analyzed and evaluated every single page of our
thesis and paneled the defense and whose skills in thesis
writing helped the researchers come up with a proud research
work;
Alberto B. Mahinay, R.N.,M.N.,the researchers thesis
adviser, who provided untiring guidance and support which has
been a source of the researchers strength;
Leah H. Garcia, R.N., M.A.N., Natasha Kay V. Chan, R.N.,
M.N., Ritchie R. Valiente, R.N., M.N. , Lafayette Diamante, R.
N., and Vincent Cloyd A. Exito, who are the expert validators
whose help ensured that the research questionnaire really
measures what it purports to do so;
Zaldy O. Dequito and Omar Blanco, the statisticians, who
helped the researchers in the establishment of the reliability
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and validity of the research instrument and in the presentation,
analysis, and interpretation of findings;
Aileen G. Sypongco, R.N., M.N., research coordinator, who
imparted knowledge and skills about thesis writing and for the
dedication and unselfish support given to the researchers;
Josephine Pahamtang, M.D., Chief of Cadiz District Hospital
and Atty. Joseph Gedeoni C. Valencia, R.N.,M.N. Dean of PNO-
NONESCOST College of Nursing, who made possible the conduct of
this study;
The researchers family, especially parents of the
researchers, who provided financial assistance, moral
encouragement, and spiritual support throughout the study;
Finally, to GOD, who walks with the researchers all the
time.
Marianne A. Belleza









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DEDICATION
To my beloved parents, who are there always in my success
and failures: Mrs. Annabel A. Belleza and Mr. Marcelo T.
Belleza.
I humbly dedicate this work.













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MARIANNE A. BELLEZA, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Province of
Negros Occidental- Northern Negros State College of Science and
Technology, College of Nursing, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City,
Negros Occidental Philippines, March 2014. Practice of
Therapeutic Communication in Patients Care at Cadiz District
Hospital: Basis for Nursing Care Delivery Enhancement. (An
undergraduate Thesis)

Adviser: Alberto B. Mahinay, R.N.,M.N.

THESIS ABSTRACT
The study sought todetermine the extent of practice in
providing therapeuticcommunication in patient care at Cadiz
District Hospital.Descriptive method of research was used in
this study. The researchers used a self-made questionnaire as
data gathering instrument. The respondents were 49 inpatients
admitted at Cadiz District Hospital. Results showed thatwhen
taken as a whole, the extent of practice of therapeutic
communication in patients care is always, while when grouped
according to age is always, educational attainment and gender is
often, and monthly income is also always.
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Finally,there is no significant difference between the
extent of practice of therapeutic communication in patients
care as a whole and when grouped according to age, educational
attainment, gender, and monthly income. From the results of the
study, the following recommendations were set forth: 1. Staff
nurses should learn how to incorporate the therapeutic way of
communication in various clientele to their everyday task 2.
Staff should enhance their awareness regarding their
responsibilities and patients right while giving care to the
patient 3. Staff nurses should collaborate with each other so as
for them to provide the quality care for their clients and
promote therapeutic nurse-patient relationship 4.The clinical
instructors, student nurses and staff nurses should enhance
their understanding of therapeutic communication during patient
care and continue to evaluate its effects 5. Nursing students
together with the guidance and support of their mentors should
apply therapeutic communication in all aspects of patient care
6. Therapeutic communication must be incorporated in the School
of Nursings curricula in the future.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL SHEET ii
AKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS viii
LIST OF TABLES xii
LIST OF FIGURES xiv

CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTION 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Statement of Hypothesis 6
Conceptual Framework 7
Significance of the study 10
Scope and Limitation of the Study 11
Definition of Terms 12

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II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 14
Age 14
Educational attainment 19
Gender 26
Monthly Income 30
Analysis 34
III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 35
Research Design 35
Locale of the study 35
Respondents of the Study 37
Sampling Technique/Design 37
Research instrument 37
Validity of Research Instrument 38
Reliability of Research Instrument 39
Data Gathering Procedure 39
Data analysis 40


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IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 44
Profile of Patients When Grouped According 44
to Age, Educational Attainment, Gender, and
Monthly Income
Practice of Therapeutic 47
Communication in Patients Care As a Whole
Practice of Therapeutic Communication 49
in Patients Care when Grouped
According to Age, Educational
Attainment, Gender, and Monthly Income
Significant Difference in the Extent of 52
Practice of Therapeutic Communication
in Patients Care As a Whole and When
Grouped According to Age, Educational
Attainment, Gender, and Monthly Income


V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 56
Summary 56
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Findings 57
Conclusions 58
Recommendations 59
REFERENCES 60
APPENDICES 63











List of Tables
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Tables Page
1. Profile of Patients According to Age 44
2. Profile of Patients According to Educational Attainment 45
3.Profile of Patients According to Gender 45
4.Profile of Patients According to Monthly Income 46
5. Practice of Therapeutic Communication in Patients 47
Care inCadiz District Hospital as a Whole
6. Practice of Therapeutic Communication in Patients 49
Care in Cadiz District Hospital when Grouped According
to Age
7. Practice of Therapeutic Communication in Patients 50
Care in Cadiz District Hospital when Grouped According
to Educational Attainment
8. Practice of Therapeutic Communication in Patients 51
Care in Cadiz District Hospital when Grouped According
to Gender
9.Practice of Therapeutic Communication in Patients 51
Care in Cadiz District Hospital when Grouped According
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to Monthly Income
10.Significant Difference on the Extent of Practice 53
of Therapeutic Communication in Patients Care When
Grouped According to Age
11.Significant Difference on the Extent of Practice of 54
Therapeutic Communication in Patients Care When
Grouped According to Educational Attainment
12.Significant Difference on the Extent of Practice 55
Of Therapeutic Communication in Patients Care
When Grouped According to Gender
13.Significant Difference on the Extent of Practice of 56
Therapeutic Communication in Patients Care
When Grouped According to Monthly Income





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LIST OF FIGURES
1. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING THE 9
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
2. MAP OF CADIZ CITY 36