According to Culyer & Newhouse (2007) public hospitals clearly have a different

orientation in treating much higher Proportions of patients without insurance. Quality

differences includes public facilities to be worse.
Anthony J. Culyer & Joseph P. Newhouse Handbook of Health Economics Volume 1B.
Elsevier Ltd Copyright 2007 [ISBN:13:978-0444-50471-5]
As added by Bhattacharya, Timothy and Ty, difference between private and public
hospital includes the cleanliness of the hospital, the waiting time for the procedures and
patient queues. Public hospital face longer of these aspects.
Jay Bhattacharya, Timothy Hyde, Peter Tu. Health Economics, Palgrave Macmillan
Copyright 2014, [ISBN 978-1-137-02996-6]
Furthermores, as stated on the doffcial directory of Herzliya Medical Center, public
hospitals are much larger than private hospitals, because of this, private hospitals can
offer more personalized care and treatment to patients.
Israel Herzliya, Private Vs. Public Hsopitals http://www.hmcisrael.com/about-us/privatehospital-vs-public-hospital, Retrieved: October 19, 2015, Last Modified: 2015
Hospital is an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for
sick or injured people.
Government hospital is a hospital administered by officials of the city, country, state or
nation. It is owned by the government and receives government funding.
Private Hospitals are operated for profit and privately funded through payments for
medical services by patients themselves.
As claimed by Hessok Kim (2015) General Nursing Practice processes refer to those
actions that are involves in providing nursing care to all clients regardless of their health
problems and setting of care. Essential tools in the general practice processes include
both cognitive and behavioral strategies ranging from clinical decision making,
assessments, care planning, referrals, and transition care. Nurses carry out these actions
as routine parts of their practice with clients.
Hesook Suzie Kim.The Essence of Nursing Practice, Philosophy and Perspective.
Springer Publishing Company Copyright 2015, [ISBN: 978-0-8261-9428-2]
Furthermore, according to Lucy Hood (2014) Specialized Nursing Practice occurs when
nurses work in a specific clinical area in which additional education and training are
needed to meet specific client concerns or master unique clinical nursing skills and passes
a unique knowledge to deliver client care.
Lucy Hood, Leddy & Peppers Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing. 8 th Edition.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Copyright 2014 [ISBN: 978-1-4511-8792-2]

According to the official directory of Bataan General Hospital, one of the tertiary
level hospitals where the studys respondents take Related Learning Experiences (RLEs),
stated that General Nursing Wards/Units include, Out Patient Department. TB DOTS
Clinic, Pay and Philhealth Ward, Geriatric /Single Room and Philhealth, Obstetric Ward,
Gynecological Pay/ Ward, Surgery Ward, Pediatric Ward, Medical Ward/Medical
Intensive Care Unit, and Infectious Ward while Special Areas includes, Emergency
Room, Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Intensive Care and Critical Care
Unit, Delivery Room/Labor Room, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Endoscopy.
General Nursing Practice (GNP) is being used in General Wards while
Specialized Nursing Practice (SNP) is being used in special areas.
September 114, 2015 http://bataangeneralhospital.doh.gov.ph/index.php