Prominent Figures in Philippine Nursing History

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Which nursing theory focuses on maintaining and promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for the sick and disabled?

Roger

Which nursing theory emphasizes assisting individuals in attaining, maintaining, and restoring health, including supporting individuals in dying with dignity?

King

In the context of the text, which nursing theory is aimed at preserving the organization and integration of a client's behavior at an optimal level?

Johnson

Which nursing theory is described as a helping profession that assists individuals and groups in society to attain, maintain, and restore health?

King

Which nursing theory is centered around assisting individuals in performing activities contributing to health and recovery or peaceful death?

Henderson

Which nursing theory involves assisting individuals, whether sick or well, in gaining independence as rapidly as possible?

Henderson

During which period was nursing characterized by being instinctive or untaught?

Intuitive Period

What were the two theories associated with the Intuitive Period of nursing?

Theory of Self-Preservation and Animistic and Demonic Theories

In the Intuitive Period, what was the role of the female member of the family in relation to nursing?

Acted as a custodian and a nurse

What were some of the possible causes attributed to illness during the Intuitive Period?

Sorcery and magical spells

What were some measures used to treat illness during the Intuitive Period?

Amulets, talismans, and Shamans

What characterized the beliefs and practices of the Prehistoric Man regarding illness?

Attribution of illness to supernatural causes

Which nursing organization is NOT mentioned in the text?

Philippine Nursing Informatics Association (PNIA)

What type of nurses are associated with CCNAPI?

Critical Care Nurses

Which organization focuses on Mother and Child nursing?

MCNAP

Which association is related to Hospital Infection Control?

PHICNA

What kind of nurses are members of OHNAP?

Occupational Health Nurses

Which organization is NOT related to specialized nursing practice?

IRNUP

Who was the pioneer in School Health Education?

Rosa Militar

Which individual is known as the 'Dean of Philippine Nursing' and referred to as the Florence Nightingale of Iloilo?

Loreto Tupaz

What is the name of the first editor of PNA Magazine called The Message?

Socorro Diaz

Which organization is the national organization of Filipino nurses?

Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

Who was the first full-time editor of the newly named PNA Magazine 'The Filipino Nurse'?

Conchita Ruiz

Which organization is associated with being a Party list (2nd congress)?

Ang Nars

When was The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital, Inc. established?

1961

Which program was opened in 1989 at The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital School Foundation?

Health Aide Program

What was the motivation behind establishing The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital?

To provide quality medical care

In what year did The School of Midwifery open with 52 students?

1971

Which group was the Nursing Aide Program at The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital School Foundation offered to?

Non-qualifiers for College degrees

What percentage of Registered Midwives in the SOCSARGEN area are provided by graduates of The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital School Foundation?

~85%

Study Notes

Nursing Definitions

  • Nursing is a humanistic science dedicated to compassionate concern with maintaining and promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for and rehabilitating the sick and disabled. (Nightingale)
  • Nursing is a theoretical system of knowledge that prescribes a process of analysis and action related to the care of the ill or potentially ill person. (Roger)
  • Nursing is a helping or assisting service to a person who is wholly or partially dependent or self-care. (Orem)
  • Nursing is a helping profession that assists individuals and groups in society to attain, maintain, and restore health. (King)
  • Nursing acts to preserve the organization and integration of the client’s behavior at an optimal level under those conditions that may cause a threat to physical or social health. (Neuman)
  • Nursing assists the individual, sick or well, in the performance of activities contributing to health and recovery or to peaceful death. (Henderson)

History of Nursing

Intuitive Period

  • Instinctive or untaught
  • Two theories:
    • Theory of Self-Preservation
    • Animistic and Demonic
  • Primitive man:
    • Beliefs and practices: nomadic, Law of Preservation, and survival of the fittest
    • Female members of the family acted as custodians and nurses
  • Illness was attributed to external and supernatural causes
  • Applied primitive measures to treat illness: amulets, talismans, and shaman or witch doctor

Filipino Nurses

  • Socorro Sirilan - pioneered in Hospital Social Service in San Lazaro Hospital
  • Rosa Militar - a pioneer in School Health Education
  • Sor Ricarda Mendoza - a pioneer in nursing education
  • Socorro Diaz - first editor of PNA Magazine called The Message
  • Conchita Ruiz - first full-time editor of the newly named PNA Magazine “The Filipino Nurse”
  • Loreto Tupaz - Dean of Philippine Nursing; Florence Nightingale of Iloilo

Health and Nursing Organizations

  • Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) - national organization of Filipino nurses
  • National League of Philippine Government Nurses (NLPGN) - association of nurses employed by the Department of Health
  • Catholic Nurses Guild of the Philippines (CNGP)
  • Ang Nars – Party list (2nd congress)
  • Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN)
  • Association of Diabetes Nurse Educators of the Philippines (ADNEP)
  • Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines (ANSAP)
  • Association of Private Duty Nurse Practitioners Philippines (APDNPP)
  • Critical Care Nurses Association of the Philippines (CCNAPI)
  • Gerontology Nurses Association of the Philippines (GNAP)
  • Military Nurses Association of the Philippines (MNAP)
  • Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines (MCNAP)
  • National League of Philippine Government Nurses (NLPGN)
  • Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (OHNAP)
  • Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines (ORNAP)
  • Philippine Hospital Infection Control Nurses Association (PHICNA)
  • Philippine Nursing Informatics Association (PNIA)
  • Philippine Nursing Research Society (PNRS)
  • Philippine Oncology Nurses Association (PONA)
  • Philippine Society of Emergency Care Nurses (PSECN)
  • Renal Nurses Association of the Philippines (RENAP)
  • Society of Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioners of the Philippines (SCVNPPI)
  • Philippine Association of Public Health Nursing Faculty (PAPHNF)
  • Psychiatric Nursing Specialists Foundation of the Philippines (PNSFP)
  • Integrated Registered Nurses of the Philippines (IRNUP)

History of St. Alexius College

  • Founded by Dr. Arturo Pasaporte Pingoy Sr. and Dr. Amparo Yusay-Pingoy in 1961
  • Established The Doctors’ Clinic and Hospital School Foundation Inc. in 1971
  • Opened the School of Midwifery in 1971 with 52 students
  • Offered a 1-year Health Aide Program in 1989
  • Offered a 2-year Nursing Aide Program in 1990

Test your knowledge about the key figures who made significant contributions to nursing in the Philippines. Learn about their pioneering roles in hospital social service, school health education, nursing education, and nursing publications.

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