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IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Implications A. Student Exposure Intensive Nursing Practicum is indeed an intellectual battle for the level four nursing students. It is one of the major milestone a senior nursing student must be accomplished. This time, students skills, knowledge and as well as attitudes were tested, to determine if students are fit and competent enough to handle real to life nursing situations, and deal with it as a professional. As the course description says, students are now given a chance to shadow real staff nurses, work with them and treat each moment as a comprehensive training as a preparation to the future. This course is indeed a challenge, which only the fittest could hurdle. Integral part of this exposure is the head nursing wherein the students were given the opportunity to practice their management and leadership skills. Concepts and theories which are thought inside the four corners of the room are now applied in the clinical set-up where real staff must be motivated and directed and real costumers must be satisfied. Students must perform the five management process from planning to control. Students are practiced to do plans, learn to organize staff, learn how to lead a team and evaluate their individual performances. Students were able to appreciate the essence of management which is truly a dynamic and unpredictable process, wherein as a leader or manager sound decision making and optimism are the keys to success. B. School/ College of Nursing Cavite State University, college of nursing has been proud of producing top-caliber graduates for the past few years and yet still yearns of developing young minds; let them prosper to become a product of true excellence. With regards to this dedication, the intensive nursing practicum is a great outpost of honing the competence of the level four nursing students. It is the best educational opportunity offered by the college to mold a globally spirited and knowledge-thirst students that may lead the nursing field years from now. The college always gives the highest priority to the leanings of the students and ensures the competence of its graduates. They provided the best possible quality of nursing education without compromising its promise of providing affordable education to those who are non-elite. The intensive nursing practicum exposure has been a hallmark of success not only for the student but also for the college itself since the sweetness of the fruit always depends on its tree. This just reveals that the college as well as its faculty has been effective in guiding future nurses in their formative years as professionals. This will further strengthen the mission and vision of our college and university to develop competitive professionals through dedication and service to the community. Sharpening todays student leaders to become tomorrow nation builders. The entire exposure is beneficial to multiple parties. It will help future generations by serving as role models and bases for future activities with similar objectives. In a way, it has its contributions to the nursing

profession in our community by serving as means for further improvement of the nursing curriculum towards excellence. C. Hospital The M.V. Santiago Medical Center is one of the best secondary hospitals in the province of Cavite that offers their facilities as training ground for nursing students and other practitioners in the medical field. Nursing students are very blessed that there are some hospitals that allow students to perform almost all of the nursing procedures to the client. It has been very helpful in the side of the students by providing hands-on nursing service to real life patients which is very educational in terms of envisioning the life of a professional nurse as they will be in the future. At the same time, student affiliates are very beneficial to the training hospitals in terms of decreasing the workload of their staff and promoting educational and personal development for the students as well as for the staff. Esprit de corps is not just limited to the colleague relationship but also between institutions such CvSU and MVSMC; with the same vision, the same dedication and the same passion in rendering quality health care.

Recommendations The authors would like to suggest some upgrading ideas to improve and lead the following institutions for betterment with regards on catering clinical exposure such Intensive Nursing Practicum. A. Student Exposure It was recommended that more exposure hour must be given for the students to practice more of the task and responsibilities of the head nurse and staff nurse. Also, limiting the chance of head nursing in one time experience is not that effective in developing the leadership and management skill of the student. Double or triple rotation may do to give each student a task to improve his skills. Another is that level four students must manage level two or level four students so that authority is evidently present. Not unlike when you handle your batch mates as your subordinates wherein authority and power is not that implied.

B. School/ College of Nursing The school must do something about scheduling of the duties and setting the Intensive Nursing Practicum as early as possible so that it will reduce the burdens to the students and as well give them more time with this kind of exposure since it is very educational and effective in developing competence of the student nurses. Moreover, the college must implement this type of exposure to the succeeding batches since the feedback of the exposure is good and it might surpass as well as improve the result of the previous batch.

C. Hospital The M. V. Santiago medical Center is highly commended for it hospital administration and nursing service. It is definitely one of the training grounds that provides ideal clinical set-up. The only problem seen in the institution is that some of the staff nurses are rude and ill-mannered, that is why it recommended that a meeting must be organized to talk about counseling for those staff nurses. Another is that, as part of proper nursing decorum, staff nurses must wear nurses cap during their duty in the hospital.