• Dr. Irma Bustamante finished her BSN and her Master of Arts in Nursing, Major in 
• Maternal and Child Health, both at the University of Santo Tomas, with the highest honors.

She obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at the University of the Philippines.

She is an educator, a counselor, a writer, a consultant, and a researcher, both nationally and internationally.

She is a faculty of the UST Graduate School and College of Nursing. She has spoken in various international conference in the USA, Amsterdam, Malaysia, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beirut, Bahrain, South Africa, among others.

She was an associate Professor at the Aga Khan International University, with eight international satellite campuses for several years.

Findings and Recommendations:

1. The essence of womanhood is being a good mother and a good wife;
2. Roles that women play can either be working mother or non-working mother, however, whether women are working or not, they should still perform their responsibilities as mother and wife.
3. Respondents felt that it is still the male who has the higher status in the society, although they were others who felt that men and women are equal.
4. Abused was perceived wrong, however, respondents felt they could do little about the situation.
5. A number of respondents felt that women are to blame for the occurrence of abuse.
6. As measured by the self-esteem scale, the respondent self-esteem was found to be moderate.
7. There was no relationship between the roles that women play and their status in society to their levels of self esteem.
8. A significant difference in the self esteem existed:
   a.    Among the study group before and after the intervention measure, the Nursing Self-Esteem Enhancement Program, which had been used for four consecutive weeks.
   b.    Between the study and the control group after the intervention measure has been used.
9. There was no significant difference in Self esteem:
   a.    Among the control group before and after four weeks time duration
   b.    Between the control and study group before an intervention measure has been used.
10. When the study and control group were taken together, the presence of the intervention measure could predict an increase in self esteem. When taken singly among the study group, no demographic variable could predict increase self esteem.

*To learn more about Ma. Irma C. Bustamante’s theory, conceptual model and other Filipino nursing theorists, get a copy of the book entitled “Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: The Philippine Perspective” by: Dr. Eufemia Octaviano and Dr. Carl Balita.

•  Carmencita M. Abaquin
  
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 is a nurse with Master’s Degree in Nursing obtained from the University of the Philippines College of Nursing.

An expert in Medical Surgical Nursing with subspecialty in Oncologic Nursing, which made her known both here and abroad.

She had served the University of the Philippines College of Nursing, as faculty and held the position as Secretary of the College of Nursing.

Her latest appointment as Chairman of the Board of Nursing speaks of her competence and integrity in the field she has chosen.

About her Theory:

“PREPARE ME” Interventions and the Quality of Life Advance Progressive Cancer Patients.

Basic Assumptions and Concepts:

PREPARE ME (Holistic Nursing Interventions) are the nursing interventions provided to address the multi-dimensional problems of cancer patients that can be given in any setting where patients choose to be confined. This program emphasizes a holistic approach to nursing care. PREPARE ME has the following components:

• Presence – being with another person during the times of need. This includes therapeutic communication, active listening, and touch.
• Reminisce Therapy – recall of past experiences, feelings and thoughts to facilitate adaptation to present circumstances.
• Prayer
• Relaxation-Breathing – techniques to encourage and elicit relaxation for the purpose of decreasing undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain, muscle tension, and anxiety.
• Meditation – encourages an elicit form of relaxation for the purpose of altering patient’s level of awareness by focusing on an image or thought to facilitate inner sight which helps establish connection and relationship with God. It may be done through the use of music and other relaxation techniques.
• Values Clarification – assisting another individual to clarify his own values about health and illness in order to facilitate effective decision making skills. Through this, the patient develops an open mind that will facilitate acceptance of disease state or may help deepen or enhance values. The process of values clarification helps one become internally consistent by achieving closer between what we do and what we feel.

*To learn more about Carmencita Abaquin’s theory, conceptual model and other Filipino nursing theorists, get a copy of the book entitled “Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: The Philippine Perspective” by: Dr. Eufemia Octaviano and Dr. Carl Balita.

• Sister Letty G. Kuan
   is a nurse with Master’s Degree in Nursing and Guidance Counseling.
• She also holds a Doctoral Degree in Education. For her vast contributions to the University of the Philippines College of Nursing faculty and academic achievements, she is now Professor Emeritus, a title awarded only to a few who met the strict criteria.
• She had two Master’s Degrees, MA in Nursing and MS Education, Major in Guidance Counseling, culminating in Doctor of Education (Guidance and Counseling).
• She has clinical fellowship and specialization in Neuropsychology in University of Paris, France (Salpetriere Hospital). Neurogerontology in Waterson, New York (Good Samaritan Hospital) and Syracuse University, New York. She also had Bioethics formal training at Institute of Religion, Ethics and Law at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
• She authored several books giving her insight in the areas of Gerontology, Care of Older Persons and Bioethics.
• She is a recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teachers Award in 1995 and an Award for Continuing Integrity and Excellence in Service (ACIES) in 2004. Her religious community is the Notre Dame de Vie founded in France in 1932.
• As a former member of the Board of Nursing, her legacy to the Nursing Community is without a doubt, indisputable.

About her Theory:

“Retirement and Role Discontinuities”

Basic Assumptions and Concepts:

Physiological Age is the endurance of cells and tissues to withstand the wear-and-tear phenomenon of the human body. Some individuals are gifted with strong genetic affinity to stay young for a long time.

Role refers to the set of shared expectations focused upon a particular position. These may include beliefs about what goals or values the position incumbent is to pursue and the norms that will govern his behavior. It is also the set of shared expectations from the retiree’s socialization experiences and the values internalized while preparing for the position as well as the adaptations to the expectations socially defined for the position itself. For every social role, there is complementary set of roles in the social structure among which interaction constantly occurs.

Change of Life is the period between near retirement and post retirement years. In medico-physiologic terms, this equates with the climacteric period of adjustment and readjustment to another tempo of life.

Retiree is an individual who has left the position occupied for the past years of productive life because he/she has reached the prescribed retirement age of has completed the required years of service.

Role Discontinuity is the interruption in the line of status enjoyed or role performed. The interruption may be brought about by an accident, emergency, and change of position or retirement.

Coping Approaches refer to the interventions or measures applied to solve a problematic situation or state in order to restore or maintain equilibrium and normal functioning.

Determinants of positive perceptions in retirement and positive reactions toward role discontinuities:

1. Health Status – refer to physiological and mental state of the respondents, classified as either sickly or healthy.
2. Income – (economic level) refers to the financial affluence of the respondent which can be classified as poor, moderate or rich.
3. Work Status
4. Family Constellation – means the type of family composition described either close knit or extended family where three more generations of family members live under one roof; or distanced family, whose member live in separate dwelling units; or nuclear type of family where only husband, wife and children live together.
5. Self-Preparation

*To learn more about Sister Letty G. Kuan’s theory, conceptual model and other Filipino nursing theorists, get a copy of the book entitled “Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: The Philippine Perspective” by: Dr. Eufemia Octaviano and Dr. Carl Balita.

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