title: A primary health care curriculum in action: the lived experience of primary health care nurses in a school of nursing in the Philippines: a phenomenological study.
abstract: Primary health care (PHC) nursing is widely practiced in the Philippines yet little is published about the nurses working in this field nor by these nurses. This paper describes a PHC nursing curriculum conducted in an island in the south of the Philippines and examines the experience of nurses working as faculty and simultaneously providing service to the local community. Data were collected from a convenience sample of faculty by interview and analysed using Huserrlian (descriptive) phenomenology and Colaizzi's method of data analysis. From 102 formulated meanings emerged four theme clusters: teaching PHC; external influences; the working reality and practicing PHC, and these are presented with exemplars from the interviews. The data gives a clear impression of the experience of implementing PHC and working with small communities and highlights the educational and clinical issues inherent in this unique model. The insights gained from the analysis of the interviews are contrasted with current literature and recommendations for future research are made.
authors.affiliation: The School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. hsarthur@inet.polyu.edu.hk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drury
authors.forename: Maria Teresita
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sy-Sinda
authors.forename: Ramonita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Arsenia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gloria
authors.forename: Rowena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turtal
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luna
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010679:Philippines; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration