Location and Geography. The Republic of the Philippines, a nation of 7,107 islands with a total area of 111,830 square miles (307,055 square kilometers), is located on the Pacific Rim of Southeast Asia. Two thousand of its islands are inhabited. Luzon, the largest island with one-third of the land and half the population, is in the north.
During the Working Phase, the nurse and the patient work to achieve the patient's full potential, and meet their goals for the relationship. A sign that the transition from the orientation phase to the working phase has been made, is if the patient can approach the nurse as a resource, instead of feeling a social obligation to the nurse (Peplau, 1997). The client fully trusts the nurse, and makes full use of the nurse's services and professional abilities.
A nursing aide, sometimes called a nursing assistant, assists medical staff in providing care for residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, as well as for short-term hospital patients.During a typical workday, they perform a wide variety of non-medical duties. nursing aide, sometimes called a nursing assistant, assists medical staff in providing care for residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, as well as for short-term hospital patients.