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.
Anaesthetic Nurse. The anaesthetic nurse provides the primary support to the patient and anaesthetist throughout anaesthetic process. With the anaesthetist supervision, the anaesthetic nurse ensures the safety the patient during the course of the anaesthetic.erioperative nurses care for patients in the period prior, during and following surgery or interventional procedures, perioperative nursing encompasses a range of specialised roles including, but not limited to: