Notre Dame University

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Cotabato City

A Written Presentation of the Survey Findings

In
Basic Techniques in Guidance and Counselling

A Paper Presented to

The Faculty of the Graduate School

Of Notre Dame University, Cotabato City

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirement for the Degree

Masters of Arts in Nursing

Submitted to:

Prof. Carmencita Teresa C. Cang, RPsy, RPm

Submitted by:

Dave C. del Rosario, RN

 The Filipino Millennial Nurse

Like generations before them, Millennials (ages 22-37) are making their own unique and
indelible mark on our society. Coming of age with the internet, social media, mobile
communication, and changing societal dynamics, Millensnials seem to hold very different
expectations from previous generations – and they assume that their contributions will be different,
too. These characteristics may be magnified in the nursing workforce, because this helping and
caring profession always demands an extraordinary level of individual commitment. Millennial
nurses are bringing a dynamic new perspective on such factors as career, leadership, education,
and work environment.

Majority of the respondents ranges from 28 to 32 years of age. Most of them are single and
are still living with their parents only two of them are married with kids. The respondents are
compose of 5 female nurses and 3 male nurses. They are currently working at Cotabato Regional
and Medical Center and the area of assignment is in the operating room. Majority of them are
working for 4 years and above. The tribal affiliation are Ilonggos, Chavacano, Tagalog, Ilocano
and Maguindanaon.

In determining or describing themselves as millennial nurse, they describe themselves as a

hardworking, competitive, moody, aggressive, subjective, vocal, trustworthy, flexible and willing
to learn new ideas and up and updates.

In describing the fellow millennial nurse, they answers ambitious, aggressive, peer-
dependent, freedom of expression, adapt changes/learnings easily, lack of dedication to work, time
conscious, strive for affiliation and rapid achievement.

In identifying the challenges that they are facing right now. Adapting to obsolete practices
because the older managers see it more convenient than adjusting to new custom. Continuous
education for advancement and new technologies. They also answer that the nurses are overwork,
and burnout. They also mentioned about the career and family which comes first, the lack of time
to their family and stressful. They want also to have a stress management and strict management.
More balance time for work and family. It is also hard to adopt to the new challenges and old
fashion ways.

They describe on how they cope or manage these challenges. First is to have a good
benefits, open to changes and suggestions, always looking for a rationale just to understand these
old fashion ways, incorporate it with new trends. Most of all they want quality time with the family
during off duties without compromising work-related responsibilities. To sum it up, vacation leave
once in a while to release the stress. They are motivated, always reminding that it’s not about the
money, but helping and caring to our patients is the most challenging part in nursing life. Having
a good attitude towards patience.

About their future and successes in life. One of the respondent said that “Success is a point
in your life that you reach happiness and greatness. In order to do so, we must act accordingly to
our plans. If not, strive and do not lose hope.” Early retirement will mean a lot to them as they
have more time to their family and loved ones. Planning to get/apply for other job with working
hours 8am to 5pm so she can spend more time with family. The other respondent said he see the
future with that I have right now will identify or describe what I am tomorrow. What he mean is
for him to be more successful, he has to earn as much as I could right now (money, experience,
love, support and a lot more) to become sustainable in what life has to offer. I have a respondent
also said she wants her future working abroad with her husband and kids beside her. The other
respondent said “I see the future to be more advanced and engaged in technology and critical
intelligence in providing healthcare. Human labor would be lessened with the help of upgraded
healthcare system. Quality of health would be much more likely due to adaptation to new
knowledge and practice. Success for me is when patient satisfaction has been delivered through
effective management and teamwork and openness to new ideas that pursue a goal to achieve
delivery of healthcare for all. This is only possible if we are not afraid to adapt to change in
response to the timely demand and need of our community. However we must also consider the
old practices as the basic foundation of methods that we do and these old practices are our basis in
improving our knowledge for us to provide the best quality healthcare for all.”
 Millennials are often looking to better themselves through education or job changes, and
they are more trusting of leadership than are older nurses. They also have distinct expectations
about what constitutes a good working environment and how that can positively affect patient care.
Among these expectations are professional development opportunities, transparent quality
measures, a positive culture, and earnestly supportive leadership.

Most Millennials are not shy about saying what they think, and in fact have learned to
express their opinions on Facebook and the internet in general. This straightforward approach can
be a great quality for nurses, as they must be willing to openly share their valid concerns about a
patient’s progress. They must also be able to relay important information in a clear manner to
doctors and nurses, as well as patients and their families.