Effect of the Utilization of Psycho-Spiritual Modules on the Nursing Students’ Determined Mind-Success (DMS) Self-Assessed Skills

The study focused on the development and implementation of Determined MindSuccess (DMS) Modules, a psycho-spiritual approach to help the nursing students develop determined mind to propel them to succeed in their chosen profession. The tool consisted of a questionnaire, and a set of modules. Experimental design was employed in the study. The initial draft of the DMS Tool was floated to a group of nursing students in a private school. After incorporating the corrections made by experts, the final draft was further reviewed by the deans of seven nursing schools and authorities of three government agencies for content validation. After incorporating their suggestions, the DMS Tool was pilot tested at a certain private school which revealed from moderate to high reliability. After establishing such reliability, the same tool went through standardization which was administered to seven nursing schools from the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The final instrument is a set of DMS Modules consisting of nine components, four of which are related to having a determined mind, namely: motivation, focus, decisiveness, and courage. The success components included self-confidence, productivity, hardwork, passion and faith. The DMS Modules utilizing psycho-spiritual approach were formulated to develop and enrich further the psycho-spiritual values of nursing students. The modules were implemented to an experimental group for two months in a private school. The posttest using ANCOVA revealed significant results. The study points to the potential of the DMS tool to help students develop values that will motivate them to accomplish their goals and succeed in life.

 

Keywords - Education, Determined Mind-Success Tool, Psycho-Spiritual Approach, Nurse Licensure Examination, descriptive design, Philippines.