APPROVAL SHEET

This Research Study entitled: “THE EFFECTS OF GRAVEYARD

SHIFT AMONG NURSES IN KALIBO, AKLAN” Second Semester School

Year 2018-2019 presented and submitted by: JEANNE MEGANE D.

ANDRADE, DANIELLA ANNE L. ARBOLEDA, CHRISTIAN NEIL B.

BEDIS, ADRIANNE DOMINIQUE V. BEROU, DEANNE JEAN S. DAVID,

ANGELA NIÑA R. DERIADA, VHINCE A. NABOR, RUBEN JOSHUA R.

RANIGO, BOY JOHN V. REBASE, MIKHAELA AIRA D. SASIS, AND

STEPHEN F. TAMPOS in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the subject Inquiries, Investigation, and

Immersion has been reviewed and is recommended for

approval.

MRS. MA. ELLEN GRACE D. TAN

Instructor

Approved and accepted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the subject Inquiries, Investigation, and

Immersion.

MRS.MARIA RUELLA P. LACHICA, MAEd

Principal

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers are most grateful to the source of wisdom

and strong pillar of their lives - God Almighty for making

possible to carry out this study.

Their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the following

persons who have been part for the success of this research:

To Mrs. Maria Ruella P. Lachica, the researchers’

approachable, tender caring principal, for allowing them to

conduct this research.

The researchers sincerely appreciate the commendable

efforts of the Inquiries, Investigation, and Immersion

Adviser, Mrs. Ma.Ellen Grace D. Tan, for her pertinent

information given towards the completion of the study.

The researchers would like to express their deepest

appreciation to their parents for their undying support and

for helping them in financial matters.

A special thanks to the respondents for giving them a

chance to have a survey about their perception to the Effects

of Graveyard Shift among Nurses in Kalibo, Aklan.

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 ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the effects of

Graveyard Shift among the Nurses of the hospitals within

Kalibo, Aklan. The purpose of this study is to know the

negative and positive effects of Graveyard Shift among the

Nurses. This study was intended to know the profiles of the

selected respondents. The importance of this study is to have

knowledge about the health issues and benefits of the nurses

with the topic “Effects of Grave Yard Shifts among the

Nurses”. In order to satisfy the objectives of the research,

a qualitative research was held. The researchers found that

the effects of Graveyard Shift among the nurses in Kalibo,

Aklan are lack of sleep, exhaustion, lack of time to do other

intended activities during daytime because of fatigue from

shift, lots of paperwork during this shift, no order from

doctors because there is no rounds during this shift,

convenience in transacting from offices, and higher salary

because of differential pay. Nurses should know how to prepare

themselves before the shift. The researchers recommend to

nurses to have healthy diet and vitamins are best to avoid

illness. Enough sleep before and after shifts are best to

compensate the sleep time that they lost. They should manage

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their time to be able to maximize their time not only for

work, but also for other planned activities.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

INSIDE TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . i

APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . . . ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . iii

ABSTRACT . . . . . . . iv

TABLE CONTENTS . . . . . . . v

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Rationale . . . . . 1

Setting of the Problem . . . . . 1

Seriousness of the Problem . . . . . 1

Statement of the Problem . . . . . 2

General Objective . . . . . 3

Specific Objective . . . . . 3

Conceptual Framework . . . . . 4

Theoretical Framework . . . . . 4

Scope and Delimitation . . . . . 7

Significance of the Study . . . . . 7

Definition of Terms . . . . . 8

CHAPTER 2 – REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Review of Related Literature . . . . . 9

Effects of Graveyard shift among nurses . . . 9

CHAPTER 3

Research Design . . . . . 11

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 Qualitative Research Methods . . . . . 12

Participants of the Study . . . . . 13

Instruments of the Study . . . . . 13

Validity and Reliability of Instruments . . . 13

CHAPTER 4 - METHODOLOGY, RESULTS, AND DISCUSSION

Presentation, Interpretation, and Analysis . . 15

Response Rate . . . . . . . . 15

Interpretation and Analysis of Data . . . 15

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . 16

CHAPTER 5 – SUMMARY, FINNDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND

RECOMMENDATION

Summary . . . . . . . . . 18

Findings . . . . . . . . . 18

Conclusions . . . . . . . . 19

Recommendations . . . . . . . 19

BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . 20

Published Books . . . . . . . 20

Electronic References . . . . . . 20

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A Letter of Request . . . . . 21

APPENDIX B Questionnaire . . . . . . 26

APPENDIX C Gantt Chart . . . . . . 28

APPENDIX D Curriculum Vitae . . . . . 29

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