Our Lady of Fatima University DATE COMPLETED YEAR AND SECTION

College of Nursing
Cabanatuan City
Philippines 2020 3Y1-1 GROUP 4

Research Proposal Capsule

Proponents FERNANDO JOHN RAY BERNARDINO

AGUILAR HONEY COLEEN SOLIMAN

JUAN JENAICA

VERCELES CAMILLE IVY BALUTAN

Last Name First Name Middle Name

Field of Specialization Nursing

Research Attributes Research Approach Quantitative

Research Design Descriptive

Research Survey
Technique

Sampling Purposive Sampling

Research Domain Nursing research

Delineated Factors Information, Overuse, Overdependence, Technology, Health, Nursing

Students, COVID-19

Project Title Overdependence on Technology: Exploring the Impact of Everyday Digital Technology use in
(as proposed by the terms of Information during COVID-19
candidate)

Research The methodology of this research is to know the overdependence on technology which it is
Intellectualization to explore the impact of everyday digital technology use in terms of information. This
(who,where,when) research shows data will be gathered from (50) purposively selected third year nursing
student of our lady of Fatima Cabanatuan Campus that were chosen through the use of
purposive sampling. The time frame of this study is from august 2020 to December 2020 the
vicinity of this time frame at Our Lady of Fatima University.
Conceptual Tags Tally Information, Technology, COVID-19

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Proposal Abstract Technology will be part of our world for the rest of our foreseeable lives. Some
people believes that student must become accustomed to technology because the
digital world is here to stay, and will continue to offer its vast amount of benefits. The
digital world technology “lets us communicate, share, compete, inform each other
and plan together. All of that is good for everybody, including student within some
boundaries. Just like there have to be rules of conduct in real life, there have to be
smart rules of conduct in digital life.” The presence of this technology will force
overdependence of every student to technology, and have the skills to navigate it and
keep up with it as they get older. Electronic media is becoming more and more
integrated into our world as technology advances and becomes more easily
accessible. Technology has changed society throughout history. Over the last few
decades, cellular devices, iPads, iPods, computers, and most importantly the internet
have completely overhauled the way people interact in society and the way educators
work in schools. Technology implementation in schools is pivotal to student success. It
is imperative that teachers of the 21st century adjust to the technological revolution
and not only prepare themselves but prepare their students for the technological real
world. The 21st century society demands a technologically advanced person. The aim
of this study is to explore the impact of everyday digital technology use in terms of
information during COVID-19, Digital technology can use of student to get
information having previously considered the impact opportunities that digital
technology can offer students, such opportunities are based on the assumption
students have, or can easily gain access to the technology requirements, and that all
students are competent with the software provided. The study will consider how
digital technology behind each argument supporting overdependency based
education are the underlying questions of whether student has impact of everyday
use of digital technology is equivalent in nature and engagement to conventional
student learning. These findings are important due to the technological dependency
of every student that are currently facing. With more technology exposure for
students and more professional development for everyone to hone their newly
acquired during COVID-19, Technology may be the catalyst needed for school districts
to help their students achieve at higher levels

Research Introduction
(CARS or T-I-O-C)
TRENDS- A new foreign invader of the body which affects not just one country but the
whole world, it began last December 2019 at Wuhan China and eventually to some
countries including the Philippines. Until today, it is continually spreading in every
person at every country and it is commonly known as Corona virus. It is a virus which
main target is the human respiratory system, the reason why it is dangerous in a life
of an individual because it may contribute to the abnormal functioning of the lungs
that may affect the respiration of a human being and then suddenly may kill people
especially those persons with certain underlying respiratory diseases. This pandemic
leads to the technology implementation in different schools. Students of 21 st century
adjust to the technological revolution and prepare themselves to the technical real
world.

ISSUE- During the 2020, COVID-19 pandemic which involves lockdown and social
distancing made a problem towards the increase of digital technology overuse of the
students having online classes. According to Wiederhold (2020), “Adopting new
technology rarely comes without a few bumps, aside from mechanical malfunctions
and networks struggling, people are now beginning to recognize a new phenomenon:
tiredness, anxiety, or worry resulting from overusing virtual platforms.” Many
students now are more or less use digital devices for information purposes, browsing
and surfing to the internet to gain knowledge, download applications and check for
announcements on a daily basis. In addition, according to Montag (2016), “Describing
and understanding the consequences of digital technology use clearly show that
many humans are already “overusing” technology.” Due to smartphones and Internet
overuse, students stop communicating with the directly available environment and
stop experiencing the current moment. It becomes clear that such technology is
unavoidable which it alters the natural social lives of the students and potentially
harm the entire functioning of the students. Even though they know that they are
safe from virus but subconsciously, this large appearance and prolonged eye contact
to the screen of the technologies, may lead to flooding their bodies with stress
hormones. When all of these are put together, there is no wonder they often leave
technologies feeling unsettled and exhausted. In some studies “they examined the
continuous overuse of mobile phones which can lead to technostress, whereas
technostress will cause problems in personal health and work-related issues.”
(Boonjing, 2017). It is about time to realize how damaging digital technology overuses
can be to students, it is not too late to study the impact of the overdependence of the
students on internet, smartphone, and other new digital technologies which
contribute and affect their productivity and well-being as individual.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of the study is to explore the impact of everyday digital
technology use in terms of information during COVID-19.

CONTRIBUTION: This study contributes more on the awareness regarding on the

possible impacts of the overdependence on technology of the nursing students having
online classes. Nowadays, as the pandemic goes on, nursing students are being focus
on the online commitment for studies and information purposes. As future healthcare
providers who need to set as model for taking care of health, a new implementation
of the schools affect their ought which they are responsible to give comfort and
provide care to people. They forget their own health risk regardless on the
 consequences of overusing digital technology as a tool to study and become
successful individual in the future.

Research Questions What are the impacts of everyday use of digital technology in terms of information
(Indicative typologies: during covid-19?
descriptive, exploratory, How being over dependent on technology affect information of the students?
explanatory) How being over dependent on technology affect the health of the third nursing
students during Covid-19?

Research Arguments H1: Presence of COVID-19 will result to high behavioral intention to do overuse of
(hypotheses) technology
H2: Increase in overuse of technology will result to low information
H3: Decrease overuse of technology will result to better immune system to prevent
COVID-19

Significance of the The purpose of the study is to give awareness and be able to informed third year
Proposed Research nursing students having online classes about the health risk on everyday using of
(State here what is known digital technology. Informing them that health is wealth, without proper functioning
in the field and what the of the individual's body, future nurses cannot be able to be as productive and
paper will add to theory, competent as it is necessary for the future profession. As students, we should be
praxis and research) conscious of the environmental implications of our technological dependence,
because we are most likely to have technology and we will disproportionately bear
their future environmental and health consequences.

Research Simulacrum
(Bins and graphical
hypothesizing)
 CURRICULUM VITAE

John Ray B. Fernando, SN

A 20 years old, Mr Fernando from Zaragoza Nueva Ecija was born May 20, 2000. He is a junior nursing
student at Our Lady of Fatima University Cabanatuan Campus. He studied in Zaragoza Central School and Vincentian
Catholic Academy. And he believes that the core of nursing is caring, knowledge and integrity.

Honey Coleen S. Aguilar, SN

Ms. Aguilar a junior nursing student at Our Lady of Fatima University Cabanatuan. She was born on June 22,
1998. Graduated Senior High School at General De Jesus College in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. A 22 years old junior nursing
student believes that nursing is an honorable career, and should not be treated as a job.

Jenaica Juan, SN
MS. Juan have the philosophy in life of “Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying” because for her, you
will attempt more when you don’t limit yourself. She was born on October 19, 1999. She is a junior nursing student at Our
Lady of Fatima
University Cabanatuan where she also finished her Senior High School.

Camille Ivy B. Verceles, SN

Ms. Verceles, 20 years old from Zaragoza Nueva Ecija. She was born September 19, 2000. She studied
Junior High School and Senior High School at Zaragoza National High School. She is a third year nursing student at Our
Lady of Fatima University Cabanatuan. She truly believed in “To be kind is more important than to be right”, this is her
philosophy in life.
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

Melody M. Gatdula, RN, RM, MAN, Program Coordinator Dean, College of Nursing
Nursing Research Professor
 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

Michael Joseph S. Diño, RN, MAN,

PhD(c) Program Coordinator Dean, College of Nursing
Methods of Research Professor

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