ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Immeasurable appreciation and deepest gratitude for the help and support are extended to the following

people who in one way or another have contributed in making this study possible.

Foremost, the researchers would like to express their sincere gratitude to their Clinical Instructor, fourth

year adviser, Ms. Shajanie Ganotice, RN, for the continuous support of our case study throughout these years of

nursing, for her patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. Her guidance helped us in all the

time of research and writing of this case study. The researchers could not have imagined have a better advisor

and mentor for the case study.

Besides our advisor, the researchers would like to thank our best supportive, good adviser, insightful

comments, corrections to work duties, case studies, our one of our best unforgettable Clinical Instructor, Mrs.

Lourdes P. Abecia, RN. Her guidance helped the group to accomplish smoothly with this case study.

As a group, we would like to thank the rest of our previous Clinical Instructor, Mr. Roberto C. Osol,

RN, MAN; Mrs. Lesley Ann M. Pascual, RN, MAN; Mrs. Irene N. Lopez, RN, MAN; Ms. Janilyn Mae Saban,

RN; Mr. Jaypee Bacalso, thank you all for your guidance, support, suggestions, and provisions that benefited

much in the completion and success of this study.

Our sincere thanks also goes to Dean of Nursing Polytechnic College of Davao del Sur, Inc, Mrs.

Jennifer P. Ybanez, RN, for the moral support and for allowing Group 1 to use the available resources in the

department.

Librarians of Polytechnic College of Davao del Sur, Inc., for lending the necessary reading materials

needed to complete this study.

Our School Nursing Coordinator, Dr. Maria LN Ledesma, RN, MAN, for her full undivided attention,

words of encouragement and support throughout these years here in Polytechnic College. Also, her

understanding and patience, in giving a suitable amount of time to defend the manuscript.

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 All the members of the Panel Examiners, for their constructive criticism that helped improve this study.

Patient family respondents for their patience, permission, and cooperation, and for being an invaluable

resource in providing answers concerning family background, family history, and other important information

to help start out the case study.

Finally, and most importantly, to Almighty God for giving the gift of knowledge and the insight of

people who contributed so much to our case study, and to our walk in life.

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