Aim To test a proposed model that determined the effects of nurses’ spiritual well‐being and caring behaviour on their provision of spiritual care to patients. Background The spiritual dimension of caring gained attention in the recent past as it is recognized to bring positive patient outcomes. Methods A cross‐sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used in the study. Data were collected from 300 registered nurses working in the hospitals in Pampanga, Philippines. Partial least square structural equation modelling was used to test the model. Results Nurses had a high level of ideal and lived perspectives of spiritual well‐being. They perceived their caring behaviour to be always manifested and occasionally engaged in spiritual activities that supported patient spirituality. Conclusions The structural equation model provided a feasible model that was either caring behaviour‐laden spiritual well‐being or spiritual well‐being‐infused caring behaviour. Implications for Nursing Management Nursing administrators may develop guidelines for practice within their institutions that are considerate of the proposed model. They may focus on caring behaviour‐laden spiritual well‐being model of nursing practice or spiritual well‐being‐infused caring behaviour model of nursing practice.

On a global scale, poor access to health and social welfare services for indigenous populations has threatened their overall well-being, especially those living in remote or peripheral areas. Academics from two higher education institutions in South Korea and the Philippines conducted a community-based research in an indigenous Aeta community in the highlands of Pampanga Province in the Philippines' Central Luzon region. Using a photovoice method and community survey, they investigated family health and hygiene as well as the current strategies this indigenous community employs to address their concerns. Results revealed that the community lacks the basic human needs and services such as water, food, shelter, education, and health service. They demonstrated, however, resilience in managing their lives by making use of the available natural resources and by drawing strength from community spirit. This study provided insights on how higher education institutions and other concerned agencies craft initiatives intended to benefit vulnerable populations and underserved communities such as the indigenous peoples.

Strengths perspective in social work can be translated into nursing. There are, however, few references of the perspective in the nursing literature. Thus the purpose of this study was to add to the evidence of strengths perspectives as applied in nursing. Specifically it aimed to develop and test the psychometric properties of an instrument designed to measure strengths perspective in clinical instruction. A methodological design guided the study. A purposive of 376 clinical instructors from select colleges of nursing in Central Luzon region in the Philippines accomplished the 39-item 5-level Likert scale. Construct validation revealed a three-factor (fostering reciprocity, initiating applicability, and identifying development areas) solution that accounted 39.43% of the variance. The index of internal consistency was .941. The results of factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha demonstrated adequate evidence of validity and reliability. The final 34-item instrument, Clinical Instructor's Strengths Perspective Inventory, can be used as a scale representing self-reported application of the concept in clinical instruction.

Background and aims: The Revised Professional Practice Environment (RPPE) Scale is a 39-item four Likert scale-rated questionnaire. The US-based Massachusetts General Hospital developed it as a measure of nurses’ leadership and autonomy over practice, relationship with physicians, control over practice, communication about patients, teamwork, handling of disagreement and conflict, internal work motivation, and cultural sensitivity. The RPPE Scale has been translated into several languages but Filipino. The aim of this paper was to translate the RPPE Scale to the Filipino language in order to establish an initial evidence for construct equivalence between it and the original version.Methods: Methodological design was used in the study following a four-step translation process. The data collection commenced in 2020.Results: The RPPE scale was subjected to forward translation in Filipino language. It was then back translated into English after which the conceptual equivalence was determined for similarity of translation and comparability of interpretation. The results based on weighted means were highly similar and highly comparable.Conclusions: The RPPE-Filipino version demonstrated an acceptable evidence of language- and culture-specificity that is sufficiently robust for use in Philippine setting. The existence of an instrument that is comparable and similar to the original RPPE Scale paves the way for initiating nursing staff development programs that are based on the tenets of professional practice environment.

Background and PurposeThe objectives of this study were to develop a National Nursing Core Competency Standards (NNCCS)-based instrument and determine its construct validity and internal consistency reliability.MethodsA methodologic research design was used to validate the 59-item scale based on the responses of 600 nurses. The scale items were culled from the client care, leadership and management, and research competencies identified in the NNCCS.ResultsThe results of the analyses confirmed 53 items and gave rise to a five-factor solution. The five dimensions are leadership, management, research, ethico-legal, and strategic competencies.ConclusionsThe seminal psychometric testing provided an evidence of acceptable validity and reliability of the proposed instrument. Further testing was recommended to accrue the psychometric soundness of the instrument.