Quality of Nursing Education in the Philippines: The Impact of Nursing Programme Profile

Background: The production of nursing professionals who are capable of delivering quality health care services hinges on the quality of nursing education programme. Nevertheless, quality of nursing education programme has always been judged from the point of licensure exams results and calibre of faculty members. Objectives: To Investigate the impact of profile of nursing education programme such as years of establishment, kind of accreditation agency and level of accreditation on the quality of nursing education programme in the Philippines. Design: A cross-sectional survey study design was employed in this study. Study settings and Participants: One hundred and eight-five (185) faculty members in fifteen (15) higher educational institutions in the Philippines were selected for the research using purposive-census sampling. The study was carried out from January 1 to June 30, 2017. Method: Close-ended structured questionnaires based on study objectives were used to collect data. Frequency and percentages were used to analyse the profile of faculty members whereas weighted means from a four Likert’s scale was used to interpret the extent of perceived quality of nursing education programme.Results: Nursing education programmes offered in the Philippines was found to be of good quality. Years of establishment of nursing education programme showed significant impact on the quality of curriculum and instruction (p-value=0.007), physical structure and equipment (p-value=0.001), student services (p-value=0.001) and admission of nursing students (p-value=0.003) while level of accreditation had significant effect on the quality of administration nursing programme (p-value=0.000), faculty development programme (p-value=0.001), physical structure and equipment (p-value=0.000), student services (p-value=0.001), admission of student (p-value=0.006) and quality assurance system (p-value=0.000) of nursing education programme. However, accreditation agency only had significant impact on quality of admission of students (p-value=0.047).Conclusion: Profile of nursing education programme had significant impact on some criteria pertaining to the quality of nursing education programme in the Philippines.

The VII All-Russian Congress of Accreditation Experts was held

The VII All-Russian Congress of Accreditation Experts was held in Moscow in February 2021. The event was held by the Federal Service for Accreditation with the organizational support of the National Institute for Accreditation of the Russian Accreditation Agency. The congress participants discussed topical issues of the development of the national accreditation system in the light of the implementation of the "regulatory guillotine" mechanism and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the formation and maintenance of the competencies of accreditation experts. This year, the congress was held online for the first time. More than 350 people from all regions of the country, near and far abroad, including more than 260 accreditation experts, took part in the work of the congress.

Experiences with the accreditation of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Accreditation in accordance with the international General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard) has become a widely accepted method of quality management and objective evidence of technical competence, knowledge, and skills of testing and calibration laboratories. In 2010, the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health (IMROH) had its management system accredited against the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard for the following scopes: determination of radioactivity, testing of ambient air quality, and testing in the scope of ionising radiation protection. This accreditation encompassed three laboratories: Radiation Protection Unit, Environmental Hygiene Unit, and the Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology Unit. In accordance with the rules of the Croatian Accreditation Agency, the second re-accreditation is due in 2020. This paper describes and discusses the quality management system at IMROH over the ten years of its implementation. We share our experiences about non-conformities discovered during regular work, internal audits, and external audits performed by the Croatian Accreditation Agency. The accredited management system significantly improved the performance of the accredited units, and the Institute increased its visibility and marketing advantage, consequently improving its market position.

Evaluation of Operational, Organizational, And Public Leadership on The Faculty Board And Department of The Faculty of “Xyz University”

This research discusses the evaluation of operational, organizational and public leadership by the Faculty Board and Department of the Faculty of XYZ University. The evaluation of effective leadership here refers to the assessment of National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (NAAHE) in Indonesia. Effective leadership in this sense is leadership that combines three characteristics, namely effectiveness of operational leadership, organizational leadership and public leadership. Descriptive analysis based on data from a questionnaire was employed in this exploratory research. Both academics and non-academics of the Faculty of XYZ University were involved as respondents. The questionnaire was distributed to 69 academics and 27 non-academics. Findings show that the assessment capability of the Dean and Department Coordinator is considered good, and so are their roles and the lecturers’ motivation. Another assessment on the capability of the head of administration division, heads of sub-divisions is also considered good, and so are their roles and the staff’s motivation. Therefore, it is expected that all of the boards are able to maintain and organise activities for both the staff and the lecturers. Keywords: leadership, leadership capability, role of the boards, role of the organization, role of the public

Survey for molecular reports in practicing oncologists in India

Objectives: Molecular oncology (GO) is a discipline that focuses on the diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and management of cancer with the help of molecular genetics. Increasing understanding of the molecular changes that drive tumor progression has transformed the treatment of this disease. The main goal of this study was to describe the current situation in India regarding the knowledge, attitude, and practice of molecular oncology through an online survey of oncologists. Material and Methods: A descriptive survey was sent to several hospitals by means of E-mails and social media. Results: Between December 2019 and February 2020, 74 responses were collected. All of the respondents were interested in the accreditation of the reports and authorizing agency accrediting them. About 68.9% of the practicing oncologist did not have any provision of molecular oncology tumor board. 82.4% of the oncologists reviewed with the molecular pathologist for discussion of the molecular reports. On the contrary, 58.1% of the oncologist never received any information from the reporting team about the patient clinical details, follow-up, or changes in the reports ever. About 79.7% of the prescribing oncologist were interested in remuneration in any form for prescribing such tests. About 27% of the oncologist were not aware of any accreditation agency available in India for molecular oncology reports. Conclusion: From the nationwide survey, we conclude that there is an increasing perception of the need for training in molecular oncology. This survey reflects a reality, in which specific needs are perceived.

Application of Product Quality Assurance in Manufacture, Case Study in Mechanical Engineering Department, Sriwijaya University

Product Quality Assurance (PQA) is a standard procedure to ensure product quality in practical manufacturing engineering. In this study, the PQA-procedure will be applied for academic assurance in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Sriwijaya University. The objective of this study is to generate web-based Academic Quality Assurance (AQA) in the Department, which accomplices with the National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (BAN-PT). The development of web-based AQA was carried out using an open- source PHP, MySQL, CSS, and REST API to ensure web integration with the existing website of Sriwijaya University. The results show that this application can overcome the current problems when the Academic Quality Assurance was conducted manually. The AQA web can work smoothly.

Application of National Sectors in the Procedure of NDT Personnel Certification

A comprehensive analysis of the concept “sector”, as one of the main components of the certification area of a specialist in non-destructive testing (NDT) in accordance with the requirements of the international standard EN ISO 9712, was carried out. Features and differences of the lists of sectors regulated by regulatory documents that establish the requirements for certification of NDT personnel are considered in the voluntary (DSTU EN ISO 9712) and legislatively regulated (NPAOP 0.00-1.63-13) areas of Ukraine. The features of the areas of accreditation of Personnel Certification Bodies (OSB) in the field of non-destructive testing of Ukraine and some countries of the European Union are considered. The analysis of sectors with which non-destructive testing personnel is certified was performed. Personnel certification bodies accredited by the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine (NAAU) and national accreditation bodies of the Great Britain, Germany and Nordic countries in accor­dance with the requirements of the international standard EN ISO / IEC 17024. The differences in product and manufacturing sectors re­gulated by the standard EN ISO 9712 and established by the areas of accreditation of PCB in the field of non-destructive control of Ukraine and selected European countries. The basic principles are stated in accordance with which an additional (national) sector should be created. On the example of the analysis of differences in the production sectors “production” and “control before and during ope­ration, including production” according to EN ISO 9712, various aspects of non-destructive testing that affect the criteria for the formation of additional (national) production sectors were considered. The possibility and appropriateness of introducing national sectors into the certification procedures of Personnel Certification Bodies for non-destructive testing in Ukraine are considered.

ANALISA KLASIFIKASI KUALITAS MAHASISWA LULUSAN BERDASARKAN JALUR PENERIMAAN MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA C4.5 (STUDI KASUS: UNIVERSITAS LAMPUNG)

Universities need a quality evaluation process based on the standards of the National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (BAN-PT) every year. Therefore, it is necessary for universities knowing the students to evaluate and to maintain the University's Education Efficiency Number (AEE). One of the standards that has been determined by BAN-PT is the quality of students that can be seen from the GPA, the accuracy of completing studies, thesis, path admission, and others. The purpose of this study is to provide information about the quality of students based on SNMPTN and SBMPTN admission with data mining techniques using RapidMiner software in the application of the C4.5 algorithm and using the research method of the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRIPS-DM). The results of this study were students who has graduated of class I quality was 46% from the SBMPTN path admission, 28% of the SNMPTN path admission, and class II category was 11% from the SBMPTN path admission, and 15% from the SNMPTN path admission. The results of accuracy obtained in decision tree modeling got an accuracy value of 97.46% with an error value of 0.98% and the value of Area Under Curve (AUC) of 0.973 with an error value of 0.014 which is classified into a excellent classification.

Hospital emergency management: A programing and profession assessment

At a national and international level, governments have advanced all-hazards readiness and implemented disaster management systems within multiple industries, services, and sectors. This scope included public health agencies and healthcare providers, whose roles evolved in purpose and expectation within their respective communities, but their core mission remained unchanged. Real-world emergencies and disasters routinely challenge hospitals and affirm that healthcare providers must be prepared to provide, sustain, and expand critical services during times of crisis. This study reviews emergency management (EM) and disaster preparedness programing specifically within hospitals and healthcare systems to assess overall effectiveness. Analysis includes a review of existing program administration literature and regulatory and accreditation agency standards. Initial findings suggest ongoing efforts are needed nationwide to improve hospital EM capabilities and enhance the resiliency of American healthcare infrastructure. Identified gaps include limitations of pertinent research, inconsistent program evaluation metrics and processes, and hindering perceptions of profession role and purpose. Recommendations are provided to refine the traditional hospital EM profession and advance overall program administration competencies, as well as considerations for future research opportunities.