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theory. (3) The attitude of the nurses in the application of Faye Abdellah’s Theory is affected with
their profile variables age, civil status, highest educational attainment, monthly family income
and years in service. (4)The attitude of the nurses in the application of Faye Abdellah’s Theory is
related to their profile variables age, civil status, highest educational attainment, monthly family
income and years in service.
In view of the above conclusions, below are the recommendations which proposed. 1.
Nurses must engage themselves in continuing education programs and post-graduate education
to enhance their attitude in the application of Faye Abdellah’s Theory and the like. As such,
improvement in their practice of profession can be evident; 2. Hospital Administrators must
develop programs for p\the professional growth of their nurses. Having professional development
programs will help nurses become more competent in the field of nursing; 3. A regular evaluation
of the performance of the nurses should be undertaken to eventually have positive attitudes
towards the application of different nursing theories that will improve patient’s welfare and 4.
Future studies should be conducted to explore other variables that seem to affect the attitude of
the nurses in the application of Faye Abdellah’s Theory and others.

LIVED EXPERIENCES OF TEENAGE FATHERS: A CASE STUDY
MARLO M. LAPURGA

This study primarily determined the lived experiences of teenage fathers. Specifically,
it looked into the following: 1) the personal profile of the respondents which included variables
namely age, civil status, educational attainment, number of years of being a father, occupation,
monthly family income; 2) lived experiences of teenage fathers in terms of stage of adolescence,
primary caregiver, relationship of teenage father to child, sense of bonding, relationship of
teenage father to his partner, coping mechanism uses by teenage fathers such as physical,
emotional, spiritual, and social aspect.
Based on the collective data, the researcher arrived at the following findings: 1) the
respondents are basically in the young adult category, single, high school graduates, employed,
with 1-2 years of being a father, and with the average of monthly income; 2) teenage fathers are
in the middle stage of adolescence with became a father, bonding and attachment of father to
child is “secure”, smoking and drinking liquor is hazardous to their health, they view fatherhood
as a responsibility where they are the provider of the bay’s needs and security, most of the
respondents are happy to serve their family, all are willing to learn baby staff and to do chores
to show their importance in the fatherhood, yet nervous, shocked and surprised when they
find out that their partner was delayed and pregnant, teenage fathers cope psychologically and
financially through heeding their parents’ advices and assistance.
The following conclusions were made based on the findings of the study: majority
of teenage fathers are in middle age of adolescence with secondary education, employed and
with equal monthly income, give up vices like drinking alcohol and smoking, teenage fathers

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