“Bibliotheraphy” aims to promote Christian values among Centralians. Photo Credit: Prof. Ana Mae Cantel.
The Philippine Librarians Associations, Inc. (PLAI) and the Western Visayas Regional Librarians Council (WVRLC) promotes “Bibliotherapy,” an initiative which recognizes the inherent quality of literature not only as a source of enjoyment and entertainment, but as materials that promote well-being.
Book-reading has been found to offer therapeutic benefits which can result to developing self-confidence, increasing intellectual capacity, as well as building healthier interpersonal relations. Mr. Christian George Acevedo, PLAI-WVRLC President, further explains that reading “books and other literature can facilitate structure interactions between and among individuals.”
According to Prof. Ana Mae Cantel, the event facilitator, CPU’s Henry Luce III Library is one of the recognized centers of the program as the library holds one of the biggest collections of reading materials in the whole of Western Visayas.
Atty. Salex E. Alibogha, Acting Dean, CPU College of Nursing thanked the alumni for their strong commitment and support to the activities of the college.
With the aim of equipping Centralian nurses with the updates and current trends in the professional practice, the Central Philippine University College of Nursing held an International Balik-Turo Program on “Current Trends in Nursing Practice in the United States of America” by Dr. Susan B. Gabayeron, BSN Class 1990. The event was held at the Audio Visual Room, Loreto D. Tupaz Building on January 31, 2018.
The general objective of the program is to create a venue for academic exchange to update and enrich the perspectives of Centralian nursing students regarding international health care issues. Its specific objectives include discussing the different health care issues confronting the world, explicating the role of nurses in global health care issues confronting patient care, and allowing the participants to express their own perspectives on international issues affecting the nursing profession.
For the opening remarks, Atty. Salex E. Alibogha, Acting Dean of the CPU College of Nursing, highlighted the importance of the Balik-TuroProgram in helping CPU nursing students gain ideas about the international trends in nursing to prepare them before they get into professional practice. He also thanked the strong alumni support of Centralian nurses here and abroad by sharing their time, talent, and expertise to the series-lecture.
Centralian eagerly listen to Atty. Alibogha’s opening remarks.
CPU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Irving Domingo Rio, in his message, thanked the CPU College of Nursing for holding the Balik-TuroProgram. According to him, the program helps the university produce globally competitive nurses, “This Balik-Turo Program is a matter of privilege; it is free of charge and I thank the CPU College of Nursing and its alumni for creating an activity that encourages our nurses to excel.”
Academic Coordinator, Ms. Joelah V. Rio, introduced guest speaker Dr. Susan B. Gabayeron, a 1980 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate of CPU. She took up her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Phoenix and her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Chamberlain College of Nursing. She is currently a registered nurse at Saint Francis Medical.
She is a recipient of the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award given to nurses who have passion and as excelled in their professional practice. Gabayeron is also part of the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau, a group of recognized nurses around the globe.
For her lecture, Gabayeron talked about the importance of evidence based practice in creating the best practice and protocols for the nursing practice, “After getting a research fund for sepsis, I was given the task of studying and researching for the best nursing practices to address the disease. Here, I realized the importance of evidence-based practice in finding the best health care solutions in bed care.”
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Irving Domingo Rio, commended the CPU College of Nursing for holding activities that encourage nurses to pursue excellence in their future professional practice.A heart for excellence and commitment to the nursing profession, guest speaker, Dr. Susan B. Gabayeron, BSN Class 1990 encouraged the Centralian nursing students to love their profession.
She also answered frequently asked questions on Stroke Preparedness, Bedside Shivering Assessment Score, PT Care Cooling Phase and Pre-Warming Phase and other bed care practices. Gabayeron emphasized the importance of proper documentation in the nursing profession, “Documentation is crucial in the nursing practice. You have to be very detailed in the time, the symptoms, the documentation. This will determine how good you are as a nurse.”
For the closing remarks, Ma. Lourdes Sampiano, Clinical Instructor, CPU College of Nursing thanked Gabayero for sharing her time and expertise to the college. She also hoped that the participants would take into heart the lecture as they become professional nurses later on carrying the banner of CPU.
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