By Cyrus A. Natividad

Students of the College of Nursing have won various awards in the 4th WVH Research Conference 2021.

Central Philippine University College of Nursing won prizes from the Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (WVHDRC), during its 4th WV Health Research Conference on October 14-15, 2021. The group contestants won in Poster and Short Film categories – based on this year’s theme: Preparing for the future: sharing of Research and Practices of COVID 19 Prevention.

In the Poster category, CPU College of Nursing won 1st Place for its research poster entitled: Anxiety Level and Social Support in response to Lockdown and Self-Care Activities among Nursing Students in a Private Higher Educational Institution in Iloilo City. First Prize in this category is P 6,000.00.

Second Place in Poster Category was also won by CPU College of Nursing with a prize of P5,000.00, for their Research Poster entitled: Surviving the Pandemic: Lived Experiences of Nurses who Recovered from Covid-19 in Iloilo City. CPUCN also grabbed 3rd place for their Research Poster entitled: Lived Experiences of Doctors Utilizing Telemedicine for Patient Care in a Private Hospital in Iloilo City; with the prize of P 4,000.00.

In the Short Film Category, CPUCN won 2nd Prize for their film “Liza” with the prize of P 5,000.00. A Merit Award was given to CPU College of Nursing in the Idea Generation Contest. Their idea generated was: “Related Learning Experience in the Pandemic World.”
Certificates of Recognition were also given to the contestants from CPU College of Nursing.