LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION AND BOARD PERFORMANCE OF THE COLLEGES OF NURSING IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

This study sought to correlate the accreditation status and the level of accreditation of nursing colleges in the National Capital Regions in the Philippines to the nurses licensure examination performance from 1994-1998. More specifically, it aimed to answer the following problems: a) what is the accreditation status of the private colleges of nursing in the National Capital Region as of 1998? b) What is the level of accreditation of the accredited colleges of nursing in the National Capital Region as of 1998? c) What is the average board performance of Accredited and non-accredited nursing schools from 1994-1998? d) Is there a significant relationship between the board performance and the accreditation status of the colleges of nursing? e) Is there a significant relationship between the board performance of the nursing schools and their level of accreditation? f) Is there a significant difference between the board performance of accredited and non-accredited schools of nursing? Descriptive-correlational design was utilized. Thirty-eight (38) colleges of Nursing in the National Capital Region were the focus of the study. Documentary analyses were utilized in the study. Data were gathered, collated, analyzed, and interpreted using the appropriate statistical tool which include: frequency and percentage were used to determine the profile of the NCR colleges of Nursing in terms of accreditation status, the level of accreditation and the mean board performance; Pearson's r was used to determine whether a significant relationship exist between the accreditation status and the board performance, and the level of accreditation and the board performance of these nursing schools;