Status of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Implementation in Asian Nursing Schools.

Background And Objective: Interprofessional Education (IPE) is a necessary step in preparing a collaborative practice-ready health workforce that is better prepared to respond to local and global health needs. This study examined the status of IPE implementation in Asian nursing schools in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region (WPR).

Methods: Descriptive online survey research design was utilized, supplemented by online interviews.

Flexible Learning in Nursing in the Philippines as a Response to the Restrictions of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Educational Case Report.

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with societal and technological changes around the globe, demanded adaptations to nursing education. This educational case report is an idiographic narrative of an institution's experience of shifting to flexible learning in nursing education in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various subjects, involving foundation, intervention, and intensive nursing courses, were implemented in flexible learning modes during the Academic Year 2020 to 2021.

Care Needs of Parents of Children With Cancer in a Low-Middle-Income Country.

Mapping out actual supportive care needs assists nurses in providing holistic individualized care. This study aimed to explore the care needs of parents of children with cancer in the Philippines. Guided by the Supportive Care Needs Framework (SCNF), this study used an embedded mixed-method design with the quantitative revised Cancer Patient Needs Questionnaire and qualitative semistructured interviews to describe parents' care needs and priorities.