Resilience Quotient and Work Performance of Nurse Educators in Benguet State University (Bsu)- College of Nursing During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Educational System experienced changes which lead to stressors due to the pandemic (Tria 2020) specifically Nursing Education, with Barton et.al (2020) calling on Nurse Educators to remain resilient and maintaining the quality of education they provide.

The researchers wish to find out the overall Resilience Quotient (RQ) and work performance of Nurse Educators of Benguet State University (BSU), find out the level of agreement between the descriptors and domains of RQ, discover the difference between sex, educational background, years of work experience, and status of employment of Nurse Educators in regards to their RQ and level of Work Performance, and to determine the association between their RQ and level of Work Performance.

Following a Quantitative, Descriptive Correlational research design, the researchers have then chosen respondents from BSU. After sending a letter of approval to the College Dean and obtaining the consent of the 23 respondents through the survey, then begins data collection. Using the Resilience Quotient developed by Russel Consulting, Inc. to measure their RQ and their Individual Performance Commitment and Review (IPCR) ratings from the second semester of AY 2019-2020 and first semester of AY 2020-2021 to determine their work performance, mean values, T-Tests and F-Test, and Spearman’s Rho had then been used to determine the results of the study.

The results revealed that the overall RQ of the nurse educators from BSU-CN is “Resilient” (x̅ = 166.6), and their work performance is “Outstanding” (x̅=4.92). The study also reveals that there are no significant differences among all four (4) variables in their relationship with RQ and Work Performance. A strong significant relationship between RQ and Work Performance (rs=.0.67004) is revealed.

Maintaining, monitoring, and strengthening the RQ of Nurse Educators is advised since work performance is positively affected by this especially during the pandemic.