A NURSING student of the Silliman University was named the Best Podium Presenter at the research at the 5th International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing, Health, and Social Sciences held recently in Baguio City.

Ma. Jirija Eunice Bartolay was recognized after presenting her group’s research “Experiences of Burnout among Student Nurses during Covid19 Pandemic.”

Bartolay co-authored the research with her fellow nursing students Claire Tenaja and Leo Lorenz Cruz, Francess Jade Añosa, Claire Balbuena, Mia Belle Damayo, Clester Enildas, Sophia Kae Gurdiel, Soleil Mari Maghuyop, Shaira Shannine Miramon, Anne Nicolette Ortega, and Ma. Kiedis Trasmonte.

Dr. Freslyn Lim-Saco, SU College of Nursing faculty member, served as the students’ research adviser.

Alyana Marianne Aviso, another nursing student at SU, joined the conference as a poster presenter with the research study, “Influences of Resignation among Nurses in Private and Public Hospitals.”

Her research adviser was Asst. Prof. Marnesa Pardillo Campoy.

Meanwhile, Asst. Prof. Nathalie Cata-al, also an SUCN faculty member, represented SUCN as a conference participant.

Themed “Unfolding Stories: Nurturing Humanness through Qualitative Research,” the conference featured experts and scholars from esteemed universities and institutions in the country and beyond as speakers.

It offered the attendees a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and workshops, and it further facilitated the advancement of qualitative research knowledge.