Neil Cyrus Gian B. Bangtuan

University of the Cordilleras College of Nursing Baguio City, Philippines

Abstract Title:Relationship of 3Qs to the clinical decision-making of fourth-year student nurses in a private higher education institution in Baguio City

Biography:

Neil Cyrus Gian Bangtuan is a dedicated fourth-year nursing student at the University of the Cordilleras and the current president of the UC Youth and Adolescent Sexuality and Reproductive Health Hub (UYAHH). Passionate about youth empowerment, research, and public health advocacy, Gian has actively led initiatives that promote reproductive health education and student leadership. With a strong belief in holistic care, Gian integrates emotional, social, and adversity intelligence into his academic and clinical journey, aiming to become a nurse who heals not only bodies—but also minds and communities.

Research Interest:

This study aims to determine the relationship between emotional, adversity, and social quotient and the clinical decision-making abilities of fourth-year student nurses, as well as the levels of these variables. Clinical decision-making is a vital nursing function that ensures safe and effective patient outcomes. While cognitive abilities are foundational, non-cognitive traits such as emotional, adversity, and social quotients may also influence students’ decision-making processes. However, limited literature has explored these traits in relation to clinical decision-making, particularly among student nurses in the Philippine context. Descriptive-correlational design was used among 218 fourth-year nursing students from a private higher education institution in Baguio City, selected through systematic random sampling. Standardized tools assessed emotional, adversity, and social quotients, as well as clinical decision-making. Data were collected through printed surveys and analyzed using weighted mean and Spearman’s rho. There was a statistically significant moderate positive correlation between each quotient and clinical decision-making (EQ r = .44; AQ r = .51; SQ r = .51, p < 0.05). Most students demonstrated high level of clinical decision-making (M = 79.75), a high level of adversity quotient (M = 48.75), and a high level of social quotient (M = 71.00). The emotional quotient had a moderately high level (M = 92.75). Emotional, adversity, and social quotients are positively associated with clinical decision-making. Integrating these non-cognitive traits into nursing education may enhance students’ clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen readiness for real-life clinical practice.
Keywords: clinical decision-making, emotional quotient, adversity quotient, social quotient, non-cognitive