The 1st General Assembly After Rebranding

by Mary Grace P. Tiu and Elmer Jr. M. Miguel

The Global Society of Philippine Nurse Researchers, Inc. (GSPNRI) - CEU Cell held its 1st General Assembly last December 3, 2022. Formerly known as Philippine Nursing Research Society (PNRS), it rebranded as the mother organization not long ago. Being the only accredited student college-based organization of CEU Manila’s School of Nursing (SON), GSPNRI continues to deliver high quality webinars with distinguished guest speakers that will benefit the nursing students as they are able to gain more learnings outside the classroom. The theme for this school year is “Global Competitiveness in the New Normal Series,” a fitting topic as the world is transitioning to a new definition of normal.

The guest speaker was Dr. Josephine De Leon, the adviser of the said organization and the coordinator for SON’s community and research. Her lecture was about writing a publishable article, a timely subject matter as the level 4 nursing students were on their journey in completing their research while the level 3 nursing students were beginning to think of research proposals. Dr. De Leon touched on how to create exemplary research, discussed the ethics in publication, and gave tips on doing research. Having research as the main topic of the 1st general assembly was suitable as the world constantly faces emerging illnesses.

After the talk, the president of the GSPNRI - CEU Cell presented the activities of the organization for the school year that include the conference of the mother organization, an undergraduate research competition and webinars with topics on psychiatric nursing, cancer management, public health nursing, and the like. At the latter part of the program, the newly appointed officers were introduced to the organization members.

With a total of 278 members, the GSPNRI - CEU Cell is a community of nursing students who strive towards excellence in all endeavors. Its undertakings are in line with the university’s Expected Graduate Attributes (CEEGA) of being a lifelong learner and a competent and productive professional. GSPNRI - CEU Cell will continue to be a model organization and set an example for others.