BACKGROUND: The present situation in the clinical practices in most hospitals in the Philippines presents great challenges and expectations for nurses to accomplish. Working in very busy large hospitals is considered tedious task. Even the most experienced nurses are confronted with complicated assignments that may threaten their wellness. It is in this context that the researcher conducted this study to determine (a) the nurses' rating of the availability of an existing hospital's basic health promotion program for nurses, (b) the nurses' perceptions of administrative support for the health promotion program, and (c) the nurses' appraisal of the scope of workplace wellness promotion in hospital units.

METHODOLOGY: A descriptive-correlational method was used. The sample consisted of 131 of 194 staff nurses from a large city government hospital. Data were collected using the Workplace Wellness Questionnaire and interviews. Ranking, weighted mean, and Pearson coefficient were used to analyze data.

RESULTS: The respondents rated the availability of basic health promotion with its overall mean score of 2.61 implying that the respondents perceived that the health promotion program is supported to some extent. Withregard to the administrative support, the respondents perceived that administration was generally supportive of existing hospital health promotion program. However, they responded that they rarely experienced an optimum level of wellness. Statistical evidence supported that there is an existing relationship between the extent of workplace wellness and the availability of it and support of the administration

CONCLUSION: Weak areas in the workplace were prioritized in the wellness program for nurses. These areas were: physical activity facilities and access to facilities outside of work hours, nutrition education/weight management, written policies and fitness programs, allocated budget, employee participation and health screening. Since the respondents experienced a low level of wellness, a nurses' workplace wellness program was formulated and proposed.