Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Telesimulation Innovation On The Teaching Of Spikes Model On Sharing Bad News, Zohra Kurji, Azaina Aijaz, Amina Aijaz Khowaja, Zohra Asif Jetha, Shanaz Hussein Cassum
Telesimulation Innovation On The Teaching Of Spikes Model On Sharing Bad News, Zohra Kurji, Azaina Aijaz, Amina Aijaz Khowaja, Zohra Asif Jetha, Shanaz Hussein Cassum
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought to the world, an unprecedented emergency, which dramatically affected the face-to-face teaching in higher education academia. University faculty and students had to shift overnight to an online and remote course instruction. They were neither trained nor prepared and had limited resources and infrastructure. Palliative Care and Oncology Stream Faculty at Aga Khan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan, piloted an innovative academic project using telesimulation (TS). Trainee nurse interns were taught communication skills and the art of breaking bad news to palliative clients using the SPIKES model through TS. To incorporate best practices for …
Important Steps To Maintain The Privacy Of Patients In The Hospital, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, Sumera Aziz Ali
Important Steps To Maintain The Privacy Of Patients In The Hospital, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, Sumera Aziz Ali
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Women are considered as vulnerable groups in our society in spite of their defined women rights by various laws. This shows that unfortunately these laws are not implemented practically in the real life. Society is shaped by the individuals and everyone should be responsible for advocating their own rights as well as the right of others especially of the vulnerable groups within the population.
Integration Of Health Promotion Into Nursing Practice: A Case Study In Pakistan., Muneerah Vastani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Pammla M. Petrucka
Integration Of Health Promotion Into Nursing Practice: A Case Study In Pakistan., Muneerah Vastani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Pammla M. Petrucka
School of Nursing & Midwifery
The purpose of this study was to understand the concept of health promotion and perceptions related to the integration of health promotion in nursing practice in Pakistan. The study utilized the qualitative single case study approach to explore and describe the concept of health promotion, its significance and ways to integrate health promotion strategies in nursing practice. The data were collected from three different sources; focus group discussion among final year Post-RN BScN students, key informant interviews of practicing nurses, faculty, and MScN students, as well as a document review of the Post-RN BScN curriculum. Data analysis included a content …
Harassment: A Challenge At Workplace, Muhammad Younas, Salma Rattani
Harassment: A Challenge At Workplace, Muhammad Younas, Salma Rattani
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Health care professionals are deeply involved in caring for the human life and during this process, they come in a close contact with the care recipients. This, at times, positions the health care professionals in a vulnerable situation including workplace harassment which is an offensive verbal or physical act and comprises of an unwanted behavior or advancement or demand for sexual and other favors. This conduct creates an intimidating, unfriendly, and offensive work environment (Sigal, 2006). Consequently, it impacts on care providers' performance, quality care and their retention in the system. Hence, it is important that the health care personnel …
Development Of Students' Critical Thinking: The Educators' Ability To Use Questioning Skills In The Baccalaureate Programmes In Nursing In Pakistan, Tanveer Saeed, Shehla Khan, Azra Ahmed, Raisa Gul, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, Yasmin Parpio
Development Of Students' Critical Thinking: The Educators' Ability To Use Questioning Skills In The Baccalaureate Programmes In Nursing In Pakistan, Tanveer Saeed, Shehla Khan, Azra Ahmed, Raisa Gul, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, Yasmin Parpio
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Objective: To enhance the Critical Thinking skills of educators associated with the nursing baccalaureate programmes in Pakistan. By focusing on the type and level of questions asked by the educators.
Methods: Ninety-one faculty members from 14 out of 17 schools participated in the study. Data on the faculty's questioning skills was obtained through classroom observations and field notes. The duration of the observations was 45-60 minutes. Using Bloom's Taxonomy for cognitive thinking, questions were categorised into high and low categories.
Results: Most of the questions (68.9 %) asked by the participants were of lower levels, while some (5.37 %) were …
A Cultural Dilemma: Pakistani Nursing, Rafat Jan
A Cultural Dilemma: Pakistani Nursing, Rafat Jan
School of Nursing & Midwifery
No abstract provided.
Mental Health Nurses Attitudes To Hiv And Aids: A Short Report, David Arthur, T Mccann, K. Usher, A Williams
Mental Health Nurses Attitudes To Hiv And Aids: A Short Report, David Arthur, T Mccann, K. Usher, A Williams
School of Nursing & Midwifery
No abstract provided.