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Exploring The Final Year Nursing Students’ Anticipatory Expectations Related To The Transition To Nursing Interns And Challenges Faced By Nursing Interns During Transition, Madrika Mirza Kanjiani
Exploring The Final Year Nursing Students’ Anticipatory Expectations Related To The Transition To Nursing Interns And Challenges Faced By Nursing Interns During Transition, Madrika Mirza Kanjiani
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Background: The transition period of new graduate nurses necessitates major adjustments as they transition from an organized learning environment to a more independent and challenging work environment. Most of the transitional challenges and concerns remain unaddressed resulting in a difficult transition. This study can aid in identifying the problems and the anticipated expectations of final-year nursing students to bridge the gap between academic training and professional practice, resulting in a smoother transition for new graduate nurses.
Purpose: The current study aimed to identify the perceptions of final-year baccalaureate nursing students regarding their anticipated expectations related to the transition from being …
Nursing Education Amidst Covid-19: Obstacles And Way Forward, Farida Bibi Mughal, Nasreen Rafiq, Bibi Hajira Irshad Ali
Nursing Education Amidst Covid-19: Obstacles And Way Forward, Farida Bibi Mughal, Nasreen Rafiq, Bibi Hajira Irshad Ali
School of Nursing & Midwifery
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Perception Of Nursing Students Regarding Blended Learning Implementation At University Of Lahore, Pakistan, Muhammad Afzal, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Syed Amir Gilani
Perception Of Nursing Students Regarding Blended Learning Implementation At University Of Lahore, Pakistan, Muhammad Afzal, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Syed Amir Gilani
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Background and objectives: Blended learning (BL) is positive development in education. This method provoke the learner’s critical thinking and given different ways for implementation of their knowledge in real life. There are several advantages of blended learning to the faculty, students and institutions as well.
Methods: The Cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from nursing students. The study was carried out at Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Pakistan. All nursing undergraduates students enrolled at elective practicum blended learning course at Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Pakistan academic year 2016-2017 were included in …
Comparison Of Undergraduate Educational Environment In Medical And Nursing Program Using The Dreem Tool, Salima Farooq, Rehana Rehman, Mehwish Hussain, Jacqueline Maria Dias
Comparison Of Undergraduate Educational Environment In Medical And Nursing Program Using The Dreem Tool, Salima Farooq, Rehana Rehman, Mehwish Hussain, Jacqueline Maria Dias
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Introduction: Educational environment (EE) in a health educational institute can bring about an enduring impact on the students' motivation, knowledge, critical thinking along with their social life. Therefore, identifying strengths and the need for change in the education environment is vital for the enhancement of the students' learning.
Objective: This study aimed to compare the perceptions of nursing and medical students about their EE in a private university, Karachi Pakistan.
Methodology: Data from two cross-sectional studies of 884 students from both medical and nursing schools of Aga Khan University was acquired and analyzed. EE was measured by …
“Let’S Work: Involving Nursing Students In The Care Of Elderly People At Nursing Home”, Mehtab Qutbuddin Jaffer, Shanaz Hussein Cassum
“Let’S Work: Involving Nursing Students In The Care Of Elderly People At Nursing Home”, Mehtab Qutbuddin Jaffer, Shanaz Hussein Cassum
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Working in nursing homes is the most challenging task for a nursing staff, but at the same time it can be a spirit jarring experience for young nursing students. From the perspective of nursing students, often students find it difficult to deal with elderly people living in the nursing home. They feel stressed, depressed, and insecure when asked to communicate with elderly people. At the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM), baccalaureate nursing students chose an elective course on care of elderly clients, where theory is offered in a blended form and clinical experience is provided by …
Content Validity Of A Tool Measuring Medication Errors., Nishat Tabassum, Saleema Allana, Tanveer Saeed, Jacqueline Maria Dias
Content Validity Of A Tool Measuring Medication Errors., Nishat Tabassum, Saleema Allana, Tanveer Saeed, Jacqueline Maria Dias
School of Nursing & Midwifery
The objective of this study was to determine content and face validity of a tool measuring medication errors among nursing students in baccalaureate nursing education. Data was collected from the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKUSoNaM), Karachi, from March to August 2014. The tool was developed utilizing literature and the expertise of the team members, expert in different areas. The developed tool was then sent to five experts from all over Karachi for ensuring the content validity of the tool, which was measured on relevance and clarity of the questions. The Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI) for …
Women's Health: An Achievable Goal For Public Health Nursing In Pakistan, Samina Vertejee, Noureen Nasruddin Karamali
Women's Health: An Achievable Goal For Public Health Nursing In Pakistan, Samina Vertejee, Noureen Nasruddin Karamali
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Monsoons of 2010; left devastated effects in Pakistan; it wiped away thousands of houses and damaged health infrastructure. The national and international communities rescued Internally Displaced People (IDP). Alongside the other health professionals' Public health nurses (PHN) were instrumental in assisting IDPs. This is a case study of a 30 year old postnatal woman; who sustained an injury on her right breast and developed an abscess in IDP camp. The client was assisted by the team of public health nurses by timely referral to undergo incision and drainage for appropriate management. Moreover, post procedure follow-up assisted the woman in wound …
Promoting Motivation Towards Community Health Care: A Qualitative Study From Nurses In Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Ali Khan Khuwaja
Promoting Motivation Towards Community Health Care: A Qualitative Study From Nurses In Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Ali Khan Khuwaja
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Based on the extensive health care needs of Pakistani population, the idea of Community Health Nursing was introduced in 1985. The educational nursing institutes adopted nursing curriculum in order to produce competent nurses to meet the rising demands of society. However, very few numbers of nurses choose community health nursing as their career pathway in Pakistan. Based on the current observation, enhancing motivation among graduate nurses has always been viewed as a great challenge for the academic nursing institutions. This study was intended to explore motivating and de motivating factors in nurses towards community Health Nursing. By utilizing self concept …