Shadia Yousuf | King AbdulAziz University (KAU) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (original) (raw)
Papers by Shadia Yousuf
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2000
Primary health care in Saudi Arabia: applying global aspects of health for all, locally This pape... more Primary health care in Saudi Arabia: applying global aspects of health for all, locally This paper describes the application of primary health care principles in the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It arose from a doctoral supervisory experience on a joint programme for women students, operating between a British and Saudi Arabian University. The research looked at nutritional advice given by diploma-level nurses to pregnant women attending primary health care centres in Saudi Arabia. The supervisor supported research that drew on internationally recognized trends in nursing research (the reflexive learner) whilst attending to local requirements and conventions of the culture. The student was encouraged explicitly to site the research within the framework of Islamic teaching and Saudi culture. The Qur'an was used as an overarching framework within which the tenets of primary health care were explored. This was seen to be crucial in addressing World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses' views on contextualizing nursing for the greatest benefit of the population. This was of particular relevance in Saudi Arabia where research carried out in the community by women is novel, and as yet there are no nurse theorists from within Saudi culture.
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences. ...
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences. ...
kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our Histo... more kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our History; Vision and Objectives; Photo Album; Our Contacts; Site Map; University Bulletins; KAU's Logo and Anthem; University Map. KAU ...
Breast-feeding has several health benefits for the infant and the mother as well. Exclusive breas... more Breast-feeding has several health benefits for the infant and the mother as well. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) indicates that feeding a child only breast milk without any supplementation. However, medication or supplements are acceptable. Practicing EBF is based on women's knowledge as well as their attitude toward it. Low EBF rate among Saudi women is an alarming issue that needs an action by the health care providers. Study aim: To assess knowledge levels and attitudes toward EBF among Saudi women in primary health care centers in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Research question: What are the knowledge and attitudes of exclusive breast-feeding among Saudi women in the primary health care centers in Jeddah. Design: descriptive cross-sectional design Setting: Well-baby clinics of the primary health care centers, Jeddah city. Sampling: Convenience sample including 315 Saudi women who had given birth to a live full-term healthy newborn during the last 12 months as infant age between ...
The introduction of primary health care in SA has given nurses excellent opportunities and more r... more The introduction of primary health care in SA has given nurses excellent opportunities and more responsibility to provide health education and advice in health promotion acitivities. Provision of appropriate and affordable dietary advice is an important role of the nurses in the PHCC. Maternal nutrition is an essential element for the health status of the child, the family and the wider society. Many studies have suggested that there is a relationship between good nutritional intake during pregnancy and the successful outcome of the pregnancy. The present study was conducted to explore the knowledge and understanding of Saudi women and nurses in PHCC regarding nutritional intake during pregnancy. The study also looked at the effect of a short education programme on the nurses nutritional knowledge and their subsequent practice. The aims of the study were to identify the understanding of Saudi women of pregnancy and nutritional intake during pregnancy, and to evaluate the effect of a...
The study conducted to evaluate that home health setting is suitable to train Saudi nursing stude... more The study conducted to evaluate that home health setting is suitable to train Saudi nursing students. The findings of the study showed that home health care setting had positive impact on student's learning opportunity. The students stated that they were able to practice many procedures that they learned in nursing . All the families welcomed the students because the students were from their culture and could explain in easy way.
Background: Assessing the psychosocial, physical, and informational needs of any population of pa... more Background: Assessing the psychosocial, physical, and informational needs of any population of patients, and their perception on how these needs are being met, is an essential to planning an effective, comprehensive patient - centre d cancer support program. However, to our knowledge, no patient - centered community health needs assessment of breast cancer patients has been performed in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to develop a culturally valid, health needs assessment tool fo r use with the local breast cancer community. Methods: Data driven inductive thematic analysis of recorded semi structured interviews of local breast cancer patients was performed. The resulting identified themes were compared to themes present in existing tools and the extent of congruency compared. Results: From the shortlist of published needs assessment tools, "Cancer Survivor Unmet Needs" and "Supportive Care Needs Survey - Short Form" have been demonstrated to have a highest...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants’ knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher believes that nursing sch...
kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our Histo... more kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our History; Vision and Objectives; Photo Album; Our Contacts; Site Map; University Bulletins; KAU's Logo and Anthem; University Map. KAU ...
Recent evidence proved declined episiotomy rate worldwide while it remains high in many countries... more Recent evidence proved declined episiotomy rate worldwide while it remains high in many countries such as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role of episiotomy in the emergent of pelvic floor dysfunction remains relatively vague. Postpartum urinary incontinence is one of the common women health concerns issue. Approximately one in three women report postpartum urinary incontinence. It affects women's quality of life and their self-esteem. Research Question: is there any association between episiotomy and urinary incontinence? Study Aim: To identify the association between episiotomy and urinary incontinence among postpartum women. Study Design: Quantitative correlational design. Setting: Medina Maternity and Children’s Hospital. Sampling: Convenience sample including 192 postpartum women, who fulfill the inclusion criteria. Study period: Data was collected over five months from May until October 2018. Tools: Self-administered questionnaire consisted of three parts, part I: women’s soc...
Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Introduction: Contraceptive use was remaining as paramount importance to women's health. In the k... more Introduction: Contraceptive use was remaining as paramount importance to women's health. In the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), it was found that up to 62.8% of fertile married Saudi women do not use contraceptive methods. While, the women who are using contraceptive methods, they do not have adequate knowledge. The purpose of the systematic review in the current study is to retrieve all researches that related to contraceptive method in KSA. Methods: two questions were used to guide the review were: (1) What are the women's knowledge and use of contraceptive methods in SA, (2) Does the contraceptive counseling conducted in KSA? Five electronic databases were used to find studies. The search started from 26th of April 2015 until 5th of May 2015. Then, it was repeated in the first of April 2017 until May 2017. Certain criteria were used to minimize the studies which were; full text article, included the married women from 18-49 years, English articles and within 2000 to 2017 years. Result: twenty-one of studies were found and met the search criteria in this review. Several Saudi studies have reported that most women have heard contraceptives but still had inadequate knowledge about benefits and side effects. The studies reported that the main sources of women's contraceptive knowledge (53.7%) were friends and family members. Two studies found that nurses have very limited roles in contraceptive and family planning education. It is disappointing that none of the women mentioned receiving contraceptive education or information by nurses. Fifteen studies have conclude that women had used contraceptives. The most commonly used contraceptive in SA is the oral pill, IUDs and fertility awareness. Other contraceptive methods such as lactational amenorrhea, withdrawal, injections, spermicidal and tubal ligation are also noted to be used by women. all of the studies agreed that effective counseling and education were needed to improve women's knowledge and enable them to use their preferred contraceptive method properly Conclusion: nurses have very limited roles in contraceptive and family planning education.
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 5-day (20 hour) maternal nut... more ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 5-day (20 hour) maternal nutrition nursing continuing education (CE) programme on Diploma nurses ’ knowledge working in Primary Health Care Centres. Twenty nurses from Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) completed a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study before and after the participation in the CE Programme. Post-test scores were significantly higher than pre-test scores. One hundred percent of the nurses felt that their knowledge concerning maternal nutrition improved to a better level as compared to pre-programme knowledge. About 85 % still had average confidence to teach.
International Journal of Nursing Didactics
Background: Contraceptive counseling that emphasises effective and safe contraception plays a sig... more Background: Contraceptive counseling that emphasises effective and safe contraception plays a significant role in women’s health. It can help women select contraceptive methods appropriate to their health needs. The study of contraceptive counseling has not been adequately explored in Saudi Arabia (SA). This study aimed to evaluate whether contraceptive counseling was effective at improving women’s overall knowledge and use of contraceptive methods at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH).Objectives: (1) Assess women’s knowledge of contraceptive methods before and after counseling. (2) Explore which contraceptive methods were used before and after counselingMethods: This study used quantitative, quasi-experimental design. A questionnaire was administered to women who had delivered and been admitted to the postnatal unit at KAUH. The tools used in this study were a pre-test questionnaire, a counseling evaluation sheet, and a post-test questionnaire. Purposive sampling was undertaken. Ethical approval was granted from KAUH. Data collection was conducted for four months.Results: A total of 65 women consented to participate in this study. The mean age of the women was 30.1 (SD = 0.77). The majority of women (78%) had poor knowledge scores about contraception before counseling. The most frequently used contraceptive methods before counseling were lactational amenorrhea (breastfeeding), which was used by 60%, followed by withdrawal and minipill, which were each used by 50.8%. Male condom, combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills, fertility awareness and intrauterine devices (IUDs) were used by 46.2%, 43.1%, 27.7% and 18.5% of women, respectively. After counseling, the mean knowledge score increased significantly, from 49.94 to 86.35 points (p < 0.001). After counseling, the actual methods used by study participants were lactational amenorrhea, IUD, COC, minipill, withdrawal, fertility awareness and male condom. The majority of women (91%) were very satisfied with the counseling provided.Conclusions and recommendations: Contraceptive counseling significantly improves women’s knowledge about and use of birth control methods. As a result, this study recommends sustained efforts to encourage women, their husbands and the community to improve contraceptive knowledge and use. Moreover, healthcare providers, especially nurses, should participate in the education of women.
American Journal of Nursing Science
Clinical training for nursing students is essential in any nursing program because nursing is a d... more Clinical training for nursing students is essential in any nursing program because nursing is a discipline that requires students to apply theoretical knowledge into clinical training setting and acquire various skills to enhance their performance. The study aimed to identify nursing students' opinions on facilitating and hindering factors in the clinical training setting. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The study was conducted in the Faculty of Nursing King Abdulaziz University on 86 student nurses enrolled in 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th year. The tool was developed by the researchers and consists of two parts: Part I: Demographic characteristics. Part II: This part includes 42 items, 15 items related to facilitating factors and 27 items hindering factors. The study results showed that there was a statistically significant difference among all three academic years of the student nurses regarding common hindering factors named patient's morning care, difficulty in being initiative or not being self-reliant, feeling of not being treated seriously/receiving condescending comments from the supervisor, and insufficient supervision or supervisors irritated or not interested. While no statistically significant difference among all three academic years of the student nurses opinions in relation to the common facilitating factors. Conclusions: The common facilitating factors among all students in the present study were patient family cooperation help me to be more confident, having opportunities to practice different tasks gives confidence, more practice makes learning from mistakes, being receiving feedback gives self-confidence, having a good collaboration with staff gives the confidence to ask questions or show weakness, and working with another student-helped make the work and care of the client go smoothly. Furthermore, the common hindering factors among all students were fear of making mistakes, evaluation by faculty, patient's morning care, lack of time to accomplish the required tasks, difficulty in being initiative or not being self-reliant, receiving condescending comments from the supervisor, and insufficient supervision and supervisors not interested. Recommendations: Develop an organized supervision system, through specialized clinical supervisors, and assigned preceptors from the hospital to help the students in the clinical training. Develop a standardized evaluation form to support and fair evaluation. Prepare the students before direct contact with the patients, through attending simulation training to minimize mistakes when contact with the patients in the clinical setting.
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences, 2010
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasiexperimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants' knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast selfexamination to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, researcher believes that nursing schools in Saudi Arabia need to provide workshops on a regular basis for nursing students on breast cancer and breast self-examination in order to increase their knowledge, and enhance their confidence and skills to teach women about breast cancer and its early detection.
Open Journal of Nursing
Background: The rate of deliveries by cesarean section (CS) is increasing worldwide. An elective ... more Background: The rate of deliveries by cesarean section (CS) is increasing worldwide. An elective cesarean section (ECS) is a cesarean section carried with or without a medical reason, in some cases choice by pregnant women. The number of women demanding for delivery by elective cesarean section is increasing in Saudi Arabia. Although CS is the commonest major surgery performed in Obstetrics throughout the world; there are still concerns about the knowledge and attitude of Saudi Pregnant women towards it. Methods: The design of this study was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design. The study sample consisted of 206 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic during the third trimester, selected by convenience sampling method from Maternity and Children Hospital in Jeddah City in Saudi Arabia. Structured interview questionnaire was used in this study. Different statistical procedures were used for data analysis including percentages, mean, and mean percentages. Content validity and reliability were done. Results: The majorities (78.2%) of the pregnant women have adequate level of knowledge about ECS, 14.6% of them have moderate knowledge, and only 7.3% have inadequate knowledge. Also, 137 (66.5%) of pregnant women have negative attitude toward ECS, while 58 (28.2%) have positive attitude. Conclusion and recommendations: The study concluded that there was a good level of knowledge among pregnant women about ECS in most of the instrument questions in general; except in some areas such as the bad consequences of CS. On the other hand, the majority of the pregnant women had negative attitude toward ECS. Health care provider such as doctors, nurses and midwives should provide adequate knowledge to the pregnant women about consequence of cesarean section on the mother and child.
Annals of Saudi medicine
The roots of advanced practice nursing (APN) can be traced back to the 1890s, but the nurse pract... more The roots of advanced practice nursing (APN) can be traced back to the 1890s, but the nurse practitioner (NP) emerged in Western countries during the 1960s in response to the unmet healthcare needs of populations in rural areas. These early NPs utilized the medical model of care to assess, diagnose and treat. Nursing has since grown as a profession, with its own unique and distinguishable, holistic, science-based knowledge, which is complementary within the multidisciplinary team. Today, APNs demonstrate nursing expertise in clinical practice, education, research and leadership, and are no longer perceived as "physician replacements" or assistants. Saudi Arabia has yet to define, legislate or regulate APN. This article aims to disseminate information from a Saudi APN thought leadership meeting, to chron.icle the history of APN within Saudi Arabia, while identifying strategies for moving forward. It is important to build an APN model based on Saudi healthcare culture and pa...
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences, 2010
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasiexperimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants' knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast selfexamination to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, researcher believes that nursing schools in Saudi Arabia need to provide workshops on a regular basis for nursing students on breast cancer and breast self-examination in order to increase their knowledge, and enhance their confidence and skills to teach women about breast cancer and its early detection.
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-medical Sciences, 2000
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2000
Primary health care in Saudi Arabia: applying global aspects of health for all, locally This pape... more Primary health care in Saudi Arabia: applying global aspects of health for all, locally This paper describes the application of primary health care principles in the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It arose from a doctoral supervisory experience on a joint programme for women students, operating between a British and Saudi Arabian University. The research looked at nutritional advice given by diploma-level nurses to pregnant women attending primary health care centres in Saudi Arabia. The supervisor supported research that drew on internationally recognized trends in nursing research (the reflexive learner) whilst attending to local requirements and conventions of the culture. The student was encouraged explicitly to site the research within the framework of Islamic teaching and Saudi culture. The Qur'an was used as an overarching framework within which the tenets of primary health care were explored. This was seen to be crucial in addressing World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses' views on contextualizing nursing for the greatest benefit of the population. This was of particular relevance in Saudi Arabia where research carried out in the community by women is novel, and as yet there are no nurse theorists from within Saudi culture.
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences. ...
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences. ...
kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our Histo... more kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our History; Vision and Objectives; Photo Album; Our Contacts; Site Map; University Bulletins; KAU's Logo and Anthem; University Map. KAU ...
Breast-feeding has several health benefits for the infant and the mother as well. Exclusive breas... more Breast-feeding has several health benefits for the infant and the mother as well. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) indicates that feeding a child only breast milk without any supplementation. However, medication or supplements are acceptable. Practicing EBF is based on women's knowledge as well as their attitude toward it. Low EBF rate among Saudi women is an alarming issue that needs an action by the health care providers. Study aim: To assess knowledge levels and attitudes toward EBF among Saudi women in primary health care centers in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Research question: What are the knowledge and attitudes of exclusive breast-feeding among Saudi women in the primary health care centers in Jeddah. Design: descriptive cross-sectional design Setting: Well-baby clinics of the primary health care centers, Jeddah city. Sampling: Convenience sample including 315 Saudi women who had given birth to a live full-term healthy newborn during the last 12 months as infant age between ...
The introduction of primary health care in SA has given nurses excellent opportunities and more r... more The introduction of primary health care in SA has given nurses excellent opportunities and more responsibility to provide health education and advice in health promotion acitivities. Provision of appropriate and affordable dietary advice is an important role of the nurses in the PHCC. Maternal nutrition is an essential element for the health status of the child, the family and the wider society. Many studies have suggested that there is a relationship between good nutritional intake during pregnancy and the successful outcome of the pregnancy. The present study was conducted to explore the knowledge and understanding of Saudi women and nurses in PHCC regarding nutritional intake during pregnancy. The study also looked at the effect of a short education programme on the nurses nutritional knowledge and their subsequent practice. The aims of the study were to identify the understanding of Saudi women of pregnancy and nutritional intake during pregnancy, and to evaluate the effect of a...
The study conducted to evaluate that home health setting is suitable to train Saudi nursing stude... more The study conducted to evaluate that home health setting is suitable to train Saudi nursing students. The findings of the study showed that home health care setting had positive impact on student's learning opportunity. The students stated that they were able to practice many procedures that they learned in nursing . All the families welcomed the students because the students were from their culture and could explain in easy way.
Background: Assessing the psychosocial, physical, and informational needs of any population of pa... more Background: Assessing the psychosocial, physical, and informational needs of any population of patients, and their perception on how these needs are being met, is an essential to planning an effective, comprehensive patient - centre d cancer support program. However, to our knowledge, no patient - centered community health needs assessment of breast cancer patients has been performed in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to develop a culturally valid, health needs assessment tool fo r use with the local breast cancer community. Methods: Data driven inductive thematic analysis of recorded semi structured interviews of local breast cancer patients was performed. The resulting identified themes were compared to themes present in existing tools and the extent of congruency compared. Results: From the shortlist of published needs assessment tools, "Cancer Survivor Unmet Needs" and "Supportive Care Needs Survey - Short Form" have been demonstrated to have a highest...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants’ knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher believes that nursing sch...
kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our Histo... more kau-logo, جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز. KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY. sa, sa, sa, sa. University: Our History; Vision and Objectives; Photo Album; Our Contacts; Site Map; University Bulletins; KAU's Logo and Anthem; University Map. KAU ...
Recent evidence proved declined episiotomy rate worldwide while it remains high in many countries... more Recent evidence proved declined episiotomy rate worldwide while it remains high in many countries such as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role of episiotomy in the emergent of pelvic floor dysfunction remains relatively vague. Postpartum urinary incontinence is one of the common women health concerns issue. Approximately one in three women report postpartum urinary incontinence. It affects women's quality of life and their self-esteem. Research Question: is there any association between episiotomy and urinary incontinence? Study Aim: To identify the association between episiotomy and urinary incontinence among postpartum women. Study Design: Quantitative correlational design. Setting: Medina Maternity and Children’s Hospital. Sampling: Convenience sample including 192 postpartum women, who fulfill the inclusion criteria. Study period: Data was collected over five months from May until October 2018. Tools: Self-administered questionnaire consisted of three parts, part I: women’s soc...
Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Introduction: Contraceptive use was remaining as paramount importance to women's health. In the k... more Introduction: Contraceptive use was remaining as paramount importance to women's health. In the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), it was found that up to 62.8% of fertile married Saudi women do not use contraceptive methods. While, the women who are using contraceptive methods, they do not have adequate knowledge. The purpose of the systematic review in the current study is to retrieve all researches that related to contraceptive method in KSA. Methods: two questions were used to guide the review were: (1) What are the women's knowledge and use of contraceptive methods in SA, (2) Does the contraceptive counseling conducted in KSA? Five electronic databases were used to find studies. The search started from 26th of April 2015 until 5th of May 2015. Then, it was repeated in the first of April 2017 until May 2017. Certain criteria were used to minimize the studies which were; full text article, included the married women from 18-49 years, English articles and within 2000 to 2017 years. Result: twenty-one of studies were found and met the search criteria in this review. Several Saudi studies have reported that most women have heard contraceptives but still had inadequate knowledge about benefits and side effects. The studies reported that the main sources of women's contraceptive knowledge (53.7%) were friends and family members. Two studies found that nurses have very limited roles in contraceptive and family planning education. It is disappointing that none of the women mentioned receiving contraceptive education or information by nurses. Fifteen studies have conclude that women had used contraceptives. The most commonly used contraceptive in SA is the oral pill, IUDs and fertility awareness. Other contraceptive methods such as lactational amenorrhea, withdrawal, injections, spermicidal and tubal ligation are also noted to be used by women. all of the studies agreed that effective counseling and education were needed to improve women's knowledge and enable them to use their preferred contraceptive method properly Conclusion: nurses have very limited roles in contraceptive and family planning education.
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 5-day (20 hour) maternal nut... more ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 5-day (20 hour) maternal nutrition nursing continuing education (CE) programme on Diploma nurses ’ knowledge working in Primary Health Care Centres. Twenty nurses from Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) completed a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study before and after the participation in the CE Programme. Post-test scores were significantly higher than pre-test scores. One hundred percent of the nurses felt that their knowledge concerning maternal nutrition improved to a better level as compared to pre-programme knowledge. About 85 % still had average confidence to teach.
International Journal of Nursing Didactics
Background: Contraceptive counseling that emphasises effective and safe contraception plays a sig... more Background: Contraceptive counseling that emphasises effective and safe contraception plays a significant role in women’s health. It can help women select contraceptive methods appropriate to their health needs. The study of contraceptive counseling has not been adequately explored in Saudi Arabia (SA). This study aimed to evaluate whether contraceptive counseling was effective at improving women’s overall knowledge and use of contraceptive methods at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH).Objectives: (1) Assess women’s knowledge of contraceptive methods before and after counseling. (2) Explore which contraceptive methods were used before and after counselingMethods: This study used quantitative, quasi-experimental design. A questionnaire was administered to women who had delivered and been admitted to the postnatal unit at KAUH. The tools used in this study were a pre-test questionnaire, a counseling evaluation sheet, and a post-test questionnaire. Purposive sampling was undertaken. Ethical approval was granted from KAUH. Data collection was conducted for four months.Results: A total of 65 women consented to participate in this study. The mean age of the women was 30.1 (SD = 0.77). The majority of women (78%) had poor knowledge scores about contraception before counseling. The most frequently used contraceptive methods before counseling were lactational amenorrhea (breastfeeding), which was used by 60%, followed by withdrawal and minipill, which were each used by 50.8%. Male condom, combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills, fertility awareness and intrauterine devices (IUDs) were used by 46.2%, 43.1%, 27.7% and 18.5% of women, respectively. After counseling, the mean knowledge score increased significantly, from 49.94 to 86.35 points (p < 0.001). After counseling, the actual methods used by study participants were lactational amenorrhea, IUD, COC, minipill, withdrawal, fertility awareness and male condom. The majority of women (91%) were very satisfied with the counseling provided.Conclusions and recommendations: Contraceptive counseling significantly improves women’s knowledge about and use of birth control methods. As a result, this study recommends sustained efforts to encourage women, their husbands and the community to improve contraceptive knowledge and use. Moreover, healthcare providers, especially nurses, should participate in the education of women.
American Journal of Nursing Science
Clinical training for nursing students is essential in any nursing program because nursing is a d... more Clinical training for nursing students is essential in any nursing program because nursing is a discipline that requires students to apply theoretical knowledge into clinical training setting and acquire various skills to enhance their performance. The study aimed to identify nursing students' opinions on facilitating and hindering factors in the clinical training setting. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The study was conducted in the Faculty of Nursing King Abdulaziz University on 86 student nurses enrolled in 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th year. The tool was developed by the researchers and consists of two parts: Part I: Demographic characteristics. Part II: This part includes 42 items, 15 items related to facilitating factors and 27 items hindering factors. The study results showed that there was a statistically significant difference among all three academic years of the student nurses regarding common hindering factors named patient's morning care, difficulty in being initiative or not being self-reliant, feeling of not being treated seriously/receiving condescending comments from the supervisor, and insufficient supervision or supervisors irritated or not interested. While no statistically significant difference among all three academic years of the student nurses opinions in relation to the common facilitating factors. Conclusions: The common facilitating factors among all students in the present study were patient family cooperation help me to be more confident, having opportunities to practice different tasks gives confidence, more practice makes learning from mistakes, being receiving feedback gives self-confidence, having a good collaboration with staff gives the confidence to ask questions or show weakness, and working with another student-helped make the work and care of the client go smoothly. Furthermore, the common hindering factors among all students were fear of making mistakes, evaluation by faculty, patient's morning care, lack of time to accomplish the required tasks, difficulty in being initiative or not being self-reliant, receiving condescending comments from the supervisor, and insufficient supervision and supervisors not interested. Recommendations: Develop an organized supervision system, through specialized clinical supervisors, and assigned preceptors from the hospital to help the students in the clinical training. Develop a standardized evaluation form to support and fair evaluation. Prepare the students before direct contact with the patients, through attending simulation training to minimize mistakes when contact with the patients in the clinical setting.
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences, 2010
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasiexperimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants' knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast selfexamination to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, researcher believes that nursing schools in Saudi Arabia need to provide workshops on a regular basis for nursing students on breast cancer and breast self-examination in order to increase their knowledge, and enhance their confidence and skills to teach women about breast cancer and its early detection.
Open Journal of Nursing
Background: The rate of deliveries by cesarean section (CS) is increasing worldwide. An elective ... more Background: The rate of deliveries by cesarean section (CS) is increasing worldwide. An elective cesarean section (ECS) is a cesarean section carried with or without a medical reason, in some cases choice by pregnant women. The number of women demanding for delivery by elective cesarean section is increasing in Saudi Arabia. Although CS is the commonest major surgery performed in Obstetrics throughout the world; there are still concerns about the knowledge and attitude of Saudi Pregnant women towards it. Methods: The design of this study was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design. The study sample consisted of 206 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic during the third trimester, selected by convenience sampling method from Maternity and Children Hospital in Jeddah City in Saudi Arabia. Structured interview questionnaire was used in this study. Different statistical procedures were used for data analysis including percentages, mean, and mean percentages. Content validity and reliability were done. Results: The majorities (78.2%) of the pregnant women have adequate level of knowledge about ECS, 14.6% of them have moderate knowledge, and only 7.3% have inadequate knowledge. Also, 137 (66.5%) of pregnant women have negative attitude toward ECS, while 58 (28.2%) have positive attitude. Conclusion and recommendations: The study concluded that there was a good level of knowledge among pregnant women about ECS in most of the instrument questions in general; except in some areas such as the bad consequences of CS. On the other hand, the majority of the pregnant women had negative attitude toward ECS. Health care provider such as doctors, nurses and midwives should provide adequate knowledge to the pregnant women about consequence of cesarean section on the mother and child.
Annals of Saudi medicine
The roots of advanced practice nursing (APN) can be traced back to the 1890s, but the nurse pract... more The roots of advanced practice nursing (APN) can be traced back to the 1890s, but the nurse practitioner (NP) emerged in Western countries during the 1960s in response to the unmet healthcare needs of populations in rural areas. These early NPs utilized the medical model of care to assess, diagnose and treat. Nursing has since grown as a profession, with its own unique and distinguishable, holistic, science-based knowledge, which is complementary within the multidisciplinary team. Today, APNs demonstrate nursing expertise in clinical practice, education, research and leadership, and are no longer perceived as "physician replacements" or assistants. Saudi Arabia has yet to define, legislate or regulate APN. This article aims to disseminate information from a Saudi APN thought leadership meeting, to chron.icle the history of APN within Saudi Arabia, while identifying strategies for moving forward. It is important to build an APN model based on Saudi healthcare culture and pa...
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences, 2010
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in man... more Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and its incidence is increasing in many countries. Nursing students are the future nurses who will have the opportunity to encourage and influence women to be breast aware. Breast-self examination is a simple and easy way to help women to detect any changes in the breasts. A quasiexperimental study was conducted to assess the effect of a Breast Cancer workshop on a group of 33 Saudi nursing students. The knowledge of breast cancer and competency in performing breast-self examination were assessed before and after the workshop using a set of questionnaires designed for the study. The data showed that the participants' knowledge of breast cancer increased significantly after the workshop. They felt confident to teach and were willing to pass the information of breast cancer and breast selfexamination to their relatives, friends and colleagues. Based on the findings of the study, researcher believes that nursing schools in Saudi Arabia need to provide workshops on a regular basis for nursing students on breast cancer and breast self-examination in order to increase their knowledge, and enhance their confidence and skills to teach women about breast cancer and its early detection.
Journal of King Abdulaziz University-medical Sciences, 2000