Established in 1980, the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan has the honour of being the founding academic entity of the University and a benchmark for nursing education in Pakistan. ​The school is committed to excellence in the fields of education, practice, research and administration. The school caters to students from all over Pakistan as well as from East Africa, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt.

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Submissions from 2017

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Association of awareness about hepatitis C infection with patterns of health seeking behavior among hepatitis C patients in Karachi, Pakistan, Shahina S. Pirani, Saleema Allana, Tazeen S. Ali, and Faisal Wasim Ismail

Physician-Nurse Interactions in Critical Care, Sumaira Khowaja Punjwani, Charlotte Smardo, Monica Rita Hendricks, and John D. Lantos

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Who teaches science to nurses?, Naghma Rizvi

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Patient education and mind diversion in supportive care., Salima Sadruddin, Rafat Jan, Adnan Jabbar, Kashmira Nanji, and Ambreen Tharani

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Barriers or gaps in implementation of misoprostol use for post-abortion care and post-partum hemorrhage prevention in developing countries: a systematic review, Amirali Samnani, Narjis Rizvi, Tazeen Ali, and Farina Abrejo

Self-care behavior and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in Buraidah, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kahkashan Sana

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Development of mentorship module and its feasibility for community midwives in Sindh, Pakistan: A pilot study, Amber Hussain Sayani, Rafat Jan, Susan Lennox, and Yasmeen Jan Mohammad

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Evaluating the results of mentorship training for community midwives in Sindh, Pakistan., Amber Hussain Sayani, Rafat Jan, Susan Lennox, Yasmeen Jan Mohammad, and Safia Awan

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Nursing education, profession and practice in Bishkek, Kyrgyz republic: a situation analysis., Salima Somani and Rozina Karmaliani Professor

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Learning environment and emotional well-being: a qualitative study of undergraduate nursing students., Ambreen Tharani, Yusra Husain, and Lan Warwick

Knowledge and practices regarding standard precuations for infection control among nurses working at a publica tertiary care hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, Samina Yasmeen

Palliative care needs assessments of adult cancer patients in home healthcare setting in Karachi from the perspective of patients and their caregivers : a qualitative approach, Sadaf Nooruddin Zindani

Submissions from 2016

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Important steps to maintain the privacy of patients in the hospital, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, and Sumera Aziz Ali

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Important strategies for effective family planning counseling, Savera Aziz Ali, Minaz Mawani, Gulshan Bano, and Sumera Aziz Ali

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Low self-esteem leads to depression among elderly: Case study of nursing home, Savera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, and Sumera Aziz Ali

Factors influencing nurses' job satisfaction and retention in public sector tertiary care hospital Karachi, Shazia Bano Amir Ali

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Childhood obesity, a public health crisis: Narrative review of public health interventions for childhood obesity, Sumera Aziz Ali, Savera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, and Gulshan Bano

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Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in tertiary hospital, Pakistan, Shirin Badruddin and Salma Rattani

Exploring the research participants' perceptions and experiences of the informal consent process in clinical trials and observational studies at Karachi, Pakistan, Dilshad Begum

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Experiences of adopting blended pedagogies in health assessment course in post RN baccalaureate program of nursing in Karachi, Pakistan, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, Saleema Allana, and Jacqueline Maria Dias

Factors associated with gestational diabetes among women registered at secondary hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, Sumaira Feroz

Burden of care as perceived by informal caregivers of the patients receiving chemotherapy in tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Asher Ghori

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Teachers’ perceptions and practices of written feedback in higher education., Raisa Begum Gul, Ambreen Tharani, Arusa Lakhani, Nusrat Fatima Rizvi, and Syeda K. Ali

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Does empowerment matter? Perceptions of nursing leaders in Pakistan through qualitative approach, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Kausar S. Khan Ms, Rubina Barolia, Shirin Rahim, and Aneeta Pasha

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Down syndrome: genetically enhanced with the 21st chromosome with more special gifts than needs., Hunaina Hadi

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An ethnographic investigation of the maternity healthcare experience of immigrants in rural and urban Alberta, Canada., Gina M. Higginbottom, Jalal Safipour, Sophie Yohani, Beverly O’Brien, Zubia Mumtaz, Patricia Paton, Yvonne Chiu, and Rubina Barolia

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Perceptions of undergraduate nursing students regarding active learning strategies, and benefits of active learning, Shams Ul Huda, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Kashmira Nanji, and Shanaz Hussein Cassum

A family ethnographic apporach to explore the causes of suicide among married women of 20-40 years in Chitral, Khyberpakhtunkhawa (KPK), Pakistan, Jafaryad Hussain

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“Let’s work: Involving nursing students in the care of elderly people at nursing home”, Mehtab Qutbuddin Jaffer and Shanaz Hussein Cassum

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The first competency-based higher education programme for midwives in the South Asian region – Pakistan, Rafat Jan, Arusa Lakhani, Karyn Kaufman, and Sadia Abbas Ali

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Editorial - JAM June 2016, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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Looking forward to more and better midwifery in Asia in 2017, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

Quality of life of adult sickle cell disease patients in Karachi, Pakistan, Hina Nizar Karim

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Quality of life after stroke in Pakistan, Wardah Khalid, Shafquat Rozi, Tazeen S. Ali, Iqbal Azam Syed, Michael Mullen, Saleem Illyas, QamarunNisa, Nabila Soomro, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

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A pilot study of a 6-week parenting program for mothers of pre-school children attending family health centers in Karachi, Pakistan., Yasmeen Khowaja, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Shela A. Hirani, Asif Raza Khowaja, Ghazala Rafique, and Judith McFarlane

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Analysis of the health care system of Pakistan: lessons learnt and way forward., Zohra Kurji, Zahra Shaheen Premani, and Yasmin Mithani

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Strengthening the knowledge and skills of community midwives in Pakistan through clinical practice internships, Arusa Lakhani, Rafat Jan, Kiran Mubeen, Sadia Karimi, Shahnaz Shahid, Rozina Sewani, Marina Baig, and Farzana Adnan

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Beliefs about antidepressant medication and associated adherence among older Chinese patients with major depression: a cross-sectional survey, Yang Lu, David Arthur, Lili Hu, Gen Cheng, Fengrong An, and Zheng Li

Factors associated with pain and its management after cardiac surgery in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan, Sineer Micah

Maternal newborn outcome of community midwives (CMWS) services in Pakistan: a retrospective analysis of management information system (MIS), Kiran Mubeen

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Adolescent pregnancies: The case of Pakistan, Kiran Mubeen and Marina Baig

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Awareness about hepatitis C among patients suffering from hepatitis C in Karachi, Pakistan, Shahina Pirani, Tazeen S. Ali, Saleema Allana, and Faisal Wasim Ismail

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Health problems among school age children and proposed model for school health promotion, Nousheen Pradhan, Rozina Karmaliani, and Saleema A. Gulzar

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Impacts of marital conflicts on child development, Nasreen Rafiq and Neelam Rafiq

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Shining a light on nursing art in Pakistan, Shirin Rahim, Rafat Jan Ruknuddin, and Kathryn L. Gramling

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Misconceptions and mismanagement of menstruation among adolescents girls who do not attend school in Pakistan, Naghma Rizvi and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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The effect of individualized patient education, along with emotional support, on the quality of life of breast cancer patients - A pilot study, Sehrish Sajjad, Asho Ali, Raisa B. Gul, Ahmed Mateen, and Shafquat Rozi

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Factors affecting depression among married women living in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan, Shireen Shehzad, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Nargis Asad, Iqbal Azam Syed, and Omrana Pasha

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Handling challenging emotions in nursing care, Komal Valliani

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Integration of health promotion into nursing practice: a case study in Pakistan., Muneerah Vastani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, and Pammla M. Petrucka

Submissions from 2015

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Effects of Maternal employment on Child's emotional development, Erum Akbar Ali and Salma Rattani

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Enhancement of knowledge and skills of community midwives in Sindh, Pakistan, Sadia Abbas Ali, Arusa Lakhani, Rafat Jan, Shahnaz Shahid, Marina Baig, and Farzana Adnan

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Polio - an endemic disease in Pakistan: Literature review, Savera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Hunaina Hadi, Mohsina Hussain, Marium Manji, Jaweria Bano, Abdul Salam, Sajida Naseer, and Sumera Aziz Ali

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Community midwives' experiences resulting from business skills training in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan., Shahnaz Shahid Ali, Sadia Abbas Ali, Rozina Rukanuddin Sewani, Arusa Lakhani, Rubina Saleem, Farzana Adnan, Marina Baig, Rafat Jan, and Kiran Mubeen

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Gender differences in factors associated with prehospital delay among acute coronary syndrome patients in Pakistan., Saleema Allana, Khurshid Khowaja, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Debra Kay Moser, and Aamir Hameed

Inter-professional education : faculty's perceptions in a private University, Karachi, Pakistan, Ali Nasir Saad Alsbinati

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Interaction and cognitive engagement in online discussions in professional development leadership and management course at a private nursing institution, Nimira Asif, Samina Vertejee, and Sharifa Bashir Lalani

Exploring experiences of married Pakistani women, first two years post Mastectomy at tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Laila Aslam

Quality of life and its determinants in adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Karachi, Pakistan, Parveen Badruddin

Perinatal neonatal and maternal outcomes of women attended by midwives at health centers in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, Nawroz Bibi

Exploring the experiences of elderly people who are brought to live shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan, Laila Akber Cassum

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My teaching and learning philosophy, Laila Akber Cassum

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Facilitators and deterrents of critical thinking in classrooms: A multidisciplinary perspective in higher education in Karachi, Pakistan, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, Raisa B. Gul, and Joanne Profetto-McGrath

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Initiation and Implementation of an E-assessment: An experience, Lubna Ghazal, Khairulnissa Ajani, Amber David, and Karim Wallani

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A step by step methodological approach to appraise the quality of written feedback using comment analysis, Lubna Ghazal, Raisa B. Gul, and Amina Aijaz Khowaja

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Are we empowered? A qualitative approach to unfold the experiences of female nurses in Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani, Nasreen Lalani, and Qurratulain Nasiruddin

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A qualitative study of nursing leader's perceptions of professional empowerment amongst Pakistani nurses, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Samina Vertejee, Kausar S. Khan, Yasmin Amarsi, and Judith Macfarlane

Experiences of the breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at public hospital Peshawar, Pakistan, Gulzar Habibullah

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Uncovering the concealed part of Motherhood-Postpartum Depression in mothers, Hunaina Hadi and Shamsa Hadi

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Immigrant women's experiences of maternity-care services in Canada: A systematic review using a narrative synthesis, Gina M A. Higginbottom, Myfanwy Morgan, Mirande Alexandre, Yvonne Chiu, Joan Forgeron, Deb Kocay, and Rubina Barolia

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The magical role of play therapy, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani

Exploring teachers' conceptions and practices reading written feedback in nursing school, Karachi, Pakistan, Sobia Idrees

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JAM carries on to serve midwives and the midwifery profession, Rafat Jan

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Another year over …., Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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JAM: Sharing the voices of regional practicing midwives, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

Experiences of breast cancer patients using external prosthesis after mastectomy in the contexts of a Pakistan society, Zohra Asif Jetha

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Prevalence of interpersonal sexual abuse among married female nurses and doctors in Karachi, Pakistan., Azmat Jehan Khan, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, and Nargis Asad

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Interpersonal verbal and physical abuse against female nurses and doctors in Karachi, Pakistan., Azmat Jehan Khan, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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Practices of tracheal suctioning technique among health care professionals: Literature review, Rozina Khimani, Fauziya Ali Dr., Salma Rattani, and Mohammad Sohail Awan

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Practices of tracheal suctioning technique among health care professionals for hospitalized adult patients at tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan, Rozina Khimani, Fauziya Ali, Salma Rattani, and Sohai Awan

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Exploring perception of Parents about the impact of Parental conflict on Children's Social and Emotional development, Farida Khowaja and Salma Amin Rattani

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Review and analysis of quality healthcare system enhancement in developing countries., Zohra Kurji, Zahra Zahra Shaheen Premani Shaheen, and Yasmin Mithani

Prevalence of child abuse/maltreatment and its associated factors among children aged 11 to 17 years in community settings of Karachi, Pakistan,, Maryam Pyar Ali Sultan Ali Lakhdir

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Foreign body aspiration: a life-threatening situation., Sharifa Bashir Lalani

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Case report : discontented life versus peaceful death, Erum Lalwani, Saima Sachwani, Nishat Tabassum, Nimira Asif, and Shireen Shehzad

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Exploring fathers' role in breastfeeding practices in the urban and semiurban settings of Karachi, Pakistan., Yasmin Mithani, Zahra Shaheen Premani, Zohra Kurji, and Shehnaz Rashid

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Community based midwives practice in patriarchal social system, Yasmeen Jan Mohammad and Rafat Jan

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Preserving Health Rights of Female Sex Workers (FSWs): Are we doing Justice?, Kiran Mubeen and Marina Baig

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Reported Medication errors committed by undergraduate (Four Year BScN) students at AKU-SoNaM, Karachi, Pakistan, Tabassum Nishat, Allana Saleema, Saeed Tanveer, and Jacqueline Maria Dias

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The patterns of health seeking behavior among patients with hepatitis C in Karachi, Pakistan, Shahina Sabz Ali Pirani, Tazeen S. Ali, Saleema Allana, and Faisal Wasim Ismail

Managerial competencies and challenges of nursing leaders at public hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wais Mohammad Qarani

Barriers to higher education in nursing in Peshawar, Pakistan, Muhammad Qasim

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Ethical perspective of Cancer Pain Management, Salma Amin Rattani

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Lifestyle a Social production of disease, Salma Amin Rattani

Proportion of ventilator associated events cases among patients of intensive care units in The Aga Khan University Hospital, Fahed Abdullah Abo Saad

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Association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity among school-going children, 5-16 years of age in Karachi, Pakistan, Saima Sachwani, Rozina Karmaliani, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Asif Raza Khowaja, and Erum Lalwani

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Whether maternal factors are associated with childhood obesity: a matched case-control study, Saima Sachwani, Rozina Karmaliani, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Asif Raza Khowaja, and Erum Lalwani

Evaluating the effects of supportive care on chemotherapy patients symptoms, self care behaviors, and satisfactions, Salima Sadruddin

Influence of gender roles and responsibilities on family planning decisions in adults in Karachi, Pakistan, Zara Sajwani

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Midwives' perception about their practice in a midwifery-led care model in Karachi, Pakistan, Zulekha Saleem, Rafat Jan, Helen McInytre, Salma Amin Rattani, and Rozina Sikandar Sultanali