School of Nursing & Midwifery | Faculty of Health Sciences | Aga Khan University
 
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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Why women suffer domestic violence in silence: Web-based responses to a blog, Salima Farooq, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Yasmin Parpio, Nasreen Lalani, and Muecke Marjorie

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Self-care and its predictors among patients with heart failure in Karachi, Pakistan., Ambreen Gowani, Raisa B. Gul, and Sajid H. Dhakam

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Cultural practices of rearing preterm infants: A qualitative study in a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Sulaiman Gulamani, Ambreen Tharani, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, and Kiran Shaikh

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Empowerment among women nurses: A conceptual review of the literature, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Karmaliani, Shehla Shamsuddin Noorani, and Ahmad Ali Shah

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Development of the school health education program from the perspective of comprehensive school health model: An example at a higher secondary school of Karachi, Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Parvez Nayani, Syed Shajee Husain, and Amna Khan

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Practices of faculty members regarding teaching and learning strategies in nursing education, Shams Ul Huda, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Kashmira Nanji, and Shanaz Hussein Cassum

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Nurse teachers’ conceptions and practices of written feedback in Karachi., Sobia Idrees, Raisa B. Gul, Ambreen tharani, and Syeda Kauser Ali

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Physical violence and its associated factors among married women in Multan, Southern Punjab, Pakistan, Shafquat Inayat, Shahina Pirani, Tazeen S. Ali, Uzma Rahim Khan, and Josefin Särnholm

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Exploring community midwives' perceptions of their work experience after deployment in the rural areas of Chitral, Pakistan., Mehtab Q. Jaffer, Rafat Jan, Karyn Kaufman, Arusa Lakhani, and Shahnaz Shahid Ali

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Developments in midwifery in Asia in 2017, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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Exciting times in south-Asian midwifery, Rafat Jan and Edwin van Teijlingen

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Women experiences of using external breast prosthesis after mastectomy., Zohra Asif Jetha, Raisa B. Gul, and Sharifa Bashir Lalani

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Understanding intimate partner violence in Pakistan through a male lens, Rozina Karmaliani, Nargis Asad, Kausar S. Khan, Sohail Bawani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Nicola Jones, Taveeshi Gupta, Anita Allana, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, and David Walker

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Peer violence perpetration and victimization: Prevalence, associated factors and pathways among 1752 sixth grade boys and girls in schools in Pakistan, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Judith Mcfarlane, Rozina Somani, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Saleema A. Gulzar, Yasmeen Hassan Somani, Esnat D. Chirwa, and Rachel Jewkes

Magnitude of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among health professionals at a private tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan, Santosh Kumar

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Exploring the fears of Pakistani primi gravidas about childbirth, Zohra Kurji, Amina Aijaz khowaja, Zahra Shaheen, Yasmin Mithani, and Naveeda Haq

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Implementation of a bachelor’s in midwifery programme in Pakistan: Reflections of midwifery faculty, Arusa Lakhani, Sadia Abbas Ali, Kiran Mubeen, Marina Baig, Shahnaz Shahid, Rafat Jan, and Karyn Kaufman

To identify the risk factors associated with pathogenic organisms in surgical site wound infections after cardiac surgeries in specialized cardiac hospital, Shaheen Liaquat

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Women’s perceptions and experiences of domestic violence: an observational study from Hyderabad, Pakistan., Farhana Irfan Madhani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Cyra Patel, Carla M. Bann, Elizabeth M. McClure, Omrana Pasha, and Robert L. Goldenberg

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Preventing violence against children: Methods and baseline data of a cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan, Judith McFarlane, Rozina Karmaliani, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Somani, Tazeen S. Ali, Yasmeen Hassan Somani, Shireen Shehzad, Ryan D. Krone, and Rene M. Paulson

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Enhancing patient well-being: Applying environmental theory in nursing practice, Farida Bibi Mughal and Bibi Hajira Irshad Ali

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The horns of dilemma: Life or sovereignty, Farida Bibi Mughal and Bibi Hajira Irshad Ali

Quality of life of hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors in Pakistan, Nadia Pyarali Mulji

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Palliative care: An alien concept in Pakistan, Nadia Pyarali Mulji and Sumaira Sachwani

Depression, perceived stress, and resilience among pregnant woman in two maternity hospitals Karachi, Pakistan, Summaira Nasir

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Association of socio-demographic characteristics with pattern of health seeking behavior among Hepatitis C patients in Pakistan, Shahina Parani, Tazeen S. Ali, Saleema Allana, and Faisal Wasim Ismail

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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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Art therapy: An innovative approach in mental health settings, Afsheen Hirani, Lubna Ghazal, Zahira Amir Ali, and Khadija Dossa

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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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Nurses' value conflict and its impact on their mentally Ill clients, Zahira Amir Ali, Lubna Ghazal, Khadija Dossa Dossa, and Afsheen Hirani

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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