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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Theses/Dissertations from 2012

Perinatal women's perceptions about midwifery led model of care in secondary care hospitals Karachi, Pakistan, Shahnaz Anwar

Medication errors at a tertiary care hospital underlying factors and health care professional experiences, Shirin Badruddin

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Coronary artery bypass grafting: Quality of life of patients in Karachi, Rozina Barolia, Fauziya Ali, and Salma Jaffar

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Media created violence: a social determinant of mental health., Shamshad Begum, Shaneela Sadruddin Khowaja, and Gulnar Ali

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Perceptions of "caring" in nursing education by Pakistani nursing students: an exploratory study., Shamshad Begum and Hazel Slavin

Quality of written feedback and its perception by graduate students in a private university Karachi, Pakistan, Lubna Ghazal

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Role of community health nurse in earthquake affected areas, Saleema A. Gulzar, Zahid Ali Faheem, and Rozina Karim Somani

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Rapidly progressive periodontal disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus, Khalid Al Hezaimi, Fawad Javed, Tazeen S. Ali, Mansour Al Askar, and Abdulaziz Al Rasheed

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Malnutrition in young Pakistani children, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani

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Breastfeeding support for working mothers: Global and Pakistani Pprspectives, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani and Rozina Karmaliani

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Child with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis: a case report from pakistan with multiple ethical and moral issues., Shela Akbar Ali Hirani and Arshalooz Rahman

Analyzing nursing notes by cross-mapping to ICNP(International Classification for Nursing Practice) in maternity unit of one of the tertiary hospitals in Pakistan, Jungyun Hong and Rafat Jan Ruknuddin

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Ways of teaching: Striving to enhance student's understanding in classroom setting, Zohra Asif Jetha, Shaneela Sadruddin Khowaja, and Shamshad Begum

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Hidden voices of hermaphrodites, Zohra Asif Jetha, Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani, and Gulnar Akber Ali

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Experience of caregivers with the survivors of Hepatitis C, Noureen Shehzad Jiwani, Raisa B. Gul, and Rubina Sultan

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Violence against Women in Pakistan: Contributing factors and new interventions, Rozina Karmaliani, Aneeta Pasha, Saima Hirani, Rozina Somani, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Nargis Asad, Laila Cassum, and Judith McFarlane

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Students' perceptions of clinical teaching and learning strategies: a Pakistani perspective., Basnama Ayaz Khan, Fauziya Ali, Nilofar Vazir, Rubina Barolia, and Seema Rehan

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Assessment of knowledge, skill and attitude of oncology nurses in chemotherapy administration in tertiary hospital Pakistan., Najma Khan, Khurshid Zulfiqar Ali Khowaja, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

Perceptions of hope among individuals suffering from schizophrenia in Karachi, Pakistan, Sami Khokhar

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Women trafficking: causes, concerns, care!, Shaneela Sadaruddin Khowaja, Ambreen Tharani, Ajmal Agha, and Rozina Karmaliani Professor

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Experiences of Nurses Related to Prolonged-Stay Patients in a Postanesthesia Care Unit in Karachi, Pakistan, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Zeenatkhanu Kanji, and Fauziya Ali

Prevalence, reasons, and consequences of pre-marriage disclosure or concealment of epilepsy disorder in the marital lives of women in Karachi, Pakistan, Erum Abdul Majeed Lalwani

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An exploratory study of traditional birthing practices of Chinese, Malay and Indian women in Singapore, Eliana Naser, Sandra Mackey, David Arthur, Piyanee Klainin- Yobas, Helen Chen, and Debra K. Creedy

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Factors associated with stress among adolescents in the city of Nawabshah, Pakistan, Yasmin Parpio, Salima Farooq, Saleema A. Gulzar, Ambreen Tharani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, and Fawad Javed

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Managing work-role transition: from nurse clinician to nurse educator, Shirin Rahim and Munira Prasla

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Working and Nonworking Women’s descriptions and experiences of their roles in Society, Salma Rattani

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Women's descriptions of good Life, Salma Amin Rattani

Exploring experiences of midwives practicing midwifery led care in the Aga Khan Hospital women and children (Garden and Kharadar), Zulekha Rattani

Association between breast feeding and childhood obesity among school-going children (5-16 years of age) in Karachi, Pakistan, Saima Abdul Aziz Sachwani

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Development of students' critical thinking: The educators' ability to use questioning skills in the baccalaureate programmes in nursing in Pakistan, Tanveer Saeed, Shehla Khan, Azra Ahmed, Raisa Gul, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, and Yasmin Parpio

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Domestic violence against infertile women in Karachi, Pakistan, Neelofar Sami and Tazeen S. Ali

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Perceptions and experiences of women in Karachi, Pakistan regarding secondary infertility: results from a community-based qualitative study, Neelofar Sami and Tazeen S. Ali

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Risk factors for secondary infertility among women in Karachi, Pakistan., Neelofar Sami, Tazeen S. Ali, Saba Wasim, and Sarah Saleem

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Community mental health services: a way forward to rehabilitate chronic mentally ill client., Ambreen Tharani, Salima Farooq, and Anila Naveed

Quality of life with lmyphedema : post breast cancer patients in Karachi, Pakistan, Humaira Yasmin Waheed

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The application of a violence risk assessment tool among chinese psychiatric service users: a preliminary study, X. Yao, Zheng Li, David Arthur, L Hu, and Gen Cheng

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Graduate nursing education in China, Haiou Zou, Zheng Li, and David Arthur

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

Assessment of medical surgical nurses shift handover practices at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Nazbano Ahmed Ali

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Intimate partner violence in urban Pakistan: prevalence, frequency, and risk factors, Tazeen S. Ali, Nargis Asad, Ingrid Mogren, and Gunilla Krantz

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Gender roles and their influence on life prospects for women in urban Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative study, Tazeen S. Ali, Gunilla Krantz, Raisa Gul, Nargis Asad, Eva Johansson, and Ingrid Mogren

Factors associated with prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome, among men and women in Karachi, Pakistan, Saleema Allana

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Applying community participatory methods to meet women's mental health needs in Karachi, Pakistan, Nargis Asad, Judith McFarlane, Saima Hirani, Farhana Madhani, and Shireen Shehzad

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Women's empowerment in Pakistan-definitions and enabling and disenabling factors: A secondary data analysis, Maria Irma Bustamante-Gavino, Salma Rattani, and Kausar Khan

Perceptions and practices of critical thinking amongst faculty of nursing, medicine, and education discipline in Karachi, Pakistan, Shanaz Hussein Cassum

Planned and practiced curriculum implementation in two government primary schools in a rural province of Afghanistan, Ehsamuddin Dilawar

Factors affecting compliance with standard precautions among nursing and allied health staff at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Farah Naz Farid

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding handling, storage, and purification of water among people living in a semi-urban community before and after the intervention at Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, Tazeen S. Ali, Nafeesa Dhalvani, and Fazal Ather

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The use of video role play for teaching therapeutic communication skills, Hong- Gu He, Sandra Mackey, Anthony O'Brien, Elaine Ng, and David Arthur

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Capacity development for community health nurses in Pakistan: The assistant manager role, Saleema A. Gulzar, Rozina Mistry, and M. J. Upvall

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International column: Effects of humanitarian emergencies on newborn and Infants' health in Pakistan, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani and Carole Kenner

Knowledge, practices and perfection of meddle-aged women about breast self-examination in aswan, Egypt, Hanan Hussanien

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A Silent Storm: Hepatitis C in Pakistan, Noureen Jiwani and Raisa B. Gul

Competency assessment of oncology nurses in chemotherapy administration at the army hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan : an inventional study, Najma Khan

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The role transition of nurses in a university teaching hospital in Pakistan., Nasreen S Lalani and Jacqueline M Dias

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Nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care areas: a pre and post test design, SM Meherali, Y Parpio, Tazeen S. Ali, and F Javed

School health promotion--international perspectives and role of health care professionals, Munira Prasla and Shameer Ali Prasla

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Faculty practice in a private teaching institution in a developing country: embracing the possibilities., Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Naureen Lalani, Khairulnissa Ajani, Arusa Lakhani, Salima Moez, and Jacqueline Maria Dias

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Phasing out the general nursing diploma programme at Aga khan university school of nursing Karachi, Pakistan, Salma Amin Rattani, Laila Akbar Ali, Shireen Salim Velji, and Amina Malik

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Teachers’ and Parents’ perspective as how the Social Environment of immediate vicinity can affect the academic learning of a Child 4-6 years age group, Salma Amin Rattani and Deedar Shah

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Knowledge and practice gaps among pediatric nurses at a tertiary care hospital Karachi Pakistan, Rozina Roshan Essani and Tazeen S. Ali

Patients and caregivers experience and perceptions of living with Hepatitis C in Karachi, Pakistan, Noureen Kamaluddin Sagani

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Disclosure of Medical error, Kiran Shaikh and Sharifa Bashir Lalani

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The association between parity, infant gender, higher level of paternal education and preterm birth in Pakistan: a cohort study, Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Marianne S. Rose, Ambreen Kazi, Shaneela Khowaja, and Suzanne Tough

Submissions from 2010

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Prevention of delay in the patient discharge process: an emphasis on nurses' role., Shahina Sabza Ali Pirani

Preterm birth : a factor of postpartum depression among mothers residing in Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Amir Ali

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A survey comparing the attitudes toward perinatal bereavement care of nurses from three Asian cities, Moon Fai Chan, Feng-lan Lou, and David Arthur

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Clinical trials: the challenge of recruitment and retention of participants., Raisa B Gul and Parveen A Ali

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Enhancement of critical thinking in curriculum design and delivery: A randomized controlled trial for educators, Raisa Gul, Shanaz Cassum, Azra Ahmad, Shehla Khan, Tanveer Saeed, and Yasmin Parpio

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The influence of psychosocial factors on academic performance of adolescents: A quality assurance project, Saleema A. Gulzar, Tazeen S. Ali, Amina Aijaz, and Neesha Hussain

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Promoting motivation towards community health care: A qualitative study from nurses in Pakistan, Saleema A. Gulzar, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, and Ali Khan Khuwaja

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Testing a community derived intervention to promote women’s health: preliminary results of a 3-arm randomized controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan, Saima Hirani, Rozina Karmaliani, Judith McFarlane, Nargis Asad, Farhana Madhani, and Shireen Shehzad

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Development of an economic skill building intervention to promote women's safety and child development in Karachi, Pakistan., Saima Shams Hirani, Rozina Karmaliani, Judith McFarlane, Nargis Asad, Farhana Madhani, Shireen Shehzad, and Nazbano Ahmed Ali

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Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning: A case report, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani and Arshalooz Rahman

Stress among nursing students in their clinical placement in Karachi, Tehmina Kausar

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Critical illness myopathy, Salima Moez Meherali, Yasmin Parpio, and Tazeen Ali

Nature of nurse's verbal communication with unconscious or sedated pateints in an intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, Saima Merchant

Assessment of clinical competency of nurse-midwives : implications for maternal and neonatal health care at the national level/, Loveluck Kusriel Mwasha

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Sexual harassment at work place: are you safe?, Anila Naveed, Ambreen tharani, and Nasreen Alwani

Characterstics of a clinical teacher as perceived by nursing instructors and BSCN students in an armed forces post graduate medical institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Zarina Naz

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Informed consent: Consent by signature or information?, Zehra Parvani and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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An International Survey on Advanced Practice Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation, Joyce Pulcini, Monika Jelic, Raisa B. Gul, and Alice Yuen Loke

Factors affecting the midwifery-led service provider model in Pakistan, Surriya Shahnaz

The relationship between stress, depression, cortisol, and preterm birth in women residing in Karachi, Pakistan, Kiran Shaikh

Prevalence of workplace violence towards nurses at the government and private healthcare settings in Karachi, Pakistan, Rozina karim Somani

Women's experiences in their early post menopausal period in the Pakistani context, Saira Nazneen Zaidi

Submissions from 2009

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Experience of partner's violence among married women in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan, Tazeen S. Ali, Neelofar Sami, and Ali Khawaja

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How important is patient privacy? A reflection, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, and Tazeen Saeed Ali

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Concept mapping strategy: An attempt to transform rote-learners into critical thinkers, Raisa B. Gul, Shanaz Hussein Cassum, and Khairulnissa Ajani

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Strengths and challenges of the first prelicensure baccalaureate of science in nursing program in Pakistan., Raisa B. Gul, Pauline Paul, and Joanne K Olson

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Role of self efficacy in promoting healthy behavior: Smoking cessation as an example, Saleema A. Gulzar, Yasmin Parpio, Liaquat Ali Khowaja, and Ali Khan Khuwaja

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Teaching experience and reflection, Saleema A. Gulzar, Shahid Shamim, and Catherine Lobo

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Child labour: A public health issue, Saleema A. Gulzar, Samina Vertejee, and Laila Pirani

The development and testing of economic skill building training modules to improve women's mental health, Saima Shams Hirani

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Mothers‘ employment and breastfeeding continuation: Global and Pakistani perspectivesfrom the literature, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani and Shahirose Sadrudin Premji

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Applying community-based participatory research methods to improve maternal and child health in Karachi, Pakistan., Rozina Karmaliani, Judith McFarlane, Nargis Asad, Farhana Madhani, Saima Hirani, Shireen Shehzad, and Anita Zaidi

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Domestic violence among Pakistani women: an insight into literature, Azmat J. Khan, Tazeen S. Ali, and Ali K. Khuwaja

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Postpartum depression in Asian cultures: a literature review, PiyaneeK Klainin and David Arthur

Family centered rounds in pediatric intensive care settings at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Laila Akbar Ladak

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Nurses attitudes towards perinatal bereavement care, Chan Moon Fai and David Arthur

Patients' teaching and their preparedness for discharge after a day surgery, Nuzhat Sultana