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Item Challenges in clinical learning : experiences of Maldivian nursing students(The Research Centre, Maldives National University, 2017-06) Hassan, Salma; Ibrahim, Asiya; Hussain, Fathimath MunaClinical practice is an essential part of nursing education. It provides opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge, and develop skills. Nursing faculty need to identify ways to improve clinical learning for students. The aim of this paper was to obtain an understanding of experiences of clinical learning environment for Maldivian nursing students. A qualitative descriptive design was used and informed consent was obtained from all students. Data was collected from 20 students of Maldives National University, using four focus group discussions. Focus group interviews that lasted approximately one hour were conducted. The interviews were audio taped and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were red multiple times to gain an understanding of students experiences. Discussions that related to students clinical experiences were extracted and coded under different themes. Mentors, clinical learning opportunities, clinical evaluation, and student feelings were found to be important components of clinical learning. Interpersonal relationships and communication with mentors were found to be important for motivation of students. Factors in the CLE enabled students to make good use of learning opportunities while other factors hindered their learning. Students felt that clinical evaluation was unfair and not reflective of their achievements. Students experienced a number of positive and negative feelings due to their experiences in the CLE. A number of factors present in the CLE could prevent it from becoming an effective learning environment for student nurses. It is important that nurse educators identify these and find ways to improve the effectiveness of the CLE.Item Competency-based assessment : a holistic approach for developing and demonstrating 'competence' : a literature review(The University of Newscastle, 2000-06) Ibrahim, AsiyaThis thesis presents an analysis of competency-based approaches to assessment. An extensive literature review was conducted to explore aspects and issues involved in developing and implementing competency-based assessment. The review was based on the premise that literature can provide useful information to implement an ongoing competency based approach to assessment of undergraduate nursing students in The Republic of Maldives. The recent literature relating to competency-based approaches to education and assessment values this method for its contribution to the development of a more comprehensive view if education and assessment, particularly in nursing. The main theme that developed from analysis of the literature was that developing a competency-based assessment framework could facilitate an individual to develop and demonstrate competency for professional practice. Competency-based assessment has been described in the literature as a process of measuring an individual's competence against established competency standards, These competency standards when explicitly stated will clearly identify for the student, the competencies that need to be developed by the end of the course of study and which are necessary to enter into a profession. Review of literature reveals that there is confusion arising in the term competency. However, the contemporary view of competency is that they are attributes which need to be acquired to perform successfully in a profession. There is consensus in the literature that this method of education and assessment facilitates learning that is meaningful, personal, challenging and relevant to practice. There are several studies that have focused on the development and implementation of effective competency-based approaches, especially in practice based professions, such as nursing. Thus, it is proposed that, competency-based assessment is the most effective method of assessment to be implemented in the undergraduate nursing in the Maldives.Item Empowerment in nursing(School of Nursing, The Maldives National University, 2020-05) Ibrahim, Asiya; އާސިޔާ އިބްރާހީމްItem Evaluation of an online learning package developed to support the COVID-19 response of nurses working in regional and atoll hospitals in the Maldives(The Research Centre, Maldives National University, 2020-08) Ibrahim, Asiya; Shafia, Aminath; Mohamed, SiznaIn the global crisis of COVID-19 pandemic and the unparalleled health emergency, nurses are the largest healthcare professional group providing frontline care in hospitals as well as other areas such as quarantine and isolation facilities. Additionally, due to the nurses’ vital role in the care and management of the COVID‑19 patients it is important that lifesaving information is delivered to them as well as other health professionals. Hence, School of Nursing (SN), Maldives National University (MNU) developed a short online learning course on nursing care of COVID‑19 patients as per the request of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Maldives. The aim of the research was to evaluate the online learning package developed in the Maldivian context for nurses with little or no previous knowledge and skills in the care of COVID‑19 patients. A cross sectional online questionnaire survey was used to collect data and an exploratory analysis was conducted. The quantitative findings showed that majority of nurses found the learning package more than satisfactory in each aspect evaluated. The overall consensus of the qualitative findings were the participants found learning online very helpful and informative. Therefore, the findings of this study can be considered as a useful baseline for developing short term online courses to address learning needs in emergency situations such as pandemics.Item Factors impacting clinical practice environment(School of Nursing, The Maldives National University, 2021-05) Ibrahim, Asiya; އާސިޔާ އިބްރާހީމްItem A glance at the development of nursing education in the Maldives 1950-2018(School of Nursing, The Maldives National University, 2018-05-02) Ibrahim, Asiya; އާސިޔާ އިބްރާހީމްItem Let’s try reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle(School of Nursing, The Maldives National University, 2017) Ibrahim, Asiya; އާސިޔާ އިބްރާހީމް