scholarly journals Nursing in Saudi Arabia: Reflections on the experiences of South African nurses

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalena Van Rooyen ◽  
Colette D. Telford-Smith ◽  
Johanita Strümpher
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
South African ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Contextual Design ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of the study was to describe and reflect on the lived experiences of the South African nurses residing and working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design with a phenomenological approach was adopted. Data were collected by means of individual interviews and the personal journals of the nurses who met the sampling criteria. The data analysis was done according to Tesch’s descriptive method (in Creswell 1994). The main theme that emerged was one of ‘cultural diversity’. Sub-themes related to the nurses’ religious/spiritual, environmental, emotional/psychological and professional experiences were also identified. A literature control was undertaken to verify the results. Limitations were highlighted, conclusions were drawn and recommendations relating to nursing research, education and practice were made.OpsommingDie doel van die studie was om die lewenservarings van Suid-Afrikaanse verpleegkundiges wat in die Koningkryk van Saoedi-Arabië werksaam en woonagtig is, te beskryf en daaroor te besin. 'n Kwalitatiewe, verkennende, beskrywende en kontekstuele navorsingsontwerp of strategie van ondersoek, vanuit 'n fenomenologiese benadering, is vir die doel ingespan. Data is ingesamel aan die hand van individuele onderhoude met deelnemers wat aan die kriteria vir insluiting by die steekproef voldoen het en persoonlike joernale wat deur hierdie deelnemers bygehou is. Data- ontleding is volgens die beskrywende metode van Tesch (in Creswell 1994) gedoen. Die hooftema voortspruitend uit die navorsing was dié van ‘kulturele diversiteit’. Verdere temas ten opsigte van verpleegkundiges se godsdienstige/geestelike, omgewings-, emosionele/psigiese en professionele ervarings is ook geïdentifseer. 'n Literatuurkontrole is onderneem om die navorsingsbevindinge te verifieer. Beperkings is uitgelig, en gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings gerig op verpleegkundige navorsing, onderrig en praktyk is gemaak.

scholarly journals The Degree of Practicing Teachers in The Intermediate Stage In Afif Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of The Methods of Warning Against Bullying Under The Islamic Education: درجة ممارسة المعلمات بالمرحلة المتوسطة في محافظة عفيف بالمملكة العربية السعودية لأساليب التحذير من التنمر في ضوء التربية الإسلامية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Swailem Al-Otaibi, Abdulmohsen Saif Al-Seef
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Practicing Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Method

The study aimed to identify the degree of awareness of Islamic education teachers in the intermediate stage about the behavior of bullying and the degree of practicing Islamic education teachers in the intermediate stage of the methods of warning against bullying under the Islamic education The descriptive method and the questionnaire was used as a tool for the study. The sample of the study consisted of (50) teachers of Islamic education for an intermediate stage in Afif city, Saudi Arabia. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which are: Awareness of teachers with a very large average (4.16) on the problem of bullying and a very large degree of practice (4.75) on the methods of warning of bullying under the Islamic education were the most important recommendations: Training teachers to face and solving the problems of bullying, moreover inserting lessons about bullying in the Islamic education curriculum.

scholarly journals Scientific values included in the book of physics for the third grade in the secondary stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: القيم العلمية المتضمنة في كتاب الفيزياء للصف الثالث بالمرحلة الثانوية في المملكة العربية السعودية

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebtisam Mohammed Hadi Al Qahtani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Third ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Physics Course ◽  
Book Values ◽  
Descriptive Method

This study aimed to identify the scientific values ​​included in the book of physics for the third grade secondary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the researcher used the descriptive method through the method of content analysis, where the researcher prepared a criterion for analysis. The study community may be of all subjects listed in the physics book without exposure to the content of the exercises, introductions, indexes and images. The researcher concluded that the total frequency of the scientific values ​​included in the book of physics for the third grade secondary reached (521) scientific value, these frequencies varied in the first semester and the second semester of the book of physics for the third grade secondary, (14.2%) compared to other values, while the value of scientists as the lowest percentage (4.8%). The researcher also found the lack of the book of physics of scientific values ​​when linked to the objectives of education policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the objectives of the secondary stage, and the objectives of the physics course in particular, and showed that interest in scientific values ​​was closer to randomness and without prior planning of the scientific values ​​to be learned and focus on, The researcher presented a number of recommendations to develop the role played by the book of physics through the interest in including the scientific values ​​based on clear objectives taken by those who build the curriculum to suit the data of the age of knowledge and technology, Each regular and focus on scientific missing in the book values ​​by increasing replication.

scholarly journals Obstacles to the use of educational techniques in the development of different skills in children with autism disorder from the perspective of special education teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreen Abd El- Elah Zahra      -      Amal Mahmoud Ali
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Autism Disorder

    The present study aimed at revealing the reality of the use of educational techniques by teachers of children with autism disorder and the obstacles that prevent their use. The analytical descriptive method was applied to 25 teachers of autism children at the Center for Autism Disorder/، And the questionnaire was used as a tool for study and included 17 words. The results showed that the most obstacles facing the use of educational techniques in the education of children with autism disorder by teachers is the lack of classrooms for the use of educational techniques، and the lack of budget availability of educational technology، and the need of more than one teacher to use the technology of education at the same time but not available، In addition to the fact that the price prevents the acquisition، and the weakness of the possibility of compensation damage or loss، where the averages of the terms of these terms between (1.80- 2.00) and percentages between (80%- 100%)، In light of the results، the study recommended the need to provide special rooms in the centers of autism to use the educational techniques and to provide the needs of teachers of teaching techniques to develop a budget for these special techniques، and the need for a specialist in educational technology as well as teachers to maintain devices constantly and increase the desire of teachers to use.    

scholarly journals Cultural health practices of South African Vatsonga people on the home care of children with measles

Curationis ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R.T. Lebese ◽  
V.O. Netshandama ◽  
N.S. Shai-Mahoko
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Contextual Design ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Project Data

The purpose of this research study was to identify the cultural health practices of the Vatsonga in relation to the home care of children with measles. It was undertaken in the Giyani District of the Limpopo Province, in the Republic of South Africa. The qualitative, explorative and contextual design was used to conduct this project. Data was collected from nine key informants and nineteen general informants. Data was collected using individual interviews with key-informants and focus group interviews with general informants. Observations were also made.

scholarly journals Final-year student nurses’ experiences of caring for patients

Curationis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sewela C. Kobe ◽  
Charlene Downing ◽  
Marie Poggenpoel
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Contextual Design ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Team Spirit

Background: Shortage of nurses in South African hospitals has affected the nurse–patient ratio, thus prompting nurses to be focussed on completing nursing-related duties with less or no caring for the patient. Caring involves having a therapeutic relationship with the patients, and it can be challenging and demanding for final-year student nurses who are still novices in the nursing profession.Objectives: To explore and describe the experiences of caring for patients amongst final-year student nurses in order to develop and provide recommendations to facilitate caring.Method: A qualitative, descriptive and contextual design was used. Data collection was done through eight in-depth individual interviews. Giorgi’s five-step method of data analysis was used, along with an independent coder. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical principles were applied throughout the research.Results: Four themes with 12 subthemes emerged from the data: therapeutic relationship with patients as an integral part of caring, teamwork – team spirit makes caring easy, continuous caring that promotes quality and safe nursing, as well as satisfaction amongst staff and patients, and various barriers that contributed to lack of caring in the unit.Conclusion: The majority of student nurses had positive experiences of caring, which included therapeutic relationships between nurses and the patients, teamwork and team spirit that fostered safe and quality nursing care, rendered effortlessly. Barriers to caring were also highlighted as negative experiences.

scholarly journals Extent of Arabic Language Teachers’ Awareness of Reflective Thinking Skills and Relation to Students’ Attitude toward Arabic Language Course at Secondary Stage in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Haifa Awwad Alhawamdeh
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Descriptive Method

The current study aims to indicate the extent to which Arabic language teachers are aware of reflective thinking skills and their relationship to their students’ attitude toward the course of Arabic language at the secondary stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study adopted the survey descriptive method. The population consisted of all students enrolled in the secondary schools of Najran (546) and (46) teachers, the sample was randomly selected numbered (40) teachers. The author used the questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The study showed that the students were able to master well the skills of reflective thinking, where they were able to retain and transfer reflective thinking in positions similar to those positions they trained. According to the study findings, some recommendations have been made.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and its Relationship to Time Management (Field Study on Female Kindergarten Teachers in Ha'il City- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): اليقظة الذهنية وعلاقتها بإدارة الوقت (دراسة ميدانية على معلمات رياض الأطفال بمدينة حائل- المملكة العربية السعودية)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Mohamed Elkhier Elsiddig, Ghada Kamal Mahrous
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Kindergarten Teachers ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Descriptive Method

The aim of this research is to uncover the general trend of mindfulness and time management among female kindergarten teachers at Hail – Saudi Arabia. Likewise, the research aimed at knowing the correlation between mindfulness and time management, besides the differences in these two variables among the teachers in accordance to their marital status. The descriptive method was adopted. For data collection Mindfulness Scale designed by Abdullah (2013), and Time Management Scale designed by Azahrani (2010) were applied. The sample size was 102 female kindergarten teachers chosen in the simple random way. The research resulted in the following statistically significant results: mindfulness and time management are characterized by being positive, and there is a perpetual correlation between them; there is a difference between the teachers in mindfulness in favor of the married, while there is no difference between them in time management according to their marital status. Training programs on mindfulness and its applications has been recommended, besides some future researches has been suggested.

scholarly journals The issue of alternative evaluation in teaching Arabic between supporters and opponents: قضية التقويم البديل في تعليم اللغة العربية بين مؤيد ومعارض من وجهة نظر معلمي اللغة العربية في المملكة العربية السعودية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafaa Hafez Al-awaydhi, Jaliyah Hassan Al-harisi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Alternative Evaluation ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Academic Subject ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Descriptive Method

This study aimed to identify the percentage of both supporters and opponents of the alternative evaluation, detect the reasons for both support and opposition to the alternative evaluation from the viewpoint of teachers of the Arabic language in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The survey descriptive method was used, the research sample consisted of (150) male and female teachers, and the researcher prepared a questionnaire to collect data. The results showed that (70.67%) of the total research sample are supporters for the alternative evaluation, whereas, (29.33%) of the total research sample are opponents to the alternative evaluation. The most important reasons of supporting the alternative evaluation were: the alternative evaluation is based on placing the student in real situations or simulating the reality and monitoring his responses in it, and achieving justice in the evaluation of students, and provides multiple opportunities for students to master the academic subject, and makes students use their skills and knowledge to accomplish any task, and allows continuity of learning. The most important reasons of Opposition to the alternative evaluation were: The alternative evaluation is not appropriate due to the density of students and the nature of the special courses in the Arabic language, and it is difficult to properly apply it according to its rules, and it strives for the student due to a large number of tests. In light of the study results, some recommendations were formulated.

scholarly journals Saudi Arabia and Saudi Women in Research Literature: A Critical Look

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami F. Mustafa ◽  
Salah Troudi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Saudi Women ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Critical Scholarship ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

The literature abounds with many researches and articles that are written in a way that portray the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the poster child of hegemony, essentialism and women oppression. In recent years, no aspect of Saudi Arabian society has been subject to more scrutiny and debate than the women’s domain. Women’s rights and responsibilities have been controversial issues among both conservatives and progressives in Saudi Arabia; nevertheless, Saudi women remain among the least studied population. This study draws on the academic and professional experiences of the author dealing with Saudi women in Canada, the UK, the USA and inside Saudi Arabia to further the critical scholarship on Saudi Arabia and Saudi women as site and population of academic research to avoid the essentialist, orientalist and Westernized understanding of Saudi Arabia and Saudi women. This article is a springboard to any researcher interested in studying – critically- Saudi women’s issues.

Pediatrics’ Total Parenteral Nutrition: Initiative and implementation of standardized formulation in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-496
Author(s):  
Yousef Ahmed Alomi ◽  
Hussam Saad Almalki ◽  
Aisha Omar Fallatah ◽  
Awatif Faraj Alshammari ◽  
Nesreen Al-Shubbar
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Drug Related Problems ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Parental Nutrition ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
New System

The national total parental nutrition program with an emphasis on pediatrics started before several ago at Ministry of health hospitals In Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The program covered several regions and consisted from the foundation of Intravenous Admixture and preparation of pediatric parenteral nutrition to administration and follow up of patients outcomes. In addition to the prior system, the new initiative project with the standardized formulation of pediatric’s parenteral nutrition is the complementary project of the parental nutrition for pediatrics. The project initiated to prevent drug-related problems of parental nutrition, improve patient clinical outcome and reduce the unnecessary economic burden on the healthcare system. It is the new system in the Middle East and Gulf counties in additional to Saudi Arabia. The initiatives are the systemic implementation of standardized pediatrics formulation using management project tools of starting new idea until finding in the ground.

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