Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Atiya Kareem Mohammed
Sulaimani University, Iraq
Keynote: Student’s satisfaction with nursing program at the Sulaimani College of Nursing
Time : 11:05-11:50
Biography:
Atiya Kareem Mohammed, Assistant Professor, BSc. MSc. PhD Maternal Neonate Nursing , was The Dean of college of Nursing from 2009-2018, now Head, Department of Maternal Neonate Nursing at University of Sulaimani-Iraq, Supervised many PhD and master's degrees and Published more than 12 research papers in international journals most of them with impact factors.
Abstract:
Introduction & Objective: Nursing students’ satisfaction with their undergraduate program is essential and can serve as an instrument of assessment of institutional effectiveness and success. The main objective is to evaluate and understanding student satisfaction with nursing program in areas of curriculum, college environment, Faculty and clinical interaction with the college of nursing at University of Sulaimani.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 170 students in nursing college at University of Sulaimani, from period of 1st November to 25th February to identify their satisfaction with the nursing program. A non-probabilitypurposive sampling technique was applied to 170 the students of nursing studying in the second to fourth year. A questionnaire was constructed by the researcher to elicit the detailed information related to study objectives. Subjects were completed as interview technique. Content and face validity of the instrument was established, and the reliability was measured by using Cronbach’s alpha=0.96 formula in the questionnaire list. All statistical computation is enhanced using statistical method (SPSS 21).
Results: The result of the study showed that frequent age group between 18-22 years (91.2%), the majority of them female (72.9%), about the marital status most of them were single (88.2%), the academic level, (34.7%) of them 2nd stage (29.4%) 3rd stage and (35.9%) of them 4th stage, the majority of them were living in dormitory (58.2%) most of the students graduated from high school (89.4%). More than half (51.76%) of the study participants were barely satisfied, younger students had greater satisfaction comparing their peers. There were no significant associations between students' satisfaction with the nursing program dimensions and participant's age and academic level.
Conclusion: Generally, the findings of the study showed that students' satisfaction with a nursing program was neutral. The study gets the attention to the many positive as well as negative aspects of the clinical experience of the nursing students at the college, and the need to rethink clinical skills training in nursing education.
- Nursing
Location: Conference Hall
Session Introduction
MS SUCHI
Vice President ~South East Asia, Global Goodwill Ambassadors Motivational Speaker ASPIRERS SOCIETY UK Laughter Coach Singapore
Title: Adopting laughter therapy to get dosage of happy hormones to remove stress caused by being in slight pain ,being depressed, being unhappy anxious or sad. Saying positive affirmations aloud changes body cell energy
Biography:
Suchi is an experienced International Pre School Principal/Manager who picked up laughter exercises from many coaches around the world. She then designed laughter therapy which is being used in many places such as Hospitals and Senior Activity Centers. She provides individual and group therapy in educational and home settings. She is currently working as a Former Manager/Trainer who engages in building social awareness about Holistic approach for recovery. Her aim is to encourage people to seek help early and get on the path to recovery.
Abstract:
There is a lack of awareness about what happy hormones are how to use positive words to feel energetic and what can be done to get happy hormones. People tend to feel unhappy for multiple reasons and neuropathic pain adds on stress levels of not only the patient but the caregivers as well being in pains leads to feeling depressed and anxious in some cases. Review of books and research shows that getting a dosage of happy hormones will not only ease slight pain of the patient but feeling happy will also have a positive impact on the recovery of the patient. Adopting laughter therapy and getting hormones which makes one feel good will help many to recover from neuropathic pain/long term sadness caused by having grief, anger or resentment, depression and anxiety. One needs to work on his/her energies using laughter therapy which is a positive approach for not having depression and anxiety caused by neuropathic pain. The therapy can be used as a holistic way to recovery. The laughter therapy which includes ways to get the dosage of happy hormones promotes overcoming depression and anxiety caused by neuropathic pain is a fun way to manage pain. Repeated sessions to be conducted to remind patients that life while having pain or during the recovery should go beyond just seeking medical and counseling help and also include rebuilding spiritual, physical, emotional, relational and mental health. The model has been put together for testing in many settings including hospitals, elderly homes and senior citizen centers. It is just an effort to demystify the help available for depression and anxiety caused by pain. It is an attempt to motivate and encourage people to seek help and take a simple approach to remember and work on all aspects of their recovery.