Beyond the classroom walls: Stakeholder experiences with remote instruction in Post RN baccalaureate nursing program during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of educational campuses and the suspension of conventional classroom teaching globally and locally, and many switched overnight to an online modality. The change was experienced differently by varied audiences, given the availability of resources. The study aimed to examine stakeholders' experiences of emergency remote instructions in the Post-RN Baccalaureate Nursing Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experiences of community midwives receiving helping baby breathe training through the low dose high-frequency approach in Gujrat, Pakistan.

Background: Pakistan's neonatal mortality rate has the highest proportion in the South Asian region and it is higher in the rural areas as compared to the urban areas. Poor resuscitation techniques and lack of basic newborn resuscitation skills in birth attendants are contributing factors towards neonatal deaths. Based on the significant outcomes of the Helping Baby Breath (HBB) training, similar training was implemented for Community Midwives (CMWs) in a low-resource setting in Gujrat, Pakistan, to improve their knowledge and skills.

Helping babies breathe: assessing the effectiveness of simulation-based high-frequency recurring training in a community-based setting of Pakistan.

Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the significant causes of neonatal deaths in Pakistan. Poor newborn resuscitation skills of birth attendants are a major cause of neonatal mortality in low resource settings across the globe. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Simulation-Based High-Frequency training of the Helping Babies Breathe for Community Midwives (CMW), in district Gujrat, Pakistan.

Maternal and newborn outcomes of care from community midwives in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis of routine maternity data.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the maternal and newborn outcomes of Community Midwives' (CMWs') services in Pakistan as recorded in the provincial Management Information System (MIS) of the government's Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) program of Sindh province.

Methodology: A descriptive retrospective design was used to examine the monthly reports of CMWs, stored in the MNCH-MIS, for the period of January 2013 to December 2015. A total of 200 CMWs were randomly selected from 23 districts of the Sindh province.

Experiences of the graduates of the first baccalaureate midwifery programme in Pakistan: A descriptive exploratory study.

Background: in 2012 the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan opened the country's first bachelor's degree program in midwifery for women who held diplomas in nursing and midwifery. The principal aims were to prepare midwives who would be competent to provide full-scope practice. For quality assurance, the programme was continuously monitored and assessed.

The first competency-based higher education programme for midwives in the South Asian region--Pakistan.

Midwives in Pakistan and the South Asian region who complete a diploma program face many challenges for career growth and development. The absence of higher education in professional midwifery in the region has contributed to general non-acceptance and invisibility of midwifery. In response to the interest, Aga Khan University (AKU) developed bachelors program in midwifery based on the Global Standards for Midwifery Education developed by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) with the vision to equip midwives to provide full-scope practice, develop confidence to practice midwifery independently, become clinical leaders and contribute to the future of midwifery.

Practice of written feedback in nursing degree programmes in Karachi: the students' perspective.

Objective: To identify students' perceptions about the practices of provision and utilization of written feedback in the nursing degree programmes in Karachi.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Nine Nursing Institutions in Karachi, Pakistan were selected for the study, from February to October 2011.

The impact of caring for children with mental retardation on families as perceived by mothers in Karachi, Pakistan.

Objective: To assess how families perceive the positive and negative impacts of caring for a child with mental retardation.

Methods: The quantitative descriptive study was conducted from January to August 2007 and comprised 54 families attending a private day-care centre for children with special needs in Karachi, Pakistan. The Kansas Inventory of Parental Perceptions was used to assess mothers' perceptions on the impact of caring for a child with mental retardation.

Faculty practice in a private teaching institution in a developing country: embracing the possibilities.

Aim: This paper discusses a case study on implementing faculty practice in a private teaching institution in a developing country where direct 'hands-on' care is undervalued by nurses.

Background: In Pakistan, faculty practice is not well known and related to indirect care. In the institution studied, faculty practice has been a major consideration to strengthen relationships between clinical and academic sectors.