Publications by authors named "N Alquwez"
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- The study explored how clinical instructors' caring behavior impacts the psychological well-being of nursing students at Shaqra University.
- It involved a survey of 405 students using tools to measure perceptions of instructor care and students' well-being, conducted between November 2021 and February 2022.
- Results showed high perceptions of instructor caring among students, a positive correlation between caring behaviors and well-being, and identified factors like gender and family structure as key influences on students' psychological health.
Readiness to practice nursing is essential for nursing students to ensure that they are conscientious, have a sense of responsibility, and are rational in performing their clinical practice. This study tested the psychometric properties of the "Nursing Practice Readiness Scale" Arabic version (NPRS-A) to assess Saudi nursing students' readiness to practice nursing in clinical settings. This study used a methodological design to examine the psychometric properties of the NPRS-A among 373 nursing students in Saudi Arabia.
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- This study explores how COVID-19 has affected student nurses' attitudes and career aspirations towards the nursing profession, aiming to fill a research gap on this topic.
- Utilizing a survey of 726 student nurses in Saudi Arabia, the results showed that these students had low levels of anxiety and fear related to COVID-19, yet maintained positive views about nursing, with 86% wanting to pursue it as a career.
- Key factors influencing their attitudes included personal connections to the profession, the pandemic's impact on mental health, and community context, suggesting that supportive environments can enhance students' commitment to nursing during challenging times.
Aims: To explore the factors associated with the nurses' well-being at work.
Design: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design.
Methods: The quantitative part of the study included a conveniently sampled 271 nurses employed in healthcare facilities in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia.
This multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional, and descriptive study investigated health care students' face mask use knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and social distancing attitudes. The study was carried out from October to December 2021 and surveyed 543 health care students selected via convenience sampling from the three Shaqra University campuses in Saudi Arabia. Standard multiple linear regressions were conducted on face mask use KAP and social distancing attitude to identify their significant associated factors.
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