Publications by authors named "Omar Al-Rawajfah"
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- * The research found that sacral ulcers were the most common and identified key risk factors, such as male sex, organ failure, and the use of mechanical ventilators, among others.
- * Addressing HAPUs is crucial due to their severe consequences for patient health and the healthcare system, emphasizing the need for effective prevention and management strategies.
Introduction: While the nurse practice environment's vital role in shaping patient care outcomes is well established, the precise mechanisms through which it influences missed nursing care remain unexplored. Hence, this study examined the mediating role of adherence to clinical safety guidelines in the relationship between the nurse practice environment and missed nursing care.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study involved 1237 nurses from 11 governorates in the Sultanate of Oman.
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- The study aimed to analyze door-to-balloon (DTB) times and identify factors causing delays in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Oman.
- It involved 426 patients from two hospitals, finding a median DTB time of 142 minutes; notable delays were linked to atypical symptoms and presentations during off-hours.
- The conclusion emphasized the need for improved staffing during all hours to meet DTB time recommendations and highlighted the study's potential to guide future healthcare improvements.
Background: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices during nursing students' clinical training are based on standardized precautions. However, the spread of COVID-19 raised the need to revise these practices. We aimed in this study to assess nurse educators' agreement on items that represent precautionary guidelines, which enhance safety during clinical training of students.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between glycemic control and diabetes self-management (DSM) and other associated factors among adult Omanis with Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used to collect data among 210 adult Omanis with T1DM who were conveniently recruited. All tools were self-reported, whereas the HbA1c was collected from the patient's electronic medical records.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationships between nurses' work environment, job stress and job satisfaction, along with the moderating effects of work environment and empowerment on the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction.
Methods: A descriptive correlational design was utilised for this study. The study encompassed a convenience sample of 1,796 hospital nurses from the 11 governorates in Oman.
Factors associated with millennial nurses' intention to pursue formal leadership roles: a cross-sectional study.
Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl)
October 2023
Purpose: This study aims to examine the level of intention to pursue formal nursing leadership roles among millennial nurses and to identify the different factors that may play a role in their intentions to pursue such roles.
Design/methodology/approach: This study used a multi-center, cross-sectional research design. Registered nurses born between 1980 and 2000 ( = 1,377) who worked in 23 acute care hospitals in Oman were included in this study.
Background: Emergency nurses experience excessive workloads and high job burnout. Limited evidence exists exploring the role of authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses.
Objective: To assess the influence of nurse managers' authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses.
Objectives: This study aimed to examine and assess job satisfaction of physicians across several factors, such as quality of care, ease of practice, relationship with leadership and inter-professional collaboration.
Methods: The data for this descriptive cross-sectional study were collected between July 2019 and January 2020. Participants provided demographic information and completed surveys related to physician job satisfaction and inter-professional collaboration.
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine new Omani graduate nurses' role transition from education to practice. We also sought to describe factors that may affect the effective transition of new Omani graduates to their professional nurse role.
Background: There is a substantial literature on the process of transition from graduation to being a professional nurse in countries across the globe; however, little is known about new Omani graduate nurses' role transition from education to practice.
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries is considered a key indicator of the quality of healthcare services.
Objective: This study aimed to estimate the healthcare outcomes associated with SSIs after CABG surgeries in Oman in terms of mortality rate, case-fatality rate, LOS, readmission rate and healthcare costs.
Methods: The nested case-control study design was used based on retrospective data, which was conducted from 2016 to 2017.
Background: There is limited information about the incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections (SSIs) after coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgeries in the Omani population.
Aim: To estimate the prevalence and describe possible risk factors of SSIs after CABG surgeries in Oman.
Method: A retrospective nested case-control design was used to screen 596 patients who underwent CABG surgeries over 2 years (2016-2017) in two tertiary hospitals in Oman.
Aim: This study investigated the acceptance and attitudes of nursing students toward the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in two Gulf Cooperation countries and the potential influencing factors for taking a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
Background: The world is still battling coronavirus because of the emerged of variants and because protection against COVID-19 has waned over time. Vaccination is a powerful and effective method of reducing the outbreak of COVID-19 and decreasing the loss of lives.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of perceived work environment, empowerment and psychological stress on job burnout among nurses working at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Nurses experienced high levels of job burnout during the pandemic, which impacted their mental health and well-being. Studies investigating the influence of work environment, empowerment and stress on burnout during the time of COVID-19 are limited.
Background: Reducing nurse turnover is a top priority for nursing management globally. While evidence has demonstrated that working in a favorable environment with greater interprofessional teamwork is essential in increasing nurse retention, few studies have explored the mechanism underlying this relationship.
Aim: To examine the direct and indirect effects of interprofessional teamwork on nurses' intentions to leave their jobs via the intermediary roles of job satisfaction and burnout.
Background: Despite the extensive use of central lines for ICU patients in Oman, no studies have been conducted among adult ICU patients to assess the prevalence, and predictors of CLABSIs.
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of ICU-acquired CLABSIs, identify the most common causative microorganisms, and define possible related risk factors associated with ICU-acquired CLABSIs among adult ICU patients in Oman.
Method: A retrospective case-control design was used to screen electronic medical records of for all adult ICU patients admitted over 2 years (2018-2019) in 2 tertiary hospitals in Oman.
Background: As an important organisational feature, the nurse work environment has been associated with increased work effectiveness, reduced patient safety issues and improved care quality. However, the mechanism underlying this association remains unexplored.
Aim: This study aims to assess the mediating role of interprofessional collaboration in the relationships between nurse work environment, select patient safety outcomes and job satisfaction.
Background: Leadership styles of a nurse manager have a profound influence on staff nurses' motivation to engage in formal nursing leadership roles; however, the mechanism underlying this pattern of influence remains unknown.
Aim: To assess the direct and indirect effect of nurse managers' authentic leadership on staff nurses' motivation to engage in formal leadership roles, through the intermediary role of nurse work environment and leadership self-efficacy.
Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1534 nurses from 24 acute care hospitals in the Sultanate of Oman.
Background: Fostering a healthy work environment becomes a necessity in health care institutions that value quality care and patient safety. However, limited studies investigated the impact of work environment characteristics including staffing and teamness among healthcare teams on adverse patient events in Oman.
Aims: To examine the (1) impact of work environment, interprofessional teamness, staffing levels on adverse patient events and (2) predicting factors of perceptions of work environment among nurses in the Sultanate of Oman.
Remote teaching (RT) was the only option left to educators to continue education with public policy of lockdowns and social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic. RT is the online mode of instructional delivery. Globally it has become mandatory for all nurse educators to switch to RT mode.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Given the restrictions associated with COVID-19, feelings of loneliness among youth may increase.
Aims: The aims of the current study were to assess the prevalence of loneliness among young people at the time of COVID-19 and to identify whether selected variables related to the pandemic predicted the level of loneliness.
Method: A cross-sectional study using WhatsApp and Facebook social media platforms was conducted to survey 1,057 young people aged 15 to 24 years from six Middle Eastern countries.
Background: Authentic leadership has been consistently cited as a strong precursor of sustained job performance and work effectiveness in nurses; however, studies linking authentic leadership with nurses' safety actions, nurse-assessed adverse patient events and nursing care quality are scarce.
Aim: To examine whether nurses' safety actions mediate the relationship between authentic leadership, nurse-assessed adverse events and nursing care quality.
Methods: A multi-centre, cross-sectional study involving 1,608 nurses employed in acute care facilities in Oman.
Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices of healthcare students regarding any infectious outbreak became a fundamental step to set an effective plan related to their preparedness. The purpose of this study was to assess COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and precautionary practices among health professional students in Oman. Data were collected using the Web-based survey method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The authors were unable to find studies comparing the critical thinking skills of nursing students on advanced standing programmes (ASP) and on traditional 4-year BN programmes in Canada. The ASP is a condensed Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme, designed for students who already have a university degree or similar qualification.
Aim: To measure and compare the critical thinking skills of ASP students and traditional 4-year BN students.