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Norfadzilah Binti Ahmad

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Nursing and Midwifery - Doctor of Philosophy, Queen's University of Belfast
  • Master of Science (Medical Education) - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
  • Diploma of Nursing - Diploma, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Norfadzilah Binti Ahmad (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF NURSING


fadzilah_hmd@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Norfadzilah received her Diploma in Nursing from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan in May 2000 and Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in June 2004 from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. After completing undergraduate study, she worked in various clinical settings such as in Medical and Surgical ward in Kuantan Medical Centre, Pahang (2000-2002), Surgical ward in Gleaneagles Ampang, Selangor (2004-2005) and Masterskills Nursing College, Cheras (2005-2006). She completed her M.Sc (Medical Education) in 2010. During her graduate studies, Norfadzilah conducted a research pertaining to Clinical Learning Environment. Following that she worked as a lecturer at the Kolej Islam Sains & Teknologi, Kelantan (2006 -2010) and then moved to the International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan (2011- present) in which her responsibilities include teaching both local and international nursing students, coordinating subjects, involving in curriculum preparation and supervising final year students. Norfadzilah's research interest includes simulation based education, nursing education and professional development. 


Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Surgical - Medical Surgical Nursing 6
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Nursing Care - Health Assesment
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Education ~ Other Nursing Education n.e.c. - Nursing in Research
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Education ~ Curriculum Development - Nursing Education
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Education ~ Continuous Nursing Education - Simulation Based Education
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing Education ~ Health Education


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOSTATISTICS 2017/2018
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT I 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT II 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FUNDAMENTAL NURSING PRACTICE 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
HEALTH ASSESMENT 2011/2012
HEALTH ASSESSMENT,THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION & DRUG ADMIN. IN NURSING 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017
HEMOPOETIC, MUSCULOSKELETAL AND GENITOURINARY NURSING PRACTICE 2018/2019
HEMOPOIETIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL 2012/2013
HEMOPOIETIC,MUSCULOSKELETAL AND GENITOURINARY NURSING 2018/2019
INNOVATION IN NURSING 2019/2020
INTEGRATED NURSING PRACTICE (FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2022/2023 2017/2018
INTEGRATED NURSING PRACTICE(FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2019/2020
INTEGRATED NURSING SCIENCES (FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2022/2023 2018/2019 2017/2018
ISSUES IN NURSING 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN NURSING 2023/2024 2022/2023
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN NURSING PRACTICE 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING 6 2012/2013 2011/2012
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 4 2011/2012
ONCOLOGY NURSING 2011/2012
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN NURSING 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
RESEARCH PROJECT FINAL 2017/2018 2016/2017
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL 2017/2018 2016/2017
THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING 2023/2024 2022/2023
THEORY, ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020


Supervision


Professional Values, Self -Efficacy And Job Satisfaction: Exploring Chinese Obstetric Nurses' Experience Of Current Challenges.
Ph.D Completed 2023 Member Supervisory Committee
Investigating Factors Influencing Acceptance Of A Smartphone Application For Self-Directed Learning Of Clinical Skills Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.
Ph.D Completed 2022 Member Supervisory Committee
Integration Of Soft Skills Component In Objective Structured Clinical Examination (Osce): Nursing Student Perspective .
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Knowledge And Practice On Patient’S Safety Post Cardiac Catheterization Among Cardiac Nurses At Teaching Hospital, Kuantan.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2020 - 2022 Healthy Lifestyle Modification Programme: Weight Reduction
2020 - 2022 Healthy Lifestyle Modification Programme: Smoking Cessation
2020 - 2022 Healthy Lifestyle Modification Programme: Smoking Cessation
2019 - 2022 The integration of soft skill components in Objective Structured Clinical Skills Assessment (OSCSA) within undergraduate nursing program
2017 - 2020 Factors Influencing the Perceived Acceptance of Smartphone Application for Clinical Skills Enhancement among Nursing Students
2016 - 2020 A Review On Pet -Facilitated-Therapy-A Trend In The Treatment Of Mental Health And Disabilities
On-Going
2023 - Present DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION BASED ON THE INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF SUICIDE
2023 - Present Developing a framework to promote preparedness for caregiving in family caregivers of stroke survivors
2022 - Present Introduction to Islamic Ethics, Theory and Professionalism in Nursing
2022 - Present Nursing Education in Malaysia for the 21st Century: An analysis of Flexible Learning to Teach Clinical Skills to Nursing Students
2022 - Present Psychology and Sociology in Nursing from Islamic Perspective
2011 - Present RU 2011 -Study on feasibility of home nursing in Kuantan city.
2011 - Present RU 2011 -Gloves versus not to gloves in simple wound management: Registered nurses preception of their level of competency in a acute wound management.


Award & Recognition


19 Mar, 2023 Best Paper Award - Second Place - Others National
25 Feb, 2023 Silver Medal - Others National
17 Dec, 2021 Best Researcher Award - KON Takrim Day 2021 - Kuliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
17 Dec, 2021 Special Recognition Award (National Immunisation Programme) - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
03 Dec, 2020 Long Service Award (10 years) - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO
03 Dec, 2020 Top 20 Contributors to KON's Research Performance - Kulliyyah of Nursing KCDIO


Publications


Article

2023 Integration of soft skills in nursing clinical evaluation: a narrative analysis. International Journal of Care Scholars, 6 (3) pp. 81-89
2023 Learning styles and online learning satisfaction of university students post-COVID19 pandemic. Jurnal Al- Sirat, 23 (2) pp. 32-39
2023 Simulation education: challenges and suggested practices as nursing faculty members’ experience in the Malaysian nursing curriculum. Medicine & Health Journal, 18 (3) pp. 9-9
2023 Smartphone application usage among nursing students in IIUM Kuantan Malaysia. Community Practitioner Journal, 20 (8) pp. 107-114
2023 The art of nursing: time to resuscitate. International Journal of Care Scholars, 6 (2) pp. 1-3
2023 Women and family members’ views regarding early decisions about breast cancer treatment: a qualitative study. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, 13 (2) pp. 202-213
2022 Attitudes and beliefs of nursing students towards sexual health care. International Journal of Care Scholars, 5 (2) pp. 4-11
2022 Development and evaluating content validity of clinical skill analysis index tools. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 9 (T5) pp. 6-12
2022 Knowledge, practice and needs of family caregiver in the care of older people: a review. International Journal of Care Scholars, 5 (3) pp. 70-78
2022 Numeracy skills for undergraduate nursing students’ clinical skill assessment: an expository analysis. Nursing & Healthcare International Journal, 6 (2) pp. 1-5
2022 Soft skills elements in structured clinical skill assessment: a qualitative study. Bali Medical Journal, 11 (3) pp. 1666-1674
2021 Soft skill elements in structured clinical nursing assessment for undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review. Enfermería Clínica, 31 (Supplement 2) pp. S58-S62
2020 Review of professional values, self-efficacy and job satisfaction of obstetric nurses across job-related challenges. The Annals of Research, 6 () pp. 6-23
2019 Challenges of self-directed clinical skill learning: experience among undergraduate nursing students in Malaysia. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7 (12A) pp. 60-67
2019 Harm reduction and animal welfare in the use of pet facilitated therapy (PFT) from one health perspective. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 7 (1.62) pp. 3938-3946
2019 Integration of Islamic values in undergraduate nursing program: An expository analysis. International Journal of Care Scholars, 2 (2) pp. 5-8
2019 Mobile-based interventions in nursing education among undergraduate nursing students: An analysis. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 8 (9S3) pp. 1336-1343
2019 Potential benefits of pet-facilitated therapy (PFT) in people with disabilities. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 7 (11) pp. 3626-3633
2019 Review: A study on pet facilitated therapy (PFT) in mental health disorders.. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 7 (Volume-7: Issue-1) pp. 386-389
2019 The potential benefits of pet-facilitated therapy (Pft) in the juvenile delinquents. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 7 (Issue 10) pp. 3404-3409
2018 Nursing students and clinical instructors’ perceptions of clinical learning environments, supervision, and teaching (CLES-T). International Journal of Care Scholars, 1 (1) pp. 10-13
2017 Potential benefits of Pet-Facilitated-Therapy (PFT) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS), 5 (4B) pp. 1319-1325
2017 The effect and benefits of pet facilitated therapy (PFT) in the elderly. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS), 5 (12C) pp. 4954-4960
Conference or Workshop Item

2024 Soft skill components in structured nursing clinical skill assessment on aseptic procedures: a clinical audit. In: 7th International Conference on Nursing Science and Healthcare,
2023 Simulation education: challenges and suggested practices as nursing faculty members’ experience in the Malaysian nursing curriculum. In: MaSSH & PASSH 2023 International Conference in Healthcare Simulation.,
2023 Soft skill elements in structured nursing clinical skill assessment on specimen collection procedure: a clinical audit. In: 3rd IIUM International Conference of Nursing 2023 (IICON),
2023 Soft skill elements in structured nursing clinical skill assessment on transfusion-related procedure: a clinical audit. In: 3rd IIUM International Conference of Nursing 2023 (IICON),
2022 Early decisions about breast cancer treatment: perspectives from women and family members. In: The 8th Virtual Biennial International Nursing Conference,
2022 Healthy lifestyle campaign and smoking cessation programme among factory workers during COVID-19. In: Virtual Medical Research Symposium 2022,
2022 Healthy lifestyle campaign and smoking cessation programme among factory workers during Covid-19. In: Virtual Medical Research Symposium 2022,
2022 Information by healthcare professionals for decision-making of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus management in Malaysia: comparison with shared decision-making model. In: The 8th Virtual Biennial International Nursing Conference,
2022 Learning styles and online learning satisfaction of University students during COVID-19 pandemic. In: The 8th Virtual Biennial International Nursing Conference (BINC),
2022 Soft skills elements in structured clinical skill assessment: a qualitative study. In: The 4th International Conference on Nursing (ICONURS) 2022,
2021 Development and evaluating content validity of CSAI tools. In: 3rd International Conference on Nursing (ICONURS) 2021,
2021 Numeracy skills for undergraduate nursing students’ clinical skill assessment: an expository analysis. In: 4th Virtual Aceh International Nursing Conference (AINC) 2021,
2021 Soft skill elements in structured nursing clinical skill assessment on medication procedure: a clinical audit. In: 24th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) Conference 2021,
2020 Hybrid learning model in nursing education: academic, clinical and community during Covid-19 outbreak. In: 1st International Conference of Health Science of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto "Health Science Education during Covid-19",
2019 Nursing faculty members’ perceptions of technology readiness and comfort level in implementation of high fidelity simulation teaching in the Malaysian nursing curriculum. In: The 2nd Andalas International Nursing Conference 2019,
2019 Soft skill elements in structured clinical nursing assessment for undergraduate nursing student: a systematic review. In: 4th International Conference on Global Health (ICGH) in conjunction with the 7th Asian International Conference in Humanized Health Care (AIC-HHC) 2019.,
2017 Simulation based education in nursing. In: Nursing Simulation Festival 2017 in Conjunction with IIIUM World Prosumer Convention 2017,
2011 Kolej Islam Sains dan Teknologi (KIST) final year nursing students' perception on their clinical learning environment. In: International Health Conference IIUM 2011 ,
Book

2018 Musculoskeletal disorder. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-757-6
2017 Nursing students' perception on their clinical learning environment. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-744-6
2017 Nursing students’ perception on their clinical learning environment. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-744-6
Book Section

2018 Impact of musculoskeletal symptoms on general physical activity among nursing students. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-757-6, pp. 1-24
2018 Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among fireman. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-757-6, pp. 25-46
Monograph

2013 IIUM Nursing skills manual. In: International Islamic University Malaysia,