International Journal of Nursing Care

Melba Sheila D'Souza ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, PO 66, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman, OM

Abstract

There is a need for establishing effective Nurse Leader communication framework through the application of effective leadership principles. The objective of the paper is a synthesis of the scholarly literature and its application to the Nurse leadership in health care settings. The information gathered will be analyzed in relation to its usefulness for the Nurse Leader communications in hospitals. The attributes and strategies of effective communication are applied into a framework for the Nurse Leadership. Nurse leadership principles and practices provide a new dimension to the Nurse Leader communication. This paper shows that the role of the Nurse Leader is to communicate vision, goals, initiatives and changes in plans and policies that promote both clients' care and multidisciplinary team work. This paper concludes that effective Nurse Leader communication principles and strategies should be utilized to meet the health goals of clients in nursing practice and education.

Keywords

Nurse Leader, Communication, Clinical Nurse Perspective, Interpersonal Relations, Quality Care, Management, Barriers to Communication

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Samira Maroof ¹, Melba Sheila D'Souza ², Ramesh Venkatesaperumal ², Subrahmanya Nairy Karkada ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Community Mental Health, Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, OM
2 Department of Adult Health Critical Care, Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, OM
3 Department of Business and Financial Studies, Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, OM

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore smoking behaviours and habits among students at a public University in Oman. An exploratory cross sectional research design was used. 840 students were randomly selected in clusters drawn across nine colleges in the University. A Modified World Health Organization Smoking Behaviours Self-administered Questionnaire was used in 2012. 10.01% of the students smoked, of which 8.69% of the students lived more than 5 years outside homes and had leisure time (8.33%). 14.2% of the students had history of smoking, of which 10.71% have an intention to smoke. There is significant difference in smoking behaviours among male and female, fathers or a family member. Results provide baseline data to develop pro-interventions for smoking awareness and counseling for university students and encourage policy makers to strengthen the policies to curb tobacco products.

Keywords

Smoking Prevalence, Habits, Perceptions, Behaviours, University Students, Reported Smoking, Oman

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