Education

• 2001

  Bachelor degree from NursingFaculty of Applied medical Sciences, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2011

  Master degree from Medical-Surgical NursingNursing, Unversity of Western Ontario, London, كـــــــندا

• 2015

  Doctorate degree from Oncology NursingNursing, University of Western Ontario, London, كـــــــندا

Employment

• 2002-2006

  Clinical Instructor and Lecturer, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2009-2014

  Teacher Assistant , University of Western Ontario, London, كـــــــندا

• 2015-2020

  Assistant Professor , King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2016-2018

  Head of Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Head of Medical Surgical Department, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2016-2018

  Acting Head of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2020-حاليا

  Associate Professor , King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

My research interests include oncology nurses, cancer care, chemotherapy, cognitive dysfunction, job stress, work performance, models of care, family caregiving, symptom assessment and management, and psycho-social issues in the context of advanced disease, and research methods (quantitative and qualitative approaches).

Publications:

• Wazqar, D.Y. (2020). Sexual healthcare in cancer patients: A survey of healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and barriers. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15459

•  Wazqar, D.Y. (2019). Evaluating nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward cancer pain management: Implications for nursing education. Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences. 26(2), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.4197/Med.26-2.7

• Saimaldaher, Z.H., & Wazqar, D.Y. (2019). Relationships between caregiving stress, mental health, and physical health in family caregivers of adult patients with cancer: implications for nursing practice. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12795
•  ALNaami, A.I., & Wazqar, D.Y. (2019). Relationship between Disease Knowledge and Treatment Adherence among Adult Patients with Thalassemia: A cross-sectional Study in  Saudi Arabia. Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku/ Nursing in the 21^st Century, 18(2), 95-101.
•  Wazqar, D.Y. (2019). Cognitive dysfunction and its predictors in adult patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy: A cross-sectional correlational study. The Journal of Nursing Research, 27(6), e56.
•  Algarni, .S.S., Sofar, S.M., & Wazqar, D.Y. (2019). Nurses’ knowledge and practices toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.  Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 4(1), 50-73.            https://www.iprjb.org/journals/index.php/JHMN/article/view/825   
• Wazqar, D.Y. (2018). Oncology nurses’ perceptions of work stress and its sources in a university-teaching hospital: A qualitative study. Nursing Open, 1-9. doi:10.1002/nop2.192
• Wazqar, D.Y., Kerr, M., Regan, S., & Orchard, C. (2017). Relationships between job strain, coping strategies, and work performance among oncology nurses working in Saudi oncology care settings. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 6(5), 8-16. doi: 10.9790/1959-0605080816                                                                                           
•  Wazqar, D.Y., Kerr, M., Regan, S., & Orchard, C. (2017).  Overview of cancer care and oncology nursing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. American Journal of Nursing Science, 6(4), 324-332.
• Wazqar, D.Y., Kerr, M., Regan, S., & Orchard, C. (2017). An integrative Review of the Influence of Job strain and Coping on Nurses' Work Performance: Understanding the Gaps in Oncology Nursing Research. International Journal of Nursing Sciences. doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2017.09.003
• Wazqar, D.Y. (2017). Suffering among Patients with Cancer: A Concept Analysis and Implications for Oncology Nurses. International Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research, 2(5), 113-122. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcocr.20170205.14
• Wazqar, D.Y., & Evans, M. (2012). Socio-cultural aspects of self-management in gestational diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 16(2), 62-67.
• Wazqar, D.Y. (2011). Interdisciplinary Research and Nursing Knowledge Development. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 12(4), 197-198.

Ongoing Research:

Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure after Receiving Interventional Follow Up Phone Calls.

Self-management Practices and Associated Factors among Patients with Cancer under Treatment in Saudi Arabia.

The Effect of Simulation Training on Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Competency in Managing Extravasation in Patients with Cancer

Conferences and Workshops Attended:

• Item Author Certification (Phase 1) - Workshop Application - 10 May 2020 (E-Module). Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2020

•  Common Mistakes in Creating Tests and Assignments and Ways to Solve Them Workshop. Deanship of e-learning and distance education. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2020

•  Workshops of the Third Meeting {Season 2}. Toward Excellence and Pioneering Academic Department as a Part of The Forum of Heads and Supervisors of Academic Departments. Centre for Teaching and Learning Development. King Fahed Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019

• How to Publish in ISI Journals. King Fahed Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• Formulating Course Learning Outcomes Lecture. King Faisal Conference Centre. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• Leadership Skills Workshop. Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• Writing Simulation Scenarios: Like an Expert. Clinical Skills and Simulation Center. King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• Health Promotion Forum: Quality of life for Health of Individual and Community. King Faisal Conference Center. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• International Nursing Day 2019: A Voice to Lead. East Jeddah General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• 10^th Scientific Forum for King Abdulaziz University Students. King Faisal Conference Center. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2019
• Item Analysis Workshop. Faculty of Nursing, Center for Teaching & Learning Development. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018
• Redesign a Course Syllabus Training Program. Faculty of Nursing, Center for Teaching & Learning Development. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018
• Emotional Intelligence Workshop. Faculty of Nursing, Center for Teaching & Learning Development. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018
• A Good Faculty Academic Mentor Workshop. Faculty of Nursing, Center for Teaching & Learning Development. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018
• International Conference on Nursing: Commitment and Challenges towards Better Healthcare. London, UK. 2018
• Research and Development Program Initiatives in the Ministry of Education to Support Universities. King Fahad Medical Research Center. King Abdulaziz University. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2018
• Health Empowerment and Health Rights in patients with Cancer Workshop. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer. King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2017
• Thomson Reuters (ISI) Database, Journal Citation Report and Endnote X8 Workshop. Faculty of Medicine, Health College Library. King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2017
• Learning Outcomes and Assessment Methods Workshop. Education Evaluation Commission. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2017
• OSCE Workshop. Nursing College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2016
• Clinical Evaluation Workshop. Nursing College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2016
• Blackboard Workshop. E-leaning and Distance Education. King Abdulaziz University. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2016
• Strategic Planning for Nursing Collage Workshop. Development Strategic Planning Department. King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2016
• Form Boring to Exciting Teaching Workshop. Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre. King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2015
• How to Apply Nursing Process Workshop. Nursing College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2015
• Course Design and Learning Outcomes. Centre for Teaching and Learning Development, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2015
• The 28^th Annual Research and Leadership Conference: Building Leadership in Nurses Everywhere from the Bedside to the Boardroom. Iota Omicron Chapter, London, Ontario, Canada, 2015
• International Nursing Day: A force for Change. Security Forces Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 2014
• The 25th Annual Research Conference; Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence. Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, London, Ontario, Canada, 2012
• The 24^th Annual Research Conference, Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence. Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, London, Ontario, Canada, 2011
• Research Ethics Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 2010
• APA Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 2009
• SPSS Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 2009
• Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Workshop, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2004
• Hematologic Cancer and Chemotherapy Workshop, King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002
• The International Integrated Medicine Symposium, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002
• Colo-Rectal Cancer Symposium, King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2002
• Pan-Arab Cancer Conference, Doha, Qatar, 2002
• Wound Management Symposium, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2001
• AIDS International Day, King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2000
• 3^rd International Nursing Symposium (Nursing 2000), Saudi German Hospital Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2000
• Rift Valley Fever Symposium, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2000

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