ESHTIAQ ABDULAZIZ AL FARAJ

@iau.edu.sa

Assistant Professor, Nursing Education
Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University



                 

https://researchid.co/ealfaraj

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Nursing Education

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Nursing, Leadership and Management, Issues, ethics and legal aspects, Health Informatics

FUTURE PROJECTS

Critical thinking in nursing education:” assessing critical thinking skills among nursing students and barriers for teaching critical thinking skills as perceived by Nurse Educators”

IRB #:2022-04-314, Date of Approval 11/9/2022


Applications Invited
3

Scopus Publications

9

Scholar Citations

2

Scholar h-index

Scopus Publications

  • Nurses’ perception on the quality of healthcare services: A cross-sectional study.
    Ajayan Kamalasanan, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Athirarani MR, Harikrishna GL, Vinoth Raman, Ola Ibrahim Ramzi, Manoj Kumar L, and Eshtiaq Alfaraj
    Informa UK Limited

  • Health science students’ perceptions about Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a method of clinical evaluation
    Amal Alaskar, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Eshtiaq Alfaraj, Ola Ibrahim Ramzi, Njoud Saleh Alameri, Ameen Alhababi, and Minimole Vijayan
    Modestum Publishing Ltd

  • Feedback on the Preceptor's Experience Post-training: “A Quasi-experimental Design”
    Shereen R. Dorgham, Eshtiaq Alfaraj, and Sana A. Al-Mahmoud
    Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
    Background: The conventional clinical practice component of undergraduate nursing education is insufficient preparation for contemporary professional nursing practice. The preceptorship program became a substitute for limited clinical training in nursing school. Few studies have been conducted to demonstrate its practice impact above that of conventional clinical training. Therefore, the preparation of nurse preceptors is vital to any of the preceptorship roles. The preceptor plays a significant role during the transition period from being a student to a competent nurse. He/she provides direct supervision, support, and guidance, and offers a role model to consolidate scientific knowledge, practice clinical skills, and develop professional attitudes and values. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess differences between the preceptors' knowledge pre- and post-training program, evaluate preceptor’s feedback regarding the training program, assess the effect of the training program on preceptor’s performance three months post-training, and evaluate student’s satisfaction with the preceptor’s performance three months post-training. Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted in this study. Overall, there were 79 (n=34 Saudi and non-Saudi nurse demonstrators and lecturers who have working experience of at least six months and n=45 nurse students) study participants. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Results: A statistically significant difference was found between pre-test and post-test values of nurse demonstrators and lecturers' awareness of preceptorship. Conclusion: Participants perceived the preceptorship program positively as they learned to assume different roles as a preceptor, an educator, a facilitator, a role model, and an evaluator. The preceptorship program focuses on essential skills pertinent to clinical and educational settings. It develops clinical preceptors' roles and helps them support, develop and integrate new graduate nurses' clinical competence using an individualized and systematic approach. The ultimate aim is to ensure patient safety, i.e., the preceptee masters the clinical skills needed for competence before moving into more advanced nursing care tasks.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Leadership Perspectives on Talent Management in Saudi Universities: Challenges and Success Factors
    FAAM Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Eshtiaq Abdulaziz Al Faraj, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti
    Insights Into International Higher Education Leadership and the Skills Gap, 28 2025

  • Nurses’ perception on the quality of healthcare services: A cross-sectional study.
    A Kamalasanan, AV Subbarayalu, A MR, H GL, V Raman, OI Ramzi, ...
    International Journal of Healthcare Management 17 (4), 817-826 2024

  • Feedback on the Preceptor's Experience Post-training: “A Quasi-experimental Design”
    SR Dorgham, E Alfaraj, SA Al-Mahmoud
    The Open Nursing Journal 16 2022

  • Health science students' perceptions about Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a method of clinical evaluation.
    A Alaskar, AV Subbarayalu, E Alfaraj, OI Ramzi, NS Alameri, A Alhababi, ...
    Electronic Journal of General Medicine 19 (6) 2022

  • Nursing Professional Framework: "a necessity for a heahhcare organization"
    E Alfaraj
    lnternational Conference on Education,Culture and Society at Hamper College 2014

  • Impact of Role-play as Clinical and Theorietical Teaching Strategy
    E Alfaraj, S Al-Mahmoud
    Annual Multidisciplinary Conference for Academic Discipline at University of 2014

  • Experiences of student nurses in Saudi Arabia: the impact of clinical exposure on their decision to continue or leave nursing''
    E Alfaraj
    https://search.proquest.com/openview/682f910946fe03ca8ad50cce09df9367/1?pq 2008

  • Training in Health Sector
    E Alfaraj
    University of Edinburagh, Morry House Institute of Education, Scotland, UK 2001

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Health science students' perceptions about Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a method of clinical evaluation.
    A Alaskar, AV Subbarayalu, E Alfaraj, OI Ramzi, NS Alameri, A Alhababi, ...
    Electronic Journal of General Medicine 19 (6) 2022
    Citations: 4

  • Nurses’ perception on the quality of healthcare services: A cross-sectional study.
    A Kamalasanan, AV Subbarayalu, A MR, H GL, V Raman, OI Ramzi, ...
    International Journal of Healthcare Management 17 (4), 817-826 2024
    Citations: 2

  • Feedback on the Preceptor's Experience Post-training: “A Quasi-experimental Design”
    SR Dorgham, E Alfaraj, SA Al-Mahmoud
    The Open Nursing Journal 16 2022
    Citations: 2

  • Experiences of student nurses in Saudi Arabia: the impact of clinical exposure on their decision to continue or leave nursing''
    E Alfaraj
    https://search.proquest.com/openview/682f910946fe03ca8ad50cce09df9367/1?pq 2008
    Citations: 1

Publications

Nurses’ perception on the quality of healthcare services: A cross-sectional study.
International Journal of Healthcare Management
2023-08-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2023.2246241
CONTRIBUTORS: Ajayan Kamalasanan; Arun Vijay Subbarayalu; Athirarani MR; Harikrishna GL; Vinoth Raman; Ola Ibrahim Ramzi; Manoj Kumar L; Eshtiaq Alfaraj

Feedback on the Preceptor's Experience Post-training: “A Quasi-experimental Design”
The Open Nursing Journal
2022-12-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2174/18744346-v16-e221117-2022-32
Part of ISSN: 1874-4346
CONTRIBUTORS: Shereen R. Dorgham; Eshtiaq Alfaraj; Sana A. Al-Mahmoud

Health science students’ perceptions about Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a method of clinical evaluation
Electronic Journal of General Medicine
2022-09-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/12466
CONTRIBUTORS: Amal Alaskar; Arun Vijay Subbarayalu; Eshtiaq Alfaraj; Ola Ibrahim Ramzi; Njoud Saleh Alameri; Ameen Alhababi; Minimole Vijayan