Collaborative research is the way forward for nursing
Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, professor of nursing science and director of Beirut’s Rafic Hariri School of Nursing: ‘Working with junior researchers has been the highlight of my academic career’
What is your role?
I am professor of nursing science and director of the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, where I am responsible for the administration and academic development of the school.
How did you first become interested in nursing research?
After receiving my PhD from the University of Florida, I applied for my first academic appointment at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). I was responsible for the clinical supervision of nursing students on paediatric wards, where I noticed that children’s pain management was not being adequately assessed and patients were suffering needlessly on post-operative floors.
As nurses were hesitant in
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