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Farzana Sabiq

Lecturer

Biography

Farzana Sabiq is a nurse educator with experience in both clinical nursing practice and nursing education. She has over 20 years of clinical nursing experience, where she served in several roles including Registered Nurse, Senior Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse, and Ward Manager in a tertiary healthcare setting. Her clinical expertise includes perioperative nursing, renal nursing, patient management, clinical leadership, training and mentoring of junior nurses. 

In her academic role, she is actively engaged in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students and is committed to enhancing nursing education through student-centered and evidence-based teaching approaches. She contributes student learning by fostering critical thinking and professional competence to prepare future nurses for safe and effective clinical practice.

Education

MBA in Hospital and Health Services Management – University of Bedfordshire, (2024)

Master of Nursing – The Maldives National University (2019)

Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health – Villa College, (2016)

Bachelor of Nursing – The Maldives National University (2010)

Diploma in Nursing – The Maldives National University (2002)

Research Work and Publications

Sabiq, F. (2026). Breaking the silos: The power of interprofessional education in healthcare. Nurse MV

 

Conference Presentations

Paper Presentation at Theveli Conference

Fostering Reflective Writing Skills Through Academic Coaching to Enhance Critical Thinking in First-Year Nursing Students: Action Research

 

Research Grants

Death and Dying: Teaching an Innovative End-of-Life Nursing Course: A Three-Stage Program Approved by the MNU Research Grants Committee (URG-2025-C2-L-01).