Farzana Sabiq

Lecturer
farzana.sabiq@mnu.edu.mv
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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.

Educational Qualifications

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 Interests

Nursing Leadership
Emotional Intelligence and compassionate care
Renal Nursing
Nursing Education

Research Grants and Major Research Projects

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), Co researcher – A 2 year project funded by MNu

Research Supervision

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Teaching Interests

Nursing Education
Nursing Research
Nursing Principles and Practice

Selected Publications

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Editorial Activities and Editorial Board Memberships

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Conference Participation and Academic Leadership

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Professional Memberships and Affiliations

Maldives Nurses Association
Maldives Oncology Nurses Association

Awards and Recognitions

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Consultancy, Training, and Community Engagement Activities

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