Agleema Ahmed

Lecturer
agleema.ahmed@mnu.edu.mv
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Biography

Agleema Ahmed is a Lecturer at the School of Nursing, Maldives National University, with extensive clinical and academic experience in critical care and cardiac nursing. She has over 10 years of professional experience in healthcare, particularly in intensive and cardiac care settings.
Before joining academia, she worked at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in the Cardiac Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit, providing specialized care to critically ill patients. Her clinical background has greatly influenced her teaching, allowing her to integrate real-world clinical experience with nursing education.
As a nursing educator, Agleema is committed to enhancing clinical competence, critical thinking, and decision-making skills among nursing students. Her teaching approach focuses on innovative educational strategies, including simulation-based learning, flipped classroom methods, and technology-enhanced teaching.
Her research interests include nursing education, simulation-based training, critical care nursing, clinical decision-making, and interprofessional collaboration. She actively contributes to academic research, conference presentations, and curriculum development aimed at improving healthcare education and patient care quality.

Educational Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education – 2024
Maldives National University, Faculty of Education, Maldives

Master of Nursing – 2018
Maldives National University, School of Nursing, Maldives

Advanced Diploma in Critical Care Nursing – 2013
Maldives National University, School of Nursing, Maldives

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing – 2011
Nilai University, Malaysia

Diploma in Nursing – 2008
Maldives National University, Maldives

Research Interests

Nursing Education
Simulation-Based Learning
High-Fidelity Simulation
Critical Care and Cardiac Nursing
Clinical Judgement and Decision-Making
Interprofessional Collaboration
Innovative Teaching Strategies
End-of-Life and Palliative Care Education

Research Grants and Major Research Projects

Death and Dying: Teaching an Innovative End-of-Life Nursing Course—A Three-Stage Programme
Role: Principal Investigator/Project Lead
Funding agency: Maldives National University Research Grants Committee
Grant reference: URG-2025-C2-L-01
Duration: 2025–Present

Perceptions, Attitudes, and Barriers to Interprofessional Collaboration among Healthcare Professionals at IGMH and KRH
Role: Principal Investigator/Project Lead
Funding agency: Maldives National University Research Grants Committee
Grant reference: URG-2024-C2-L-14
Duration: 2024–Present

Teaching Interests

Critical Care Nursing
Emergency and Acute Care Nursing
Cardiac Nursing
Adult Health and Medical–Surgical Nursing
High-Fidelity Simulation and Simulation-Based Education
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies in Nursing Education

Selected Publications

Ahmed, A., & Rasheed, A. (2025). Post-angioplasty patients’ early experiences aftertreatment at the National Cardiac Centre of Maldives at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 13(1), 118-141.

Ahmed, A., & Hassan, Z. (2025). Impact of Interprofessional Collaboration on Team Effectiveness and Quality Care among Health Care Professionals in Hospitals in The Greater Male’Region. Journal Of Arts Humanities And Social Sciences, 4(12), 27-35.

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

Awards and Recognitions

Consultancy, Training, and Community Engagement Activities

Contributed to the content development of the National Advanced Emergency Care for Healthcare Professionals programme, funded by USAID and conducted at Maldives National University.
Completed simulation-based training at Aga Khan University, Pakistan.
Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) provider.

Languages Spoken

Dhivehi, English and Chinese