Manal Fehade Al-Wahbi Al-Harbi

Dr. Manal Fehade Al-Wahbi Al-Harbi finished her doctoral study from faculty of life and health sciences at Ulster University. Her research was about cultural competence of nurses who work in multicultural health care organization within western region of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her master degree in nursing awarded from King Saud University in maternal child health nursing. Her research interest includes multidisciplinary approach in Research methodology, Mixed method research, Qualitative research, Clinical teaching, Cultural issues in Maternal-Pediatric health, Child health and Neonatal health.
 
PRIMARY WORK AND CONTACT ADDRESS
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Higher Education
Maternity Child Health Department
Nursing College-KSU
Diriyah Female Campus
1st Office. 3rd Flr. Bldg.12
P.O. Box 642, 11421
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 118058533    
Email: Maalwahbi@ksu.edu.sa    Manalalharbi7@gmail.com
 
AREA OF INTERESTS:  Research methodology, Mixed method research, Qualitative research, Clinical teaching, Cultural issues in Maternal-Pediatric health, Child health and Neonatal health.
 
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 2011- 2015 Ph.D. degree in Nursing, University of Ulster, Life and Health Sciences College, School of Nursing, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. (Awarded 29-06-2015).
• 2008 M.SC in Maternal Child Health Nursing (excellent 4.73 out of 5) College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• 1996 - 2000 Bachelor in nursing (excellent with First Honors Degree), Faculty of Medicine and Allied sciences (Nursing), King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
 
Registered/ License Nurse. Saudi Nursing Scientific Board. Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Professional registration No: 15-R-N-0047312. Exp. Date: Dec 2018.
RESEARCH ETHICAL TRAINING
Certificate of completion. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research. The NIH Web-based training course "Protecting Human Research Participants". Certification Number: 2259617 completed on 12/24/2016.
 
SKILLS PROFILE

• Problem Solving: Development of analytical, organizing and planning skills gained from my clinical training, teaching and administrative experiences.
• Team work: Worked effectively in several teams with different nationalities during clinical and academic experiences.
• Communication: Good verbal and written skills gained from giving presentations at seminars and conferences.
• Teaching skills: Prepared and delivered lectures, seminars and clinical training classes.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

• 2015      Distinction Certificate for Scientific Excellence from Royal embassy of Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau, London, UK.
• 2014       Distinction Certificate for Scientific Excellence from Royal embassy of Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau, London, UK.
• 2004       Nursing Excellence Award Unit for Specific Nursing Practice in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, International Nurse Day held in king Abdul-Aziz Medical city Jeddah.
• 2000       First Honors degree, Faculty of Medicine and Allied sciences (Nursing), King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• October- 2016       Assistant Professor in Maternity and Child Health department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2015 - 2016           Assistant Professor in Nursing department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2009 - 2015            Lecturer in Nursing department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Dawadmi, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2001 - 2009             Staff Nurse 1 in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

ADMINSTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• 2005 TO 2008 -  M.SC Candidate, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• 2010 -   Lecturer and Head of Nursing Department, Applied and Health Sciences College, Dawadmi, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2011 - Lecturer and Deputy Dean of Applied and Health Sciences College, Dawadmi, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2011-2015 - Ph.D. Candidate, Ulster University, United Kingdom.
• 2016 To September 2016 -  Assistant Professor and Deputy Dean of Applied and Health Sciences College, Shaqra, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
• 2017 – Member of the College of Nursing Research Center- King Saud University.

​ACADEMIC TEACHING\ BSN

• 2007 Preventive project (Nutrition During pregnancy and low birth weight).
• 2007 Educational project (Different Treatment Strategies for Premenstrual Symptoms) directed for teenage girls in Saudi Arabia.
• 2010 Health Assessment theory and lab (2+3).
• 2011 Transcultural nursing (2) + Medical surgical nursing theory (2).
• 2015   Community nursing course (2+3), Theory and Clinical.
• 2016-17   Pediatric nursing course (3), Theory and clinical, Epidemiology course (3) credit hours, Growth & development course (3).

ACADEMIC TEACHING\ MSN

• 2017-18 Nursing Research (3+0) credit hours, Statistics (2+0).

 
 
PUBLICATION
 

• 2014. Online article as first author about Cultural Competence of Nurses Working in Multicultural Health Care Organisations within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in issue of the Humanities & Social Sciences Review 3 (4). http://www.universitypublications.net/hssr/0304/html/H4V650.xml.
• Manal Fehade Al-Harbi, Kholoud Al-Haji, Salma Abd El Atty Moawed, Abeer Hawsawi. Using Health Belief Model to Probe Female Adolescent Perception About Breast Cancer in Riyadh City. American Journal of Nursing Science. Vol. 6, No. 4, 2017, pp. 358-365. doi: 10.11648/j.ajns.20170604.20
• Basmah Fehaid Al-Harbi, Manal Fehade Al-Harbi. Eliciting Salient Beliefs About Physical Activity Among Female Adolescent in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study. Public Health International. Vol. 2, No. 4, 2017, pp. 116-123. doi: 10.11648/j.phi.20170204.12
• Manal F. Al-Harbi. 2017. “Reporting Nurses’ Medication Errors in the Pediatric Emergency Departments in Saudi Arabia”, International Journal of Current Research, 9, (09), 58237-58242.

REVIEWING
 

• Reviewer at Nursing Education Today Journal during 2017.

SCIENTIFIC POSTERS AND PRESENTATION

• 2016 (23-27 May) Recognized for Outstanding Research and Presentation at the International Conference for Academic Disciplines, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Presentation title (A New Proposed Pyramid: Puzzle Model of Cultural competence to more fully address the needs of the culturally diverse nursing workforce in Saudi Arabia.
• 2015 (10-11 March) Poster presentation, RCN Education Forum conference and exhibition Partners in practice, Nottingham, UK.
• 2014 (23 October), Speaker in 40th Annual Conference: 40 Years of Transcultural Nursing: Living our Mission in a Changing World – Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Presentation title (Cultural Competence Level of Nurses Who Work in Multicultural Healthcare Organizations within Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
• 2014 (25-29 May) Speaker in Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, Harvard campus, Boston, USA. Presentation title (A Study of the Cultural Competence of Nurses Working in Multicultural Health Care Organizations within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
• 2013 (14 July) presented my pilot study in Nova South Eastern University Abraham S. Fischler School of Education Conference on Global Leadership, Learning and Research. Orlando, Florida, USA.
• 2007 Research paper tilled (premenstrual Syndrome among Female University Students in King Saud University-Riyadh city) presented at Tanta University, Egypt.
• 2004 Attendance at Saudi Nursing and Today Challenges conference (CME 8 hours) from Council of Health specialties (Ref no 4031/3/2004), Jeddah SA.
• 1422H Attendance at International Symposium for Nurses at KAAUH, Jeddah Saudi Arabia.