-\7 u: irtg the p ro1fe.s,.: ion a/o rt g ryIdfabiMansou Intein ationalNur singFaculty defies social stigrnaeyearns for highlyqualificdfffpdan nurses WRrrrErl & psoroennpHro Tamim Elyan Being a nurse in trgypt canbe tough;the profession isr{t highly regarded by vast sectors of the Egyptian society and nurses usuallyhaveto cope with a social stigmaof being unethi- cal individuals.Furthermore, some media-created stereotype of nurses claim they areeither prostitutes or abused women who fchoose] the profession as an escape.The studyof nurs- ing is, however, popular among students upplyttg for universities for the career opportunities and the financial promises it offers, but many under the pressure of parents and social misconcep- tions abandon the idea, creating a shortage in qualified nurses. he idea of Akef El Maghrabi, the founder and Chairman of El Maghrabi Eye and Ear Hospitals and Centers,Maghrabi canhelp and educate peopleabouttheir health," explainsGhazi. The faculty set goalsfor itself to promote the nursing profession and introduce a leading type of educationthat can change the image;to that end, the faculty formed a partnership with Queen MargaretUniversity (QMU) in Scotland" through which professorsfrom both faculties place the curricula and graduatesget dual cer- tificatesfrom both Universities. After two years of preparation, the faculty Mansour Interriational Nursing Faculty (MMINF) at the British University in Egypt (BUE) took up the challengeof changing these socialrealitiesto revolutionize the nursing pro- fessionin Egypt. Here,sfudents not only practice various nurs- ing taskson advanced interactivedummies and benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, but they also are taught how to make an example of a good nurse and eventually help change social stereotypes and misconceptions. "People have to change,"says Cheherezade Ghazi, the faculty's dean. "We tell our students that they are the ones who will be working in the professionand are the oneswho will bring this change if they arecompetent in their job and respectfulin their behaviot" sheadds. "Lower classes recognize a nurse'srole better; we needto educate peoplethat a nurseisn t only herefor the technical part but sheis the onewho l6 COMMUNITY TIMES Ociober 2oio
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Mansour Interriational Nursing Faculty (MMINF) at the British University in Egypt (BUE) took up the challengeof changing these socialrealitiesto revolutionize the nursing pro- fessionin Egypt. WRrrrErl&psoroennpHroTamim Elyan good nurse and eventually help change social stereotypesand misconceptions. he idea of Akef El Maghrabi, the founder and Chairman of El Maghrabi Eye and Ear Hospitals and Centers, Maghrabi After two years of preparation, the faculty l6 COMMUNITY TIMES Ociober 2oio
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-\7 u: i rtg th e p ro1fe.s,.: io n a / o r t g
ryIdfabiMansourIntein ation al Nur sing F acultydefies social stigrnaeyearns for
highly qualificd fffpdan nursesWRrrrErl & psoroennpHro Tamim Elyan
Being a nurse in trgypt can betough; the profession isr{t highlyregarded by vast sectors of theEgyptian society and nursesusually have to cope with a
social stigma of being unethi-cal individuals. Furthermore,
some media-created stereotypeof nurses claim they are eitherprostitutes or abused women
who fchoose] the profession asan escape.The study of nurs-
ing is, however, popular amongstudents upplyttg for universitiesfor the career opportunities andthe financial promises it offers,but many under the pressure ofparents and social misconcep-
tions abandon the idea, creatinga shortage in qualified nurses.
he idea of Akef El Maghrabi, the founderand Chairman of El Maghrabi Eye andEar Hospitals and Centers, Maghrabi
can help and educate people about their health,"explains Ghazi.
The faculty set goals for itself to promote thenursing profession and introduce a leadingtype of education that can change the image; tothat end, the faculty formed a partnership withQueen Margaret University (QMU) in Scotland"through which professors from both facultiesplace the curricula and graduates get dual cer-tificates from both Universities.
After two years of preparation, the faculty
Mansour Interriational Nursing Faculty(MMINF) at the British University in Egypt(BUE) took up the challenge of changing thesesocial realities to revolutionize the nursing pro-fession in Egypt.
Here, sfudents not only practice various nurs-ing tasks on advanced interactive dummies andbenefit from state-of-the-art facilities, but theyalso are taught how to make an example of a
good nurse and eventually help change socialstereotypes and misconceptions.
"People have to change," says CheherezadeGhazi, the faculty's dean. "We tell our studentsthat they are the ones who will be working inthe profession and are the ones who will bringthis change if they are competent in their job andrespectful in their behaviot" she adds.
"Lower classes recognize a nurse's role better;we need to educate people that a nurse isn t onlyhere for the technical part but she is the one who
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