Category Archives: News & Events

Culture is a strong part of people’s lives. It influences their views, their values, their humor, their hopes, their loyalties, and their worries and fears. So when you are working with people and building relationships with them, it helps to have some perspective and understanding of their cultures. Culture of Pakistan is very diverse,  it stems from the fact that what is now Pakistan has in the past been invaded and occupied by many people like as the white Huns, Persians, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and various others groups.

Sindhi culture is one of the oldest culture in the sub continent the sindhi culture in Pakistan is also richest this tradition includes sindhi Topi ajrak and his own cultural dresses. Sindh has a very rich culture that is significantly known over the world. Sindhi Culture Day is usually celebrated in the first week of December and this day is celebrated in Ziauddin University College of Nursing on Friday i.e. 7^th of December 2018 with great enthusiasm, which was organized by Student’s Council and Students of RN-III.

Sport is a vigorous physical activity involves physical exertion and skill generally played by two teams against each other by following the set number of rules in order to win or defeat other team.

Trial for Throwball was held in Ziauddin University College Of Nursing on 29^th of November 2018 by Student Affairs of Ziauddin University in which teams of girls participated from Department of Physiotherapy, Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine and Technology and other departments of Ziauddin University participated. This trial was taken and judged by Sir Zubair Ishaque and Sir Ali Muhammad

Sport is a vigorous physical activity involves physical exertion and skill generally played by two teams against each other by following the set number of rules in order to win or defeat other team.

Trial for Futsal was held in Ziauddin University College Of Nursing on 30^th of November 2018 by Student Affairs of Ziauddin University in which teams of boys participated from Department of Physiotherapy, Department of Radiology, Department of Medicine and Technology and other departments of Ziauddin University participated. This trial was taken and judged by Sir Ali Muhammad

12th of Rabiul awal brings with it great blessings and joy for the Muslims. It is the day when Allah Almighty sent His Most Beloved and the Most Praised Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W) to this world to guide the humanity towards ultimate Truth and path of light. The Nur which shined in the home of Hazrat Bib Amna (R.A), soon spread to the whole world. Even after more than 1400 years have passed, this Nur is still shining with full brightness and is source of Hadayat for the Seekers and Believers.

On 23^rd of November 2018, Jashn-e-Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (S.A.W.W) was celebrated at Ziauddin University College of Nursing with great enthusiasm and love. This celebration consisted of Naat Khwani, Durood, Bayaan, Salaam o Duaa, and distribution of sweets among the students and faculties.

“There is no garden as beautiful as Childhood”. Every child is a different kind of flower; together they make this world a beautiful garden Children’s Day, a day dedicated to children, is observed as an event across the world to celebrate childhood and promote awareness about children’s welfare. This celebration aims to promote the wellbeing of children and to uplift their social rights. Children’s Day celebrations focus to create attentiveness on the development of children and ensure a better future.

Ziauddin University organized a Universal Children’s Day on 20^th November, 2018 at College of Nursing. Initially participants and guests were gathered in the garden then moved to hospital for cake cutting ceremony.

The day started with the recitation of Holy Quran. Ms. Alia Nasir (Principal, Ziauddin College of Nursing), officially welcomed the participants and the founder of College of Nursing, Dr. Ejaz Fatima and Dr. Shireen (MS, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital). To highlight the importance of this day an informative speech was given by the chief guests.

The day was then graced by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Head Paediatric Department Dr. Ziauddin Hospital) in the hospital for cake cutting ceremony where gifts were distributed among children of peads ward. There were various game stalls for the students and winners were given prizes. Children took active part in celebrations. Competitions were held. Some of them won prizes. The day was followed by various performances by the students of BSN III year such as songs and tableau.

Certificates were awarded to BSN III year students and token of appreciations were presented to the organizing committee. The campus was buzzing with excitement and joy. The day ended in a beautiful resonance lasting in everybody’s minds. Finally the day was concluded by thanks speech given by Ms. Alia Nasir.

“We were all children once. We all share the desire for the wellbeing of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.”

The School of Nursing and Midwifery’s (SONAM) Gerontology and Geriatric (GAG) and Public Health (PH) clinical streams are organised a two-day Train the Trainer workshop to commemorate ‘International Day of Older Persons 2018’ (IDOP) from November 13^th till 14^th 2018. The theme for IDOP this year is Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions.

The focus of this two-day workshop was to prepare the healthcare providers in the identification and management of issues like dementia, delirium and depression among older people, which are a few often ignored health concerns due to lack of awareness and training. The workshop was attended by Ms Ashraf Valliani and Mr Abdul Rehman, Senior Lecturers from Ziauddin College of Nursing that proved to be a thought provoking event.

Workshop Objectives

To enable the participants to:

• discuss health as a basic human right for older people;
• appreciate age-specific health needs for older people;
• recognize the importance of geriatric assessment as a key element in determining and managing conditions such as delirium, dementia and depression;
• understand  the socioeconomic issues of ageing; and
• discuss special considerations in communication with older people.

Multiple-choice questions are hard to set but are always reliable to assess. Multiple choice is a form of an objective assessment in which respondents are asked to select only correct answers out of the choices from a list.The multiple choice format is most frequently used in educational testing. Multiple choice questions lend themselves to the development of objective assessment items, but without author training, questions can be subjective in nature. In this regard, Workshop on “MCQ Development” was held on October 2nd 2018 at ZU Clifton and was attended by the faculty members of ZUCON that facilitated the participants in acquiring effective knowledge on the same.

Community health is a major field of study within the medical and clinical sciences which focuses on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of the health status of population groups and communities. It is a distinct field of study that may be taught within a separate school of public Health or environmental health. As part of an integrated community approach to assisting individuals with disabilities, Dar ul Sukun works closely with service users, care givers, local authorities, volunteers and other organizations to ensure individual requirements of each care recipient are met. Dar ul Sukun offers an enhanced quality of life for those who require consistent care and special attention. In this regard, community visit was paid by diploma students at Dar-ul-sukoon along with their community guide MS Bilquis Alidino on 8th October 2018 where they spent quality time with the special children and motivated them via various activities.

Teachers’ Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community in general. October 5 every year is always a memorable day for teachers in the country as it affords them the opportunity to celebrate among themselves and be reminded how important they are because they belong to a noble profession. A short celebration on Teacher’s Day on 5th October 2018 was celebrated in this regard where the students of ZUCON exhibited a token of love and respect to all the faculty members and our Mentor and Principle Ms Alia Nasir.

As the health care delivery system moves from acute care settings to community-based services, nursing education must initiate students’ abilities to function within a changing system. Community Health Nursing focuses on health care to promote quality of life and health care of communities and populations and is a great fit for service learning. In this regard, students of final year BScN IV organized a Health Fair under the supervision of Ms Alia Nasir, Principle ZUCON and Ms Ashraf Valliani, Faculty ZUCON at Primary Health Centre, Sikandarabad Colony on Thursday, July 19^th 2018. The event was highly appreciated and admired by Dr Fatima Jahangir, HOD Family Medicine Ziauddin Hospital.

Channel Followed:

1. Survey (data was collected while driving through the community)
2. Existing data was analyzed including health surveys and records
3. Key informants were interviewed who knew what is going on in the community.
4. A problem/need list was developed to determine the service learning intervention

Components of Health Fair:

1. Free health check-ups including blood sugar, blood pressure, height, weight and BMI calculations
2. Free food stalls, information on healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices.
3. Application of free Hina/Mehendi, face paintings and interesting game stalls
4. Scenarios addressing cultural and social issues via role plays

Ziauddin College of Nursing Organised ‘Students’ Week 2018′ at their college featuring various activities including Project displays and Sports events. Fun filled week came to an end with an Award ceremony.

Dr. Nida Hussain, Pro Chancellor, Ziauddin University graced the ceremony as Chief Guest. She appreciated the efforts of students & faculty while giving away the awards and certificates to successful students.