Faculty and Staff

College / Department

College of Dentistry and Health Sciences

Teaching Areas

I teach comprehensive health assessment courses that equip students with essential skills to perform physical examinations and gather critical patient data. These courses emphasize thorough clinical evaluation techniques necessary for effective nursing care. Additionally, I teach pathophysiology, where students gain a deep understanding of disease mechanisms, which forms the foundation for clinical decision-making in nursing practice. , My teaching includes adult health nursing theory and clinical courses designed to prepare students to manage a wide range of adult patient health conditions. Through both classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience, students learn to assess, plan, and deliver appropriate nursing care for adult patients, ensuring they develop the competence and confidence needed for real-world healthcare settings. , I also focus on pediatric and adolescent health nursing, guiding students through the unique healthcare needs of children and young adults. These courses combine theoretical knowledge with clinical practice to help students understand growth, development, and common health challenges in this population. The hands-on labs and clinical rotations strengthen their ability to provide compassionate and effective care to younger patients. , My teaching portfolio includes critical care and emergency nursing, where students learn to respond to acute health crises and manage critically ill patients. These courses involve both lab and clinical components to build practical skills in high-stakes environments. Additionally, I teach nursing research and capstone courses that foster students’ abilities to critically appraise evidence, engage in scholarly inquiry, and apply research findings to improve nursing practice.

Research Areas & Interests

My research in pediatric nursing focuses on improving health outcomes for children through evidence-based care practices. I am interested in exploring ways to enhance pain management, disease prevention, and family-centered care in pediatric settings. By understanding children’s unique needs, my goal is to contribute to safer and more effective nursing interventions that support their overall growth and well-being., In the field of neonatal nursing, my research aims to advance the care and support provided to newborns, particularly those in critical or intensive care environments. I am dedicated to studying best practices in monitoring, treatment, and developmental support for neonates. This includes investigating how early interventions can improve survival rates and long-term health outcomes for this vulnerable population., My interest in undergraduate nursing education centers on developing teaching methods that enhance students’ clinical skills, critical thinking, and professional confidence. I explore innovative approaches to curriculum design, simulation-based learning, and mentorship programs that prepare students to meet the demands of modern healthcare. Supporting students in their academic journey is fundamental to shaping competent and compassionate future nurses., Broadly in nursing research, I am committed to advancing the knowledge base that informs clinical practice, education, and health policy. I focus on interdisciplinary studies that address current challenges in healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. By engaging in rigorous research, I aim to contribute to the evidence that underpins effective nursing interventions and promotes high standards in the profession., My research interest also extends to critical care and mental health nursing, where I investigate strategies to improve patient management and psychological support. I am particularly concerned with how stress, trauma, and mental health conditions affect patients in critical care settings, as well as the well-being of nurses themselves. Enhancing mental health care and resilience in nursing is essential to fostering holistic patient care and sustainable nursing practice.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD), 2019
Benha University, Egypt

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), 2014
Port Said University, Egypt

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), 2008
Port Said University, Egypt

Employment History

Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates - University of Fujairah

2023,

Associate Professor, Egypt - Beni-Suef University

2025,

Assistant Professor, Saudi Arabia - University of Hail

2022,

Assistant Professor, Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences (MACHS)

2021,

Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Egypt - Al Azhar Specialized Hospital

2018,

Contact

Ahmed.loutfy@uof.ac.ae

092244499

Dr. Ahmed Loutfy

Assistant Professor

Publications
  • 1. Sarman, A., Can, V., Tuncay, S., & Loutfy, A. (2025). Determination of Nursing Students' Opinions on the Use of Animal‐Assisted Interventions in Pediatric Care and Their Animal Love Levels. Nursing & Health Sciences, 27(2), e70128.

  • 2. Alkubati, S. A., Al-Qalah, T., Salameh, B., Loutfy, A., Almagharbeh, W. T., Pasay-an, E., ... & Elsayed, S. M. (2025). The mediating effect of belongingness on the relationship between perceived stress and clinical learning environment and supervision among nursing internship students. BMC Nursing, 24(1)

  • 3. El‐Monshed, A. H., Loutfy, A., El‐Boraie, H., El‐Gilany, A. H., Fayed, S. M., Elzeiny, A., ... & Zoromba, M. A. (2025). The efficacy of behavioral sleep intervention on sleep problems among children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57(3), 380 - 393.

  • 4. Loutfy, A., Elzeiny, A., Alkubati, S. A., El-Monshed, A. H., Zoromba, M. A., Van Belkum, C., & Mohamed, F. S. A. (2025). Undergraduate nursing students' perspectives of trauma-informed care in pediatric nursing: A cross-sectional Egyptian study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 80, e127-e135.

  • 5. Loutfy A. (2025). Rapid Review: Integrating Climate Change into Nursing Practices and Education in the Arab Middle East. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología. 2025; 5:1368, https://doi: 10.56294/saludcyt20251368.

  • 6. Alrasheeday, A. M., Alkubati, S. A., Alqalah, T. A. H., Alrubaiee, G. G., Alshammari, B., Almazan, J. U., ... & Loutfy, A. (2025). Nursing students' perceptions of patient safety culture and barriers to reporting medication errors: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 146, 106539.

  • 7. Loutfy, A., Zoromba, M. A., Mohamed, M. A., El-Gazar, H. E., Andargeery, S. Y., El-Monshed, A. H., Van Belkum, C., & Ali, A. S. (2024). Family-centred care as a mediator in the relationship between parental nurse support and parental stress in neonatal intensive care units. BMC Nursing, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02258-4

  • 8. El-Monshed, A. H., Loutfy, A., El-Boraie, H., Eweida, R. S., Fayed, S. M., El-Gazar, H. E., & Ali Zoromba, M. (2024). Feasibility and Preliminary Evaluation of Theory-Based Training Program on Daily Living Skills Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings From Rural Regions in Egypt. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241279376

  • 9. Alrasheeday, A. M., Alkubati, S. A., Alqalah, T. A. H., Alrubaiee, G. G., Pasay-An, E., Alshammari, B., Abdullah, S. O., & Loutfy, A. (2024). Nurses’ perceptions of patient safety culture and adverse events in Hail City, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional approach to improving healthcare safety. BMJ Open, 14(9), e084741. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084741

  • 10. Alrasheeday, A. M., Alkubati, S. A., Alrubaiee, G. G., Alqalah, T. A., Alshammari, B., Abdullah, S. O., & Loutfy, A. (2024). Estimating Proportion and Barriers of Medication Error Reporting Among Nurses in Hail City, Saudi Arabia: Implications for Improving Patient Safety. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 17, 2601–2612. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S466339

  • 11. Atta, M. H. R., Zoromba, M. A., El-Gazar, H. E., Loutfy, A., Elsheikh, M. A., El-ayari, O. S. M., Sehsah, I., & Elzohairy, N. W. (2024). Climate anxiety, environmental attitude, and job engagement among nursing university colleagues: a multicenter descriptive study. BMC Nursing, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01788-1

  • 12. El-Gazar, H. E., Elgohari, H., Loutfy, A., Shawer, M., El-Monshed, A. H., Abou Zeid, M. A. G., & Zoromba, M. A. (2024). Does internet addiction affect the level of emotional intelligence among nursing students? A cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02191-6

  • 13. El-Gazar, H. E., Zoromba, M. A., Fayed, S. M., Loutfy, A., Elzieny, A. A., Elzeiny, A., Alkubati, S. A., Shahin, M. A. H., Altheeb, M., & El-Monshed, A. H. (2024). Nurturing Success: E-Learning readiness and academic self-efficacy in nursing students. BMC Nursing, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02125-2

  • 14. Abdelaziz, F. S., Elzeiny, A., Mahdy Fouda, N., Shahin, M. A. H., Husni Alabed, H., & Loutfy, A. (2024). Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Climate Change and Its Impact on Children’s Health in Egyptian Hospitals: A Comparative Study. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología, 4. https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2024.1361

  • 15. Alenezi, A., Abdalla, A., Al Amoudi, F. A., Alfahd, H., Ghazzawi, M., Aldossary, A., Al Sinan, Z., Alenezi, A., Ali Bacha, I., Loutfy, A., & Shahin, M. A. H. (2024). Exploring Job Satisfaction and Caring Behaviors among Critical Care Nurses: A Descriptive Analytic Study. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología, 4. https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2024.956

  • 16. El-Monshed, A. H., Khonji, L. M., Altheeb, M., Saad, M. T. E.-M., Elsheikh, M. A., Loutfy, A., Ali, A. S., El-Gazar, H. E., Fayed, S. M., & Zoromba, M. A. (2024). Does a program-based cognitive behavioral therapy affect insomnia and depression in menopausal women? A randomized controlled trial. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 21(2), 202–215. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12707

  • 17. Loutfy, A., Elzeiny, A., Sabek, E. M., El-Monshed, A. H., Shahin, M. A. H., & Mohamed, F. S. A. (2023). Effect of an educational program on pediatric nurses’ knowledge, practice, and self-confidence about level of consciousness scales. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 73, e570–e578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2023.10.035

  • 18. Forma, A. A., Karakuła, K. H., Sitarz, R., Juchnowicz, D., Baj, J., Bogucki, J., ... & Karakuła-Juchnowicz, H. (2023). Facing the COVID-19 pandemic–an assessment of students’ mental health and major coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic–an international study. European Psychiatry, 66(S1), S152-S153.

  • 19. Karakula, K. H., Forma, A., Sitarz, R., Baj, J., Juchnowicz, D., Bogucki, J., ... & Karakula-Juchnowicz, H. (2023). Students’ emotional well-being and religiosity during the COVID-19 pandemic-an international study in 7 countries. European Psychiatry, 66(S1), S406-S406

  • 20. Karakula, K., Forma, A., Sitarz, R., Karakula-Juchnowicz, A., Baj, J., Bogucki, J., ... & Juchnowicz, D. (2023, December). The''sunshine''vitamin and anxiety symptoms: How does supplementation of vitamin D3 affect the anxiety levels among the students-results of an international survey. In JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION (Vol. 130, No. 12). Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, AUSTRIA: SPRINGER WIEN

  • 21. Forma, A., Karakula, K., Sitarz, R., Baj, J., Karakula-Juchnowicz, H., Bogucki, J., ... & Juchnowicz, D. (2023, December). How does religiosity affect the anxiety levels amongst the students-results of an international survey. In JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION (Vol. 130, No. 12). Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, AUSTRIA: SPRINGER WIEN.

  • 22. Sitarz, R., Forma, A., Karakuła, K., Juchnowicz, D., Baj, J., Bogucki, J., Rog, J., Tee, M. L., Tee, C. A., Ly-Uson, J. T., Islam, M. S., Sikder, M. T., El-Monshed, A. H., Loutfy, A., Qureshi, M. F. H., Abbas, M., Taseen, S., Lakhani, M., Wang, C., … Karakuła-Juchnowicz, H. (2022). To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate—Reasons of Willingness and Reluctance of Students against SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination—An International Experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114012

  • 23. El-Monshed, A. H., El-Adl, A. A., Ali, A. S., & Loutfy, A. (2022). University students under lockdown, the psychosocial effects and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study in Egypt. Journal of American College Health, 70(3), 679–690. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1891086

  • 24. El-Monshed, A. H., Loutfy, A., Saad, M. T., Ali, A. S., El-Gilany, A.-H., Mohamed, A. S., Salah, M., & Zoromba, M. (2022). Satisfaction with life and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Egyptian online cross-sectional study. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.2896

  • 25. El-Monshed, A. H., Fayed, S. M., & Loutfy, A. (2021). Prevention and treatment of mental health and psychosocial problems in college students. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000040

Conference Presentations
  • Loutfy. A. (2024). A Gamification for Boosting the Nursing Students’ Academic Achievement and Motivation: Kahoot-Based Study (Proposal). International Faculty Research Conference 2024 (IFRC 2024), Organized by Westford University College, UAE, on 19th & 20th September 2024.

  • Loutfy, A. (2024). Effect of an educational program on pediatric nurses' knowledge, practice, and self-confidence about the level of consciousness scales. 6th International Conference on Nursing Healthcare, held in Holiday Inn Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE, from 19-20 February 2024. Available at https://nursing.averconferences.com/speakers2024.php

Awards & Honors
  • International Faculty Research Conference 2024 (IFRC 2024). “A Gamification for Boosting the Nursing Students’ Academic Achievement and Motivation: Kahoot-Based Study (Proposal)” Winning the Best Research Paper Award under the theme of “Technology Role in Innovation”