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Amani Khalil

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  • Country of residence: Jordan
  • Gender: Female
  • Born in: 1976
  • Age: 45
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Amani Khalil, PhD, RN 1
Curriculum Vitae
Amani Anwar Khalil, PhD, RN
Faculty of Nursing, the University of Jordan
Amman 11962, Jordan
Mobile: (962) 797346733
Email: a.khalil@ju.edu.jo
amani20002003@yahoo.com
Website: http://eacademic.ju.edu.jo/a.khalil/default.aspx
Personal Data
• Full Name: Amani Anwar Mustafa Khalil
• Date of Birth: May 22, 1976
• Place of Birth: Kuwait
• Nationality: Jordanian
• Sex: Female
• Marital Status: Married, two daughters and two sons
• Profession: Associate professor at the faculty of nursing-University of Jordan.
Education
Institution
Degree
Date Conferred
Field(s) of Study
University of Kentucky/USA
PhD
(2005-2009)
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Jordan
MS
(2002-2004)
Clinical Nursing
The University of Jordan
BSN
(1994- 1998)
General Nursing
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Professional Experience
 President of BOD, The Jordan Honor Society Charter/Sigma Theta Tau International, 2014 till present.
 Head, Clinical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, September, 2014 to present.
 Head of Scientific Research Committee-Faculty of Nursing-University of Jordan, 2014 to present.
 Associate Professor, Faculty of nursing-University of Jordan, September 2014 to present.
 Assistant professor, Faculty of Nursing-University of Jordan, December 2009-Sep 2014
 Research Assistant, University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, USA, September 2006-2009
 Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Jordan-Faculty of Nursing, June 2005-December 2005
 Teaching and Research Assistant, Faculty of nursing - Hashemite University, Sep 2004-May, 2005.
 Staff Nurse in ICU, Islamic Hospital Intensive Care Unites, Amman, Jordan, July 1998-May 2000
Certifications and Licensure
Licensure as a Staff nurse from Jordan

Research Activities and Research Funding
Dates of investigation
Title and assigned grant number
Funding Agency, Role, (funding amount)
2010-2011
“Exploring The Psychosocial Well-Being of Jordanian Patients With End Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis.”University of Jordan, Deanship of Academic Research. PI (3000JD)
2011-2012
“Investigating physical activity among Jordanians with chronic illnesses”. University of Jordan, Deanship of Academic Research. Co-author (1600 JD)
2012-2013
“Promoting Awareness of Jordanian Patients at Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease.”University of Jordan, Deanship of Academic Research. PI (7300 JD)
2013-2014
"Depressive symptoms in dialysis patients and their association with poor health outcomes" University of Jordan, Deanship of Academic Research. PI (2100 JD)
2014-2015
“Physiological and psychological predictors of ventilator weaning
outcomes in patients in the intensive care units" Abdul-Hameed Shuman Foundation . PI 14000 JD
Research Presentations
Date of presentation
* (if peer reviewed). Authors. Title of presentation, type of presentation (poster, paper), Program title, organization sponsoring program, location of program.
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March, 2008
”The association between renal function and weaning outcome in the intensive care unit.” Khalil, A. Frazier, S.K., Kelly, S.E., Sturgeon, L., Wellman, A.M., Roberts, M.L., Hardin-Pierce, M. University of Kentucky College of Nursing Student Scholarship Day, Lexington, KY.
Feb, 2009
“The Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory Depression Subscale among Patients with Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction”. Amani A. Khalil, MSN, Debra K. Moser, DNSc. RN, FAAN., Terry Lennie, PhD, RN., Lynne Hall, DrPh, Susan K. Frazier, PhD. RN, Misook L. Chung, PhD. RN., Jia-Rong Wu, PhD, RN. Poster presentation, Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
March, 2009
“Cardiovascular and renal function influence ability to wean from mechanical ventilation”. Frazier, S.K., Khalil, A., Sturgeon, L., Wellman, A., Roberts, M., Hardin-Pierce, M., Bafford, J., Kelly, S. Poster presentation, Royal College of Nursing Research Conference, March, 2009, Cardiff, Wales.
Feb, 2009
“Frequency and Efficacy of Nutritional Evaluation in Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation”. Roberts, M.L., Frazier, S.K., Sturgeon, L. Wellman, A.M., Khalil, A. Hardin-Pierce, M. Kelly, S.E., Bafford, J. Poster presentation, Southern Research Nursing Society, February, 2009, Baltimore, MD.
Feb, 2009
” Respiratory muscle function, ventilator weaning outcome, and glucose level in adult patients supported by mechanical ventilation”. Sturgeon, L.P., Frazier, S.K., Kelly, S.E., Roberts, M.L., Wellman, A.M., Khalil, A., Bafford, J., Hardin-Pierce, M. Poster presentation, Southern Research Nursing Society, February, 2009, Baltimore, MD.
Nov, 2009
“Depressive Symptoms and Dietary Adherence in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis”. Khalil A, Amani, Frazier K, Susan, Lennie Terry. Podium presentation, University of Kentucky Hospital Conference, Lexington, KY.
April, 2010
“Depressive Symptoms and Dietary Adherence in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis” Khalil A, Amani, Frazier K, Susan, Lennie Terry. Podium presentation, Jordanian Nursing Council Conference, Amman-Jordan
May/2012
“Quality of Nursing Care in Jordan” Amani A Khalil. Podium presentation. Scientific Day at the College of Nursing-University of Jordan.
November/2012
“Predictors of Dietary and Fluid Nonadherence in Jordanian Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis: A cross-sectional study" Amani Khalil. Podium presentation, International conference at the Royal Medical Services-Dead sea-Jordan
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November/2013
"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Prevention and Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease" Amani Khalil. Podium presentation, The Sixth Conference of Scientific Research in Jordan- Jordan Society for Scientific Research-at the Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan.
April 27/2014
“Nursing Research program & EBP in diabetic care” podium presentation in the Scientific day entitled “ Advances in Diabetic foot Care” The University of Jordan-Faculty of Nursing
25/4/2014
“Hemodialysis complications and pregnancy and dialysis” course program was presented for RN from Iraq (full day course)-sponsored by the JNC-at the Orkida Hotel in Amman.
22-23/4/2015
Transforming quality nursing care: promise and potential-5th international nursing conference-El-Meridian Hotel-Amman
15-8/5/2015
National workshop in continuous education in nursing" sponsored by the Jordanian Nursing Council in Ayas Hotel-Amman-Jordan
Publications
Khalil, A. A., Frazier K, Susan, Lennie Terry. (2010). Depressive Symptoms and Dietary Nonadherence in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis, A Review of Quantitative Evidence. Issues in Mental Health Nursing.31, 324-330.
Khalil, A. A., Lennie Terry., Frazier K, Susan. (2010). Understanding the negative effects of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with ESRD Receiving Hemodialysis. Nephrology Nursing Journal. 37 (3), 289-296, 308.
Khalil, A. A., Frazier K, Susan. Terry A. Lennie, B. Peter Sawaya, (2011). Depressive Symptoms and Dietary Adherence in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. Journal of Renal Care. 37 (1), 30-39.
Khalil, A. A., Hall, A, Debra, M, Frazier K., S., Terry A. Lennie, (2011). The Psychometric properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory depression and anxiety subscales among patients with heart failure and renal dysfunction. Achieves in Psychiatric Nursing. 25 (6), 419-429.
Khalil, A., Darawad, M, Algamal, E., Mansour, A. (2012). Predictors of Dietary and Fluid Nonadherence in Jordanian Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 22, 127-136.
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Darawad, M., Khalil, A., (2013). Jordanian Dialysis Patients’ Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers: A correlation study. Rehabilitation Nursing, 38, 315-322
Khalil, A., Darawad, M., (2014). Objectively Measured, and Self-Reported Dietary and Fluid Nonadherence among Jordanian Patients with ESRD Receiving Hemodialysis. Hemodialysis International. 18:95–103.
Alramly, M. Darawad, M. Khalil, A. (2013). Slowing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: Comparison between Predialysis and Dialysis Jordanian Patients. Renal Failure, 35 (10):1348-1352.
Khalil, A., Abed, M. (2014). Perceived social support is a partial mediator of the relationship between depressive symptoms and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 28 (114–118).
Khalil, A., Abdalrahim, M. (2014). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Prevention and Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease. International Nursing Review. In press.
Abdalrahim, M., Zeilani, R., & Khalil, A. (2013) Nurses’ Perception of Arab Women Needs in Intensive Care Units: Focus Group Study. Life Science Journal, 10 (4): 2488-2495.
Khalil, A. Modalal, H, Abdalrahim, M. Arabiat, D. Abed, M. &Zeilani, R. (2014). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Index. Renal Failure, 36 (8): 1200-1207..
Alhurrani, A. Dekker, R. Abed, M. Khalil, A et al. (2014). The Association of Co-morbid Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety with Event-Free Survival in Patients with Heart failure. Psychometrics, In press. Mohammad Darawad, Amani Khalil, Ayman Hamdan-Mansour, Basema Nofal (2014). Perceived Exercise Self-Efficacy, Benefits and Barriers, and Commitment to a Plan for Exercise among Jordanians with Chronic Illnesses, Rehabilitation Nursing. DOI: 10.1002/rnj.199 Abed, M. Khalil, A. & Moser, D. (2015). The Contribution of Symptom Incongruence to Prehospital Delay for Acute Myocardial Infarction Symptoms among Jordanian Patients. Research in Nursing & Health. DOI: 10.1002/nur.21658
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Abed, M. Khalil, A. & Moser, D. (2015). Awareness of modifiable acute myocardial infarction risk factors has little impact on risk perception for heart attack among vulnerable patients. Heart & Lung, 44: 183-188. Mona A Abed, Raeda M Abu Ali, Motaz M Abu Ras, Faten O Hamdallah, Amani A Khalil, Debra K Moser. (2015). Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: A correlational study of the discrepancy between patients’ expectations and experiences. International Journal of Nursing Studies. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.003
Jarad, R. & Khalil, A. Mahmoud, N. (2015). Psychometric Properties of the Strength of Commitment to Life Style Self Management Instrument among Jordanians with Diabetes Mellitus Type II: Descritive Reliability and Agreement study. American Journal of Science. DOI: http://www.jofamericanscience.org
In review, ongoing research
 Association between Depressive symptoms in patients with end stage renal disease and hospitalization or death.
 The effect of an interactive educational program on knowledge, attitudes and practices and laboratory values of patients high risk for CKD
 Chronic kidney disease awareness, screening and prevention: rational for the design of a public educational program.
Reviewers
 Hemodialysis International
 Renal failure
 Austin Publishing Group
 Japan Journal of Nursing Science
 Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
 Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
COURSES TAUGHT
 Quantitative Research Methodology (BSC)
 Physical Assessment Skills (MSN, BSC)
 Adult Health Nursing (I&II)
 Professional writing
 First Aids
 Professional ethics
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 Communication skills
 Critical care Nurse for MSN
Research Supervision
MSN Students
 Ismael Albalishi
 Nidal Alfasfous
 Malek Alnajar
 Muneefa Alshimari
 Ohood shinnar
 Muataz AlRadayda
Professional membership
 Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2009-2014 .
 Chair person of scientific research committee at the Faculty of Nursing-The University of Jordan, 2013-to present .
 President of the Jordan Honor Society Charter/sigma theta Tau International for Nursing 2014/2015
Community Service
 Participated in lecturing and training for CPR skills & Fundamentals of nursing for the undergraduate nursing students at Faculty of Nursing-University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
 Participated in teaching courses at the Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II for Civil Defense, Amman-Jordan.
 2014/2015: Book Fair events: sponsored by the Jordan Honor Society Charter/STTI.
 Preparing and conducting professional writing courses for graduate nursing students and registered nurses (22/26/31 of March 2015).
 Volunteered in an awareness day for school students towards drug addiction and smoking held at the University school (secondary level) (5/4/2015)
REFERENCES
Fathieh Abu Moghli, PhD, RN. Professor. Dean of faculty of Nursing-The University of Jordan. Email: fathieh@ju.edu.jo
Inaam Khalaf, PhD, RN. Professor, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Al- Ahliyya Amman University
The University of Jordan · Department of Maternal and Child health. Email: khalafd@ju.edu.jo
Muayyad Ahmad, PhD, RN. Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan. Email: mma4@ju.edu.jo
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Jafar Ali Alasad
, PhD, RN. Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan. Email: jalasad@ju.edu.jo
Maysoon Abdalrahim, PhD, RN. Associate professor, Faculty of Nursing-The University of Jordan. Email: maysoona@ju.edu.jo
I hereby declare that the information provided in this CV is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief
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Amani Khalil

Achievements and Awards

2006-2010 Fully-funded Governmental Scholarship during PhD study at University of Kentucky-Lexington/USA from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
2009 Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tua Award, (research fund), University of Kentucky/College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
2010 Basic Life Support Certificate, American Heart Association, Amman, Jordan.
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2010 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate, American Heart Association, Amman, Jordan.
2012 "Creative Teaching Strategies for the Nurse Educator Certificate", PESI Healthcare-offered by the Jordanian Nursing Council.
2013 " Effective Physical Assessment Skills: Identify Cardiac, Respiratory and Neurological Disorders Certificate", PESI Healthcare-offered by the Jordanian Nursing Council
2015-04-24 "continuous education workshop" offered by the Jordanian Nursing Council.

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