Dr. Waliu Jawula Salisu

Experienced adult nurse and nurse educator with over ten years of combined clinical and academic experience. Currently a Clinical Educator at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting registered nurses and delivering student-centred, simulation-based education across face-to-face and online platforms.
Extensive experience mentoring and supervising nursing students and registered nurses, and committed to inclusive learning environments that strengthen clinical competence and patient safety. With over 35 peer-reviewed publications, I actively promote evidence-based teaching. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Professional Nurse Advocate dedicated to advancing reflective and professional practice in nursing.

• Higher Education Simulation Instructor Course, University of East Anglia-2025
• Practice supervisor and practice assessor-Nursing, Anglia Ruskin University-2022
• Ward Based Acute Care Scenarios, Cambridge University Hospitals-2023

• Jila, Mirlashari, Associate Professor, jmirlashari@seattleu.edu, College of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA, 98122
• Abubari, Wuni, PhD Candidate, ibnkoomson@yahoo.com, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, USA
• Anthoni, Akum-Nyemi, Registered Nurse, anthony.akum-nyemi@nhs.net, Cambridge University Hospital, United Kingdom

• Fellowship of Higher Education Academy-FHEA (2025-date)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (adult); Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (2010-date)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (adult); Nursing and Midwifery Council, United Kingdom (2021-date)
• Royal College of Nursing (2021-date)

• Published works
• Abukari, A. S., Mohammed, S., Yakubu, I., Salisu, W. J., & Yakubu, Y. H. (2021). Association between antenatal care visits and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study among Ghanaian women.
• Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi, Salisu, W. J., (2021). The role of socioeconomic status in the relationship between social support and burden among cancer caregivers. Eur J Cancer Prev.
• As, A., Mohammed, S., Yakubu, I., Salisu, W. J., & Yakubu, Y. H. (2021). Association between antenatal care visits and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study among Ghanaian women.
• Asumah, M. N., Abubakari, A., Aninanya, G. A., & Salisu, W. J. (2022). Perceived factors influencing menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls: a qualitative study in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, Ghana. Pan Afr Med J, 41.
• Baloushah, S., Salisu, W. J., Elsous, A., Muhammad Ibrahim, M., Jouda, F., Elmodallal, H., & Behboodhi Moghadam, Z. (2020). Practice and barriers toward breast self-examination among Palestinian women in Gaza City, Palestine. The Scientific World Journal, 2020.
• Beram, A., Zinser, K., Abuzerr, S., Jabre, K., Gharbia, H., el Bilbeisi, A. H., . . . Salisu, W. J. (2022). The association between changes in coronary artery calcium scores, dietary intake, physical activity, and depression symptoms among the population of Gaza Strip, Palestine. Radiography, 28, S4-S5.
• Beram, A., Zinser, K., Bamuhair, N., Abuzerr, S., Jabre, K., Gharbia, H., . . . Salisu, W. J. (2021). The Association between Changes in Coronary Artery Calcium Scores, Dietary Intake, Physical Activity, and Depression Symptoms among the Population of Gaza Strip, Palestine. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 31(1), 91.
• Buunaaim, A. D. B., Salisu, W. J., Tolgou, Y., & Abdulai S, H. (2020). Challenges of Amputees in Northern Ghana, a Low-Resourced Setting. Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal, 17(1).
• Buunaaim, A. D. B.-I., Salisu, W. J., Hussein, H., Tolgou, Y., & Tabiri, S. (2020). Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practices of Breast Self-Examination among Women in Northern Ghana. Innovative Journal of Medical and Health Science, 10(10).
• Buunaaim Db, A., Salisu, W. J., Tolgou, Y., & Abdulai S, H. (2019). Trauma-related amputations among children in Ghana. Journal of Surgery and Trauma, 7(4), 141-146.
• Db, A. B., Salisu, W. J., & Tolgou, Y. Trauma-related amputations among children in Ghana.
• Ebrahimpour, F., Pashaeypoor, S., Salisu, W. J., Cheraghi, M. A., & Sadat Hosseini, A. S. (2019). Children’s description of pain through drawings and dialogs: A concept analysis. Nursing Open, 6(2), 301-312.
• Hajibabaee, F., Salisu, W. J., Akhlaghi, E., Farahani, M. A., Dehi, M. M. N., & Haghani, S. (2022). The relationship between moral sensitivity and caring behavior among nurses in Iran during COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Nursing, 21(1), 1-8.
• Hosseini-Marznaki, Z., Pouy, S., Salisu, W. J., & Zeydi, A. E. Medication errors among Iranian emergency nurses: A systematic.
• Marznaki, Z. H., Barzegari, S., Salisu, W. J., Azarnivand, M., & Khanjankhani, K. (2021). Factors Influencing Nurses' Intention to Leave Profession in Iran.
• Marznaki, Z. H., Khanjankhani, K., Salisu, W. J., Hajihosseini, F., & Barzegari, S. (2021). Identifying and Ranking the Factors Affecting the Choice of Nursing Discipline Among Nursing Students in Iran: A Fuzzy Hierarchical Analysis. Journal of Nursing Research, 29(5), e171.
• Marznaki, Z. H., Pouy, S., Salisu, W. J., & Zeydi, A. E. (2020). Medication errors among Iranian emergency nurses: A systematic review. Epidemiology and Health, 42(e2020030-0).
• Mirlashari, J., Ebrahimpour, F., & Salisu, W. J. (2021). War on two fronts: Experience of children with cancer and their family during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Journal of pediatric nursing, 57, 25-31.
• Mohammed, S., Seylani, K., Esmaeili, M., & Salisu, W. J. (2019). Comparison of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Nurses’ and Families’ Perception of Compliance with Patient and Family Centered Care Principles in ICUs in Ghana. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 12(3), 1616.
• Negarandeh, R., Nazari, R., Kiwanuka, F., Salisu, W. J., & Shayan, S. J. (2022). Evidence-based practice profiles of nurses: a transcultural study†. Frontiers of Nursing, 9(1), 29-35.
• Nukpezah, R. N., Salisu, W. J., & Doat, A. R. Self-Care Practices among Children and Adolescents with Diabetes: An Integrative Review.
• Salisu, W. J., & Esmaeili, M. (2019). Critique of an ethnographic study of exploration of empowerment to improve elderly residents' quality of life. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 24, 80.
• Salisu, W. J., Mirlashari, J., Seylani, K., Varaei, S., & Thorne, S. (2022). Fatalism, distrust, and breast cancer treatment refusal in Ghana. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 32(2), 198.
• Salisu, W. J., Mirlashari, J., Seylani, K., Varaei, S., & Thorne, S. (2022). Fatalisme, méfiance et refus des traitements contre le cancer du sein au Ghana. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 32(2), 206.
• Salisu, W. J., Mirlashari, J., Varaei, S., & Seylani, K. (2021). Limited access to care for persons with breast cancer in Africa: A systematic review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 50, 101867.
• Salisu, W. J., Nayeri, N. D., Yakubu, I., & Ebrahimpour, F. (2019). Challenges and facilitators of professional socialization: A systematic review. Nursing Open, 1-10.
• Salisu, W. J., Sadooghiasl, A., Yakubu, I., Abdul-Rashid, H., & Mohammed, S. (2020). The experiences of nurses and midwives regarding nursing education in Ghana: A qualitative content analysis. Nurse Education Today.
• Yakubu, I., & Salisu, W. J. (2018). Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Reproductive health, 15(1), 1-11.
• Yempabe, T., Salisu, W. J., Buunaaim, A. D. B., Hussein, H., & Mock, C. N. (2021). Epidemiology of Surgical Amputations in Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 8(1), 34-43.
• Yusuf, M. A., Ibrahim, B. M., Oyebanji, A.-A., Abubakar, F., Ibrahim, M., Ibrahim Jalo, R., . . . Sheshe, A. A. (2022). Maggot debridement therapy and complementary wound care: a case series from Nigeria. J Wound Care, 31(11), 996-1005.

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