Majeda Afeef, PhD(c), MSN, RN

Majeda is the Director of Nursing Services at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) in Jordan. In her current role her responsibilities include planning, directing,and leadership development. KHCC is the first hospital in Jordan to start the journey toward MagnetŪ excellence. Majeda is leading this journey with help and support from her team, in addition to establishing the first program for evidence-based practice and nursing research in a clinical setting.

Majeda and her team at KHCC initiated the first shared governance structure in Jordan, and she is planning to study shared governance using the Hess Index of Professional Nursing Governance to determine the perception of shared governance among nurses throughout the journey toward excellence. She was a co-investigator with nursing colleagues at the American University of Beirut in their shared governance study as well.

Majeda is doctoral student at the University of Jordan. On a on national level, she is a member of the executive board for the Jordanian Nursing Council, which is the first organization in Jordan to become an American Nurses Credentialing Center-accredited provider for continuing nursing education. Majeda believes that high-quality care is essential in healthcare system; she supported KHCC interdisciplinary quality initiatives as well as participated in activities of the Jordanian healthcare accreditation council. She has delivered many invited presentations in national professional meetings and in nursing schools.