Nursing Career

NURSING AS A CAREER
WHY NURSING
• A professional job
• Care to individual, family
and community
• A practice discipline
• International recognition
WORK-BASED SETTING
HOSPITAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION

CAREER PATHWAY IN NURSING
PhD in Nursing
Director of Nursing
5 years & above
Masters in Nursing
Nurse Manager
Unit Manager
Bachelor in Nursing
Nurse Educator
3 – 5 years Specialized Nurse
Specialized Nursing
Midwifery, Paediatric, Renal Nursing,
Critical Nursing, OT, Community
3 years Diploma in Nursing Staff Nurse

basic training (Registered)
SPM/ STPM
WHERE NURSING COURSES
ARE OFFERED
1. HOSPITAL-BASED PROGRAMME :
Ministry of Health
- Diploma in Nursing (3 years training)
- Post Basic Courses (6 months to 1 year training)
-15 Post Basic Courses :
Midwifery Orthopaedic Geriatric
Paediatric Renal Nursing Community
Mental Health Intensive Care Stoma
Perioperative Oncology Trauma
Cardiothoracic Management Critical Care
ARE OFFERED
2. UNIVERSITY- BASED PROGRAMME :
 Universiti Malaya
 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
 Universiti Sains Malaysia
 Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
 Universiti Sarawak Malaysia
ARE OFFERED
3. PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS :
 Puteri Nursing College

 Assunta Hospital
 Pantai Medical Centre
 Subang Jaya Medical Centre
 Pusat Rawatan Islam
 Gleneagles Hospital
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Introduction
 Fully owned by the Kumpulan Perubatan
Johor (KPJ), the Healthcare Division of the
Johor Corporation.
 Initial location was along Jalan Pahang,
Kuala Lumpur – next to Tawakal Hospital.
 Established in 1991 and launched by the

then Minister of Health,YB Datuk Lee Kim
Sai in September 1992.
 With the growing demands for trained
nurses and increasing number of students
per intake, PNC shifted to its new premise
in Petaling Jaya in April 2000.
- Track Record and Achievements
PNC has emerged as the 1st private nursing college :
 To offer the Diploma in Nursing programme,

recognized by the Ministry of Health
 To produce graduate nurses with 100% passes
 To conduct Post Basic Specialization

programmes affiliated with foreign universities
 To introduce Operating Department Practice

Programme (ODP) for OT personnel
- Programmes Offered
BASIC PROGRAMMES :
• DIPLOMA IN NURSING
• OPERATING DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE PROGRAMME (ODP)
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
Duration : 3 years (full time)

Intake : January and July
Entry Requirements :
• Female/ Single
• Age 18 and above
• SPM (credit in BM, BI, Math and Sc)
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
3 years training :
• 6 semesters
• Year 1 – Semester 1 & 2
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
- Teaching/ Learning Approaches
Theory Practical
• In PNC • Skills lab
• 2 ways communication • Demonstration
• Presentation and group • Clinical practice at KPJ
discussion hospitals (under supervision
• 10 – 16 weeks by Nurse Instructor)
• Medium – English • 7 – 10 weeks
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
- Support Services
• “Buddy” system
• “Mentor” system
• Tutorial classes
• Nurse Lecturers
• English Lecturer
• Agama/ Moral Lecturer
• Malaysian Studies Lecturer
• Counselling
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
- Award
1. Diploma in Nursing (from PNC)
2. Registration Nursing Certificate

(from the Malaysian Nursing
Board)
OPERATING DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE PROGRAMME (ODP)
 A twinning programme between Puteri

Nursing College and the Liverpool
John Moores University, United
Kingdom.
 To enable students to acquire

academic and professional credibility
as a healthcare practitioner in the
Operating Department.
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
Roles of Operating Department

Practitioners :
1) Instrument/ Scrub Personnel
2) Circulating Personnel
3) Anaesthetic Assistant
4) Recovery Room Personnel
5) TSSU Personnel
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
Duration : 2 years (full time)

Intake : October
Entry Requirements :
• Female/ Male
• Age between 18 to 40 years
• SPM (preferably credit in English)
• Minimum score IELTS 5.5
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
2 years training :
• 4 semesters
Medium - English
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
- Teaching/ Learning Approaches
Theory Practical
• In PNC • Operating theatres of the
• Seminar, coursework, care KPJ hospitals
study, projects • 20 weeks
• 4 weeks
• Medium – English
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
- Award
1) Certificate of Higher Education in

operating Department Practice Level 1
(from Liverpool John Moores University,
UK)
2) Certificate of national Vocational
Qualification (Level 3) in Operating
Department (from City & Guilds and
Pitman Examination Institute London, UK)
3) Certificate of Competence in operating
Department Technique (from PNC)
- Learning Facilities
• Auditorium
• Lecture halls/
classrooms/
discussion rooms
• Skills Lab
• Computer Lab
• Library
- Support Facilities
• Hostels
• Cafeteria
• Recreational area
• Student Co-op
- Co Curricular Activities
INTERNAL
• Choir/ Drama
• Aerobic
• Student Body
• Sports
• Nurses’ Day, etc.
- Co Curricular Activities
EXTERNAL
• Community services
• Blood donation campaign
• Inter-college activities
• Walkathon/ Jogathon
FULL SPONSORSHIPS
- by KPJ Hospitals
To serve 6 years upon completion

PARTIAL SPONSORSHIPS
• Tuition Fees - paid by KPJ hospitals

• Student to pay own living expenses
To serve 3 years upon completion

WHY MUST CHOOSE
 A very established college – since 1991

 100% track record in the Nursing Board Final Examination
 The 1st private nursing college to collaborate with foreign
universities
 Largest chain of private hospitals - clinical experience
- 13 in total (11 in Malaysia and 2 in Indonesia)
 Good teaching/ learning support programmes
( eg. English class, IT class, motivation
workshop, physical endurance activities, grooming session)
 Avenue to practice abroad especially middle east countries
CAREER PATHWAY IN KPJ GROUP
CORPORATE NURSING
MANAGER
HOSPITAL SETTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
PhD
NURSE PRINCIPAL
MANAGER
MASTER IN
NURSING
UNIT NURSE
MANAGER LECTURER
BACHELOR IN
NURSING
POST BASIC
PROGRAMMES
dwifery (1yr)
itical Care Nursing (6 mths)
ealth Services Management (6 mths)
perating Department Practice (2 yrs)
aediatric (6 mths) STAFF NURSE
enal Nursing (6 mths)
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
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NURSING AS A CAREER

HOSPITAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION

3 years Diploma in Nursing Staff Nurse

2. UNIVERSITY- BASED PROGRAMME :

 Puteri Nursing College

 Established in 1991 and launched by the

PNC has emerged as the 1st private nursing college :

 To offer the Diploma in Nursing programme,

 To produce graduate nurses with 100% passes

 To conduct Post Basic Specialization

 To introduce Operating Department Practice

Duration : 3 years (full time)

1. Diploma in Nursing (from PNC)

2. Registration Nursing Certificate

 A twinning programme between Puteri

 To enable students to acquire

Roles of Operating Department

Duration : 2 years (full time)

1) Certificate of Higher Education in

To serve 6 years upon completion

• Tuition Fees - paid by KPJ hospitals

To serve 3 years upon completion

 A very established college – since 1991

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