NURSING AS A CAREER

By
Puan Suzita Ismail
&
Marketing Team
A professional job

Care to individual, family
and community

A practice discipline

International recognition
WHY NURSING
WORK-BASED SETTING
HOSPITAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION
CAREER PATHWAY IN NURSING
SPM/ STPM
Diploma in Nursing
Staff Nurse
(Registered)
3 years
basic training
Specialized Nursing
Midwifery, Paediatric, Renal Nursing,
Critical Nursing, OT, Community
Bachelor in Nursing
Masters in Nursing
PhD in Nursing
3 5 years
5 years & above
Unit Manager

Nurse Educator

Specialized Nurse
Nurse Manager
Director of Nursing
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
WHERE NURSING COURSES
ARE OFFERED
2. UNIVERSITY- BASED PROGRAMME :



Universiti Malaya
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
Universiti Sarawak Malaysia

WHERE NURSING COURSES
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
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.
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.












PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Track Record and Achievements
PNC has emerged as the 1
st
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









PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Programmes Offered
DIPLOMA IN NURSING

OPERATING DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE PROGRAMME (ODP)
BASIC PROGRAMMES :
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
Year 2 Semester 3 & 4
Year 3 Semester 5 & 6
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
- Teaching/ Learning Approaches
Theory

In PNC
2 ways communication
Presentation and group
discussion
10 16 weeks
Medium English


Practical

Skills lab
Demonstration
Clinical practice at KPJ
hospitals (under supervision
by Nurse Instructor)
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.







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
OPERATING DEPARTMENT
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
OPERATING DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
2 years training :

4 semesters
Year 1 Semester 1 & 2
Year 2 Semester 3 & 4

Medium - English
OPERATING DEPARTMENT
PRACTICE PROGRAMME
- Teaching/ Learning Approaches
Theory

In PNC
Seminar, coursework, care
study, projects
4 weeks
Medium English


Practical

Operating theatres of the
KPJ hospitals
20 weeks




OPERATING DEPARTMENT
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)
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Learning Facilities
Auditorium
Lecture halls/
classrooms/
discussion rooms
Skills Lab
Computer Lab
Library
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Support Facilities
Hostels
Cafeteria
Recreational area
Student Co-op
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Co Curricular Activities
INTERNAL

Choir/ Drama
Aerobic
Student Body
Sports
Nurses Day, etc.
EXTERNAL

Community services
Blood donation campaign
Inter-college activities
Walkathon/ Jogathon
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
- Co Curricular Activities
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
PUTERI NURSING COLLEGE
A very established college since 1991
100% track record in the Nursing Board Final Examination
The 1
st
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
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
STAFF NURSE
POST BASIC
PROGRAMMES
1. Midwifery (1yr)
2. Critical Care Nursing (6 mths)
3. Health Services Management (6 mths)
4. Operating Department Practice (2 yrs)
5. Paediatric (6 mths)
6. Renal Nursing (6 mths)
BACHELOR IN
NURSING
NURSE
LECTURER
UNIT
MANAGER
MASTER IN
NURSING
PRINCIPAL
NURSE
MANAGER
PhD
CORPORATE NURSING
MANAGER
HOSPITAL SETTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Thank You