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NursiNg EducatioN iN Malaysia
SuMMary
It is safe to say that evolvement of nursing in Malaysia, as a whole, is slow and lethargic
despite rapid and sophisticated changes in the world of medicine, education and technology.
We cannot blame the British, because British nursing has evolved with the rest of the world.
It would take extraordinary leadership qualities to move Malaysian nursing in tandem with
the development experienced by other professions. Nursing in Malaysia lacks leaders with
vision, courage and maturity to plan, organize and initiate change. For as long as the entry
into nursing service remains at the diploma level, leadership will evolve from these diploma
graduates, and the outcome of changes made will remain at diploma thinking level. The
constant presence of poor input produce weak output, because ultimately, the process will
be affected by the constant presence of the weak output within the same system. Nurses in
leadership positions arising from such a system may not be ready enough to make profound,
sustainable change in nursing culture.
