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SPM cr SPM,
Diploma In
In Pure Science, Bachelor of Matriculation or
Maths, BM, Nursing Nursing Equivalent in
BI. etc Pure Science
Staff of
Nurse
Clinical Nurse
Specialist Postgraduate
Masters Cert/Diploma Nurse
Degree Educator
in Nursing
in Nursing In Diploma
Programme
Nurse
Manager
Advanced Practice
Nurse in Single or
Group Practice or Director of
Nursing Head Nurse
in Employment
(Hospital/Ministry)
Doctoral
r Lecturer
Degree or PhD
in Nursing r Associate
Professor
r Professor

Figure 1: Career Development in Nursing

DIRECTOR OF NURSING
(Associate Professor/Professor)

(DNP) Professor/Associate Nurse (DNP) Clinical Nurse (DNP)
Professor/Sr. Lecturer Manager Consultant

Head Clinical Nurse
Lecturer
Nurse (MN) Specialist (MN)

Staff Nurse (BN) Staff Nurse (BN) Staff Nurse (BN)

*(BN = Bachelor of Nursing: MN = Master of Nursing: DNP = Doctorate in Nursing Practice)

Figure : The Merging of Nursing Service and Nursing Education