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3. 2012/2013 By mid-to end of 2012
Full enforcement of MOHE revised A mechanism to centralize student enrolment into
entry requirements into the diploma diploma programmes by MOHE to ensure only qualified
programme ie. SPM with five credits candidates will be admitted within a stipulated number
in Biology, Chemistry/Physics, by 013 – full enforcement should by ensured.
Mathematics, BM, English.

3. A mechanism to be in place to hire all By 2011- all four year degree nursing graduates should
four-year degree graduates as staff be employed by government hospitals to work as staff
nurses into the government service nurses on U 1 salary scale. Provision must be made
system on U 1 salary. for this.

. 2012-2015 By 2012
Planning and implementation of clinical A concept/working paper will be forwarded to MOHE
graduate programmes by universities by Jemaah Kejururawatan IPTA/Nursing Education
and by 01 enforcement of policy to Taskforce or the Malaysian Academy of Nursing to
take only “qualified” teachers. justify the need for clinical nurse experts from Masters
to Doctorate level.
By 01 a plan to have terminal degree By 2015: At lease 0% of Nurse Teachers employed
for nurses as Doctorate in Nursing are clinical experts (Masters in clinical nursing).
Practice (DNP) (instead of PhD). By By 2020: At least 0% of Nurse Experts teaching in
0 0 only DNP graduates will teach universities are holders of DNP.
in universities and Head the Nursing By 2011: Clinical practice to be made a condition for
Council/Board. renewing of APC by all lecturers.

. 2012/2013 By 2011/2012, the Academy will prepare a proposal
A proposal for a Clinical Service paper to be sent to JPA through MOHE and with the
Structure will be forwarded to JPA as support of Nursing Division, MOH.
a means to retain degree-prepared By 2012/2013, the Academy will also help to make a
nurses at the bedside, making clinical proposal for a five-day week work system for shift duty
practice their career destination. nurses.

. 2015 By 2011: All nursing education programmes will include
The Nursing Practice Standard will the teaching and practice of Nursing Process.
include the Nursing Process Model. All teachers must be well versed and qualified to teach
(four years to prepare nurses and practice the Nursing Process Model.
conceptually and structurally, by which By 2013: Discussion between nursing colleges/
time more degree nurses would be universities and nursing service departments will be
employed as Staff Nurses) held to discuss the possibility of implementing the
Model through trials and pilot projects. Plans and
In 013 KPI for new graduates should formats to be ready for implementation in 01 .
include the Nursing Process Model.

. 2013-2015 By 2013/2014: The Academy will be held responsible
The establishment of the Nursing for accomplishing the task (considered as both political
Council to replace the Nursing Board. and profesional).
The Chairman shall be a Nurse Preparation of legal and professional document;
with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice
(DNP), or at minimum a PhD. Nursing Gaining acceptance from the Minister of Health and
membership will comprise nurse Director General of Health;
experts in various specialties.
Presentation and approval by parliament.