Page 7 - Nursing Education in Malaysia

Preface

I would like to congratulate the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher
Education Malaysia, for initiating this project.

The focus of this report is on the increasing complexity of preparing nurses in Malaysia
and our preparations toward the year 2020. In the past decades, new and innovative
pathways have emerged to prepare nurses for future healthcare challenges in a consumer-
driven and competitive environment. Therefore, we take those responsibilities seriously to
prepare our nurses to meet the challenges ahead.

It is our intention for the higher learning institutions which offer the Bachelor of
Nursing programme, to initiate subjects and courses that can help to enhance professional
development, prepare for a broader scope of practice, provide a better understanding of the
cultural, political, economic and social issues that affect patients and care delivery.

Hence, this report is intended as a guide to improve the existing nursing curriculum at
tertiary level, in order to prepare future nurses for the challenges that await them.

On behalf of the committee, I thank the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia as
an academic leader for allowing nursing education to grow. From this point, this field of
study could be developed further, churning the aspects of research, human relationship and
community building as a way of demonstrating tangible outcomes to the society.

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. HAMIDAH HASSAN
Chairman,
Nursing Education Task Force
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia