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NURSING DIVISION
The Nursing Board of Malaysia was established in 1954.In June 2006 , the Nursing Division was
restructured and in 2014, the Nursing Division had three (3) main sections which are Nursing Practice
(Hospital and Public Health), Regulatory and Policy & Quality .These sections are then subdivided into
few various units.
The Nursing Practice Section monitors and regulates nursing practice according to the Nurses’ Act
and Regulations 1985 and guidelines stated in the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses (1 Edition
st
April 1998). The units under Nursing Practice includes the Nursing Practice (Hospital and Public
Health), Quality Unit, Research and Evidence Based Unit, Continuous Professional Development Unit,
Credentialing and Privileging Unit and International Relationship
The Regulatory Section comprised of the Nursing Board and the Midwifery Board, monitors the
compliance to the Nursing Act 1950, Midwifery Act 1966 and other nursing rules and regulations through
the Nursing Unit Board Malaysia and Midwifery Board Malaysia. The Units under this section are the
Curriculum Unit, Examination Unit, Private Nursing Facilities Unit, Act Unit, Annual Practice Certificate
Unit(APC) and Temporary Practice Certificate (TPC). The Administration and Finance manages the
financial and administration matters of the Division.
NURSING PRACTICE
Table 58 and 59 below show the number of nurses with specialisation course in 2017
Table 58
Statistik of MoH Nurses in Hospitals, 2017
No Particular Total
1. Overall Total of Nurses 88,403
2. Nurses with Post Basic Education 32,531
3. Nurses with Degree 3,110
4. Nurses with Master /PhD 71/1
Source: Nursing Division, MoH
Table 59
Number of Nurses with Specialisation Courses, 2017
No Specialisation Courses Total
1. Midwifery Advanced Diploma 14,074
2. Public Health Nursing 2,256
3. Gerontology Care 190
4. Coronary Care 1,019
5. Neonatology Care 1,221
6. Oncology Care 429
7. Orthopaedic Care 980
8. Peadiatric Care 1,702
9. Psychiatry Care 446
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