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    I n F e b r u a r y , a n A i r A s i a a d v e r t i s e m e n t c a u s e d a n u p r o a r a m o n g t h e n u r s i n g c o m m u n i t y – a n d f o r g o o d r e a s o n .  

    T h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t , w h i c h r e a d “ Y o u w a n t y o u r m o m m a , b e c a u s e y o u a r e i n t h e h o s p i t a l w i t h l o u s y n u r s e s , ”      

    w a s t e r m e d o f f e n s i v e b y t h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e M a l a y s i a n M e d i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n , D r N . K . S . T h a r m a s e e l a n , a s “ i t    

    b e l i t t l e d t h e n u r s i n g p r o f e s s i o n [ 1 ] . ”      

    A p e t i t i o n p u t u p o n c h a n g e . o r g c a l l i n g f o r t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t t o b e w i t h d r a w n d r e w m o r e t h a n 1 , 0 0 0 s i g n a t u r e s .

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    o t h e r s . “ I t w a s d i s g u s t i n g , ” s a y s t h e r e t i r e d n u r s e , w h o s p e c i a l i s e d i n n e o n a t a l i n t e n s i v e c a r e , a b o u t t h e      

    a d v e r t i s e m e n t . “ I t h a d a b s o l u t e l y n o r e l e v a n c e . I t w a s d e m o r a l i s i n g t o b e r e g a r d e d a s s u c h . ”      

    T h e o u t r a g e d i e d d o w n o v e r t i m e , b u t i t h a s b r o u g h t t o a t t e n t i o n t h e p u b l i c ’ s p e r c e p t i o n o f t h e n u r s i n g i n d u s t r y .

    L i k e i n m a n y o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s , t h e n u r s i n g p r o f e s s i o n h a s n o t b e e n s p a r e d t h e e f f e c t s o f M a l a y s i a ’ s w e l l - k n o w n    

    b r a i n d r a i n . I n d e e d , i n s p i t e o f n u r s i n g v a c a n c i e s , m a n y l o c a l n u r s e s s t i l l f i n d t h e m s e l v e s u n e m p l o y e d . T h i s      

    r a i s e s q u e s t i o n s a b o u t o u r n u r s i n g g r a d u a t e s a n d w h y s o m a n y a r e d i s a p p e a r i n g o v e r s e a s .    

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    e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e S t r a i t s c o l o n i e s , i . e . P e n a n g a n d S i n g a p o r e . N u r s i n g d u t i e s w e r e p e r f o r m e d b y C a t h o l i c n u n s  

    a n d , l a t e r , b y n u r s e s f r o m E n g l a n d . E d u c a t i o n - w i s e , “ o n - t h e - j o b t r a i n i n g ” w a s c a r r i e d o u t , w h i l e l e c t u r e s i n      

    t h e o r y a n d p r a c t i c e w e r e g i v e n b y E n g l i s h m a t r o n s o r a s s i s t a n t m a t r o n s , s i s t e r s a n d d o c t o r s a t t h e h o s p i t a l    

    l e v e l . S t u d e n t s s a t f o r t h e i r o w n s t a t e e x a m i n a t i o n , a n d s t a n d a r d s v a r i e d f r o m o n e s t a t e t o a n o t h e r . U p o n      

    c o m p l e t i o n o f t r a i n i n g , t h e y w e r e p r o m o t e d t o s t a f f n u r s e s a n d l a t e r , i f c o n s i d e r e d s u i t a b l e , t o s e n i o r s t a f f    

    n u r s e s [ 2 ] .    

    F r o m t h a t s t a t e o f a f f a i r s , w e n o w t a k e a q u i c k l e a p i n t o m o d e r n t i m e s . I n 1 9 5 0 , t h e N u r s e s A c t w a s e n a c t e d . A      

    N u r s i n g B o a r d w a s e s t a b l i s h e d w i t h t h e p o w e r t o c o n t r o l t h e t r a i n i n g a n d r e g i s t r a t i o n o f n u r s e s , w h o s e t a s k s      

    i n c l u d e d d e v e l o p i n g t h e c u r r i c u l u m f o r b a s i c n u r s e t r a i n i n g . I n t h e p a s t , a n u r s e ’ s p r i n c i p a l r o l e w a s t o p r o v i d e    

    c a r e a n d c o m f o r t t o s i c k c l i e n t s , b u t c h a n g e s i n t h e f i e l d h a v e e x p a n d e d t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l n u r s i n g r o l e t o      

    i n c l u d e i n c r e a s e d e m p h a s i s o n h e a l t h p r o m o t i o n a n d i l l n e s s p r e v e n t i o n , a s w e l l a s c o n c e r n f o r t h e c l i e n t a s a      

    w h o l e [ 3 ] .    

    P r e s e n t - d a y r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e s ( R N s ) a r e g e n e r a l l y r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a t l e a s t a d i p l o m a o r a d e g r e e f r o m e i t h e r a    

    p u b l i c o r p r i v a t e c o l l e g e ( t h r e e y e a r s f o r a d i p l o m a a n d f o u r f o r a d e g r e e ) . T h e c u r r i c u l u m i s d i v i d e d b e t w e e n      

    4 5 % t o 5 5 % t h e o r y a n d 4 5 % t o 5 5 % p r a c t i c a l k n o w l e d g e , a n d c o n s i s t s o f t h r e e c o r e s c i e n c e s : H e a l t h S c i e n c e s    

    ( 1 0 % - 2 0 % ) , B e h a v i o u r a l S c i e n c e s ( 1 0 % - 2 0 % ) a n d N u r s i n g S c i e n c e s ( 6 0 % - 8 0 % ) . T h e c o r e c o m p e t e n c e o f    

    n u r s i n g i s c o n s i d e r e d t o b e c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g a n d t h e i n t e l l i g e n t a p p l i c a t i o n o f k n o w l e d g e t o p r a c t i c e . T h i s i s t o      

    s a y t h a t t o d a y ’ s n u r s e s d o n o t j u s t m a n a g e i l l n e s s ; t h e y a r e a l s o r e q u i r e d t o m a n a g e t h e h e a l t h o f t h e      

    c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t i n o r d e r t o e n h a n c e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e [ 4 ] .    

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    T o d a y ’ s n u r s e s d o n o t j u s t m a n a g e i l l n e s s ; t h e y a l s o h a v e t o d e a l w i t h t h e l a t e s t t e c h n o l o g i e s      

    i n v o l v e d .    

    T h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y h a s a l s o s e e n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f p o s t g r a d u a t e p r o g r a m m e s i n c l i n i c a l n u r s i n g a t v a r i o u s      

    p u b l i c i n s t i t u t i o n s , s u c h a s U n i v e r s i t i M a l a y a , U i T M a n d U n i v e r s i t i K e b a n g s a a n M a l a y s i a ( U K M ) . T h e e m p h a s i s    

    o n p o s t g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n i n n u r s i n g h a s b e e n o n t h e c l i n i c a l a s p e c t t o e n a b l e g r a d u a t e s t o u s e t h e c o n t e n t    

    a n d e x p e r i e n c e t o t e a c h a t b a c h e l o r d e g r e e l e v e l o r t o m a n a g e a n a c u t e c a r e i n s t i t u t i o n . O n t o p o f t h a t , m e d i c a l  

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    c h a n g e s i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e g r o w t h o f b i o m e d i c a l k n o w l e d g e , c h a n g e s i n h e a l t h s e r v i c e s a n d t h e e v o l u t i o n o f    

    p r o f e s s i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n n u r s e s , d o c t o r s a n d o t h e r h e a l t h c a r e p r o f e s s i o n a l s [ 5 ] .    

    N u r s e s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r a c t i c e i n a v a r i e t y o f s e t t i n g s i n m a n y d i f f e r e n t r o l e s , b u t h o s p i t a l s r e m a i n t h e  

    p r i m a r y w o r k s i t e f o r R N s . A p p r o x i m a t e l y t w o - t h i r d s o f n u r s e s w o r l d w i d e w o r k i n h o s p i t a l s , a n d o f t h e s e , 9 0 %        

    a r e e m p l o y e d a s s t a f f n u r s e s . H o s p i t a l n u r s i n g h a s a l w a y s b e e n p h y s i c a l l y a n d m e n t a l l y g r u e l l i n g , a n d      

    c o n t e m p o r a r y n u r s e s m u s t c o p e w i t h p a t i e n t s w h o r e q u i r e m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d c a r e t h a n e v e r b e f o r e . F o r    

    e x a m p l e , n e w c o m p l e x i l l n e s s e s , s u c h a s H I V / A I D S , h a v e e m e r g e d o v e r t h e l a s t f e w d e c a d e s , a n d n u r s e s a l s o      

    h a v e t o d e a l w i t h t h e l a t e s t t e c h n o l o g i e s i n v o l v e d . O n t o p o f t h a t , h o s p i t a l n u r s e s w o r k e i t h e r a n e i g h t o r 1 2 -    

    h o u r s h i f t , a n d t h i s s c h e d u l i n g m u s t b e m a i n t a i n e d i r r e s p e c t i v e o f t h e n u r s e - t o p a t i e n t r a t i o . T h e h o s p i t a l m u s t    

    s i m p l y b e s t a f f e d a t a l l t i m e s [ 6 ] .    

    T h u s , n u r s e e d u c a t i o n t e a c h e s s t r a t e g i e s t o d e a l w i t h l o n g h o u r s a n d t o b a l a n c e w o r k a n d p r i v a t e l i f e –      

    e s p e c i a l l y t o s t u d e n t n u r s e s w h o a r e j u s t s t a r t i n g o u t . “ P r e p a r a t i o n i s c r u c i a l . E v e n b e f o r e t h e y e n t e r n u r s i n g      

    a n d u p t i l l t h e y a r e f i n i s h e d w i t h t h e i r s t u d i e s , w e h a v e t o t e l l t h e m t h e r e a l i t y , ” s a y s L i m G e k M u i , p r i n c i p a l o f    

    A d v e n t i s t C o l l e g e o f N u r s i n g & H e a l t h S c i e n c e s ( A C N H S ) i n P e n a n g . “ I t ’ s t h e m i n d s e t t h a t y o u s h o u l d h a v e .    

    S o m e n u r s e s a r e o n s h i f t d u t y , s o m e w o r k o f f i c e h o u r s a n d s o m e a r e t e a c h e r s w h o h a v e t o b r i n g t h e i r w o r k      

    b a c k h o m e . S o I t e l l m y s t u d e n t s t h i s : w h e n y o u o r i e n t a t e y o u r s e l f , p l a n a n d s e t y o u r m i n d s e t c o r r e c t l y , y o u c a n  

    a c h i e v e a b a l a n c e . ”      

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    r e t u r n . “ I p e r s o n a l l y t h i n k t h a t i f t h e i n s t i t u t i o n w o u l d a l l o w t h e m t o k e e p t h e i r o l d j o b s a f t e r l e t ’ s s a y t w o o r    

    t h r e e y e a r s , t h e s e n u r s e s w o u l d c o m e b a c k . T h e r e ’ s t h a t f e a r o f a l a c k o f v a c a n c i e s , a n d e v e n i f t h e r e ’ s a      

    v a c a n c y , i t m i g h t b e f o r a l o w e r p o s i t i o n a n d v e r y o f t e n t h e n u r s e w o u l d h a v e t o s t a r t a g a i n f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g .  

    T h a t ’ s t h e r i s k t h a t t h e y ’ r e t a k i n g , w h e r e a s f o r t h e n u r s e s w h o s t a y o n , t h e r e ’ s a c a r e e r p a t h t h a t t h e y c a n      

    f o l l o w . ” O n t o p o f t h a t , r e s e a r c h h a s s h o w n t h a t e f f e c t i v e l e a d e r s h i p c a n h e l p r e t a i n n u r s e s [ 1 0 ] .    

    W i t h t h e n e e d f o r n u r s e s o v e r s e a s , M a l a y s i a h a s b e c o m e a n “ e x p o r t i n g c o u n t r y ” o f n u r s e s . H o w e v e r , c o n t r a c t s  

    h a v e b e e n s i g n e d w i t h A l b a n i a , B a n g l a d e s h , I n d i a , I n d o n e s i a , M y a n m a r , P a k i s t a n a n d t h e P h i l i p p i n e s t o      

    m i t i g a t e t h i s p r o b l e m , a n d f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 7 , a t o t a l o f 8 1 3 f o r e i g n n u r s e s h a v e b e e n w o r k i n g i n p r i v a t e      

    h o s p i t a l s i n M a l a y s i a , m a k i n g u p a b o u t 4 0 % o f a l l t h e i r n u r s i n g s t a f f [ 1 1 ] . S i n c e f o r e i g n n u r s e s a r e o n l y a l l o w e d    

    t o w o r k i n p r i v a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s , t h e i r p r o p o r t i o n i n t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r i s r a t h e r l a r g e , b u t o v e r a l l t h e y o n l y m a k e      

    u p t w o p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l n u r s i n g c o m m u n i t y [ 1 2 ] . “ T h e M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h ( M o H ) a c t u a l l y h a s a q u o t a f o r t h e      

    a m o u n t o f f o r e i g n n u r s e s t h a t w e c a n h i r e b a s e d o n t h e s i z e o f o u r h o s p i t a l , ” r e v e a l s L i m . “ E v e n w i t h t h a t q u o t a  

    f i l l e d , w e d o s t i l l f a c e a s h o r t a g e o f s t a f f . ”      

    M a l a y s i a n n u r s e s w o r k i n g i n S a u d i h o s p i t a l s c a n e a r n a t l e a s t R M 1 0 , 0 0 0 p e r m o n t h , e n t i r e l y t a x - f r e e . O n      

    t o p o f t h a t , t h e y d o n o t n e e d t o s p e n d m u c h o n l i v i n g e x p e n s e s , a s t h e h o s p i t a l s u b s i d i s e s t h e m .    

    Glut in nursing graduatesS o w h y i s i t t h e n t h a t s o m a n y n u r s e s a r e j o b l e s s ?      

    I n 2 0 1 2 , a s m a n y a s 8 , 0 0 0 g r a d u a t e s f r o m n u r s i n g c o l l e g e s w e r e h a r d - p r e s s e d t o f i n d e m p l o y m e n t [ 1 3 ] , a n d t h e    

    n u m b e r m i g h t h a v e b e e n a s h i g h a s 3 0 , 0 0 0 i n 2 0 1 3 [ 1 4 ] . O n e w o u l d t h i n k t h a t w i t h t h e d e p a r t u r e o f n u r s e s t o      

    S a u d i A r a b i a a n d e l s e w h e r e , t h e s e g r a d u a t e s w o u l d n o t f a c e d i f f i c u l t i e s i n g e t t i n g p o s t e d . B u t t h e r e a l i t y i s a      

    d i f f e r e n t m a t t e r .    

    T h e r e w e r e 6 1 p r i v a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s w h i c h w e r e g i v e n t h e g r e e n l i g h t b y t h e H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t r y t o c o n d u c t  

    n u r s i n g c o u r s e s i n 2 0 1 2 , w i t h m o r e t h a n 3 7 , 5 0 0 n u r s i n g u n d e r g r a d u a t e s r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e s e p r i v a t e      

    i n s t i t u t i o n s [ 1 5 ] . B a c k i n 2 0 1 0 , a s m a n y a s 7 , 6 6 5 n u r s i n g g r a d u a t e s f r o m p r i v a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s s a t f o r t h e N u r s i n g      

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    9 8 . 4 % i n M a l a y s i a n H e a l t h M i n i s t r y c o l l e g e s . O n t o p o f t h a t , 4 2 . 7 % m a n a g e d t o a c q u i r e j o b s a t h o s p i t a l s a n d      

    c l i n i c s [ 1 6 ] .    

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    O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) s t i p u l a t e s t h a t t h e r e c o m m e n d e d n u r s e - t o - p o p u l a t i o n r a t i o f o r a c o u n t r y s u c h a s M a l a y s i a    

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    T h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) s t i p u l a t e s t h a t t h e r e c o m m e n d e d n u r s e - t o - p o p u l a t i o n r a t i o      

    f o r a c o u n t r y s u c h a s M a l a y s i a i s 1 : 2 0 0 . C u r r e n t l y , i t s t a n d s a t 1 : 3 4 5 .    

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    f o r s p o n s o r e d s t u d e n t s , t h e y w i l l a l r e a d y h a v e a j o b w h e n t h e y g r a d u a t e . ”      

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    p e n i n s u l a , a n d s o m e g r a d u a t e s a r e n ’ t w i l l i n g t o l e a v e t h e i r f a m i l i e s b e h i n d . B u t a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y , i t i s s t i l l    

    t h e p r e p a r e d n e s s o f t h e g r a d u a t e s t o a c c e p t t h e p o s t i n g t h e y g e t . “ T h e b o t t o m l i n e i s t h e i r m i n d s e t s . T h e y      

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    a b i l i t i e s , n u r s i n g s t u d e n t s a t A U C M S a r e i n t r o d u c e d t o c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e a c t i v i t i e s o r g a n i s e d b y t h e i n s t i t u t e .  

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    b y t h e M o H , w h i l e m a n y a r e e m p l o y e d b y G l e n e a g l e s M e d i c a l C e n t r e , d i a l y s i s c e n t r e s a l l o v e r M a l a y s i a a n d      

    o t h e r p r i v a t e h o s p i t a l s i n t h e n o r t h e r n r e g i o n . ”      

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    n u r s e s , t h e i r l i v e s f o r t h e s a k e o f o t h e r s . T h e y a r e p r e v a l e n t i n a l l a s p e c t s o f o u r l i v e s , a n d o n e m u s t h a v e a      

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