Diploma in Nursing

Course Overview

The Diploma in Nursing is designed to prepare students to be qualified as a Registered Nurse. This programme focuses both on the ‘care’ aspects of nursing as well as on the ‘science’ of health care in preparing the nurse to provide a safe, caring, competent and professional nursing care to each person’s unique needs across the life span continuum. Nurses are in the business of improving and saving lives, whether they are caring for patients at the bedside or fighting for patients’ rights. Our graduates are Internationally employable.

Curriculum

YEAR 1

• Human Biology I
• Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology
• Communication and Public Relations
• Principles and Practice in Nursing 1
• Psychology & Sociology
• Nursing Practice 1
• Human Biology 2
• Pharmacology
• Medical & Surgical Nursing 1
• Principles and Practice in Nursing 2
• Nursing Practice 2
• Pengajian Malaysia 2 (Local student) and
• Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1 (International)

YEAR 2

• Medical & Surgical Nursing II
• Medical & Surgical Nursing III
• Women’s Health
• Nursing Practice III
• Academic English 1
• Medical & Surgical Nursing IV
• Medical & Surgical Nursing V
• Community Health Nursing
• Nursing Practice IV
• Academic English II

YEAR 3

• Medical & Surgical Nursing VI
• Mental Health Nursing
• Disaster & Emergency Nursing
• Nursing Practice V
• Professional Communication /
• Bahasa Kebangsaan A
• Nursing Management
• Nursing Research
• Nursing Practice 6
• Nursing Practice 7
• Basic Entrepreneurship
• Academic English 3
• Co-Curriculum

Entry Requirements

SPM:

• Minimum 5 credits subjects (Pass in Bahasa Malaysia, English & Mathematics)
• Credit in 1 subjects: Science/Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Applied Science OR
• SPM Possess Assistant Nurse Certificate /Community Nurse Certificate

For International Students

• A pass International English Language Testing System -IELTS: Minimum 5.5 OR
• TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) minimum score 215
• TOEFL Internet Based (iBT) minimum score 80
• Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
• Cambridge Proficiency (CPE )
• Pearson Test of English (PTE)

Career Prospects

Staff Nurse, Sister, Malron, Educator, Nurse Specialist