Diploma in Nursing

Why Study Nursing in UOW?

Nursing is an integral part of the healthcare team and are professionals that are in great demand worldwide. Highly skilled graduate nurses can seek employment both locally and abroad. The Diploma in Nursing course offered by UOW Malaysia College in Glenmarie, Selaangor campus has been designed to provide graduates with the knowledge, skill and competence required to be a confident and caring nurse.

The course prepares graduates for the challenges of the healthcare industry, comprising the nursing sciences, health sciences and behavioral sciences. Students will experience learning through classes, laboratory work and via clinical placements.

They will also experience nursing in the community and in mental health institutions. The students will be supervised, guided and mentored by experienced and committed lecturers at the college and by competent and dedicated clinical instructors in the clinical areas.

What is Program Outcomes?

• Deliver customer-focused nursing care.
• Effectively plan and provide therapeutic nursing care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups and communities.
• Make sound clinical judgments based on evidence-based practices and theories using critical thinking and ethical decision making.
• Demonstrate collaboration with peers, patients, healthcare professionals and others within the healthcare teams in the process of the planning, delegating, implementing and evaluating care.
• Communicate with clarity and sensitivity using a variety of methods.
• Demonstrate accountability for professional growth and continuing education and be recognised regionally for their competence and professionalism.

Nursing Jobs and Career Pathways

A Nursing diploma will open up the pathway for you to work at healthcare institutions such as hospitals and clinics, research facilities as well as social organizations that help those who are sick. It is also one of the best ways to lay the foundation for a Nursing Degree from which you can pursue careers such as:

• Staff nurse
• Nurse researcher
• Nurse risk manager
• Healthcare product specialist

Since there is a great demand for nurses but locally and overseas, you will also potentially have the opportunity to work abroad if you wish.

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