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FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA

http://medicine.um.edu.my
MID 4014: Internship
3 credits

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students are able to:

1. Execute nursing procedures and individualised care plan to patients.
2. Deliver collaborative care that is patient centred.
3. Demonstrate leadership, professionalism and accountability in decision making in
nursing practice.
4. Display professional and ethical conduct in delivering nursing services.

Course Synopsis:

This course will allow students to experience the role and function of a professional nurse under
supervision of nurse administrators in a hospital and the lecturers at medical and surgical clinical
placements. In addition to enhancing the role transitions from a student to a professional nurse,
students will have the opportunity to apply the managerial and leadership skills in the management
of patients. Students will continue to practice all nursing care and procedures learnt in previous
semesters to gain mastery of nursing skills.

Reference Texts:

LeMone, P., Burke, K. & Bauldoff, G. (2015). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Patient
Care (5th ed.), Boston: Pearson
Potter, P. A., Perry, G., Hall, A. & Stockert P.A. (2009) Fundamentals of nursing (7th. ed.). St. Louis:
Mosby.
Swearingen, P.L. (Eds.). (2016). All-In-One Nursing Care Planning Resource: Medical-Surgical, Pediatric,
Maternity, And Psychiatric-Mental Health. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier/Mosby.
Williams, L.S. & Hopper, P.D. (Eds.). (2015). Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing. Philadelphia: F.A.
Davis Company.
Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's infectious disease essentials. (2017). Bennett J.E., Dolin R., Blaser
M.J. (Editors). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. (WC39 Man 2017).
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Kee, J.L., Hayes, E.R. & McCuistion, L.E. (2012) Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach (7 ed.). St.
Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.
Barker, P. J. (2004) Assessment in psychiatric and mental health nursing: in search of the whole
person. (2nd ed.). Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes Ltd, Sulaigah Baputty, Sabtu Hitam, Sujata Sethi
(2008) Mental health nursing, Oxford Fajar, Shah Alam Selangor.
Stuart, G.l W. & Laraia M.T. (2005) Principles and practice of psychiatric nursing (8th ed.).
St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby.

Course Assessment:
Course will be assessed by:

Continuous Assessment 100%
• OSCE( 50%)- Week 6
• Clinical Portfolio( 30%)- Week 5
• Performance Evaluation( 20%)- Week 6

Final Examination: None

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