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NURSES NEED TO BE UPDATED ON DEVELOPMENTS: CHIEF MINISTER
KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), July 30 (Bernama) -- In a day and age where new
viruses like the Influenza A (H1N1) virus are being discovered and lifestyle
diseases like hypertension and stress are growing, nurses need to equip
themselves with new skills and knowledge, Chief Minister Musa Aman said
Thursday.
One way for the nurses to keep themselves updated was by attending
conferences like the Second BIMP (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines)
International Nursing Conference launched Thursday, he said.
"Health care is an important component of any nation, and on that same
token, there is a need to maintain and uphold partnerships that will lead to
better practices within the nursing profession.
"As a major part of the health care system, nurses have a huge impact in
providing care to the sick, and they also help doctors and specialists in
carrying out treatments," he said at the launch of the conference in this
capital in East Malaysia state of Sabah. His speech was delivered by Deputy
Chief Minister Peter Pang En Yin.
He also encouraged nurses and those involved in the health care profession
to also focus on educating the public on disease prevention and how to maintain
a healthy lifestyle.
Musa also stressed the need for nurses in Sabah and the region to keep
themselves updated on health tourism, which is an increasingly popular activity.
Meanwhile state health director Dr Marzuki Mohd Isa, in his keynote address,
echoed Musa's sentiments that the demands and issues in health care were getting
more complicated and health care professionals were in the frontline of these
crucial issues.
Managers in the service as well as nursing colleges need to make efforts to
prepare the nurses towards meeting these challenges, as the nurses' role rapidly
expanded in today's world, he said.
He said the past, current and shifting paradigms that impacted the health
care demands needrf a new paradigm to generate ideas and rearrange the current
system of nursing education for a new future.
Marzuki's speech was delivered by his deputy, Dr Yusof Ibrahim.
-- BERNAMA
viruses like the Influenza A (H1N1) virus are being discovered and lifestyle
diseases like hypertension and stress are growing, nurses need to equip
themselves with new skills and knowledge, Chief Minister Musa Aman said
Thursday.
One way for the nurses to keep themselves updated was by attending
conferences like the Second BIMP (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines)
International Nursing Conference launched Thursday, he said.
"Health care is an important component of any nation, and on that same
token, there is a need to maintain and uphold partnerships that will lead to
better practices within the nursing profession.
"As a major part of the health care system, nurses have a huge impact in
providing care to the sick, and they also help doctors and specialists in
carrying out treatments," he said at the launch of the conference in this
capital in East Malaysia state of Sabah. His speech was delivered by Deputy
Chief Minister Peter Pang En Yin.
He also encouraged nurses and those involved in the health care profession
to also focus on educating the public on disease prevention and how to maintain
a healthy lifestyle.
Musa also stressed the need for nurses in Sabah and the region to keep
themselves updated on health tourism, which is an increasingly popular activity.
Meanwhile state health director Dr Marzuki Mohd Isa, in his keynote address,
echoed Musa's sentiments that the demands and issues in health care were getting
more complicated and health care professionals were in the frontline of these
crucial issues.
Managers in the service as well as nursing colleges need to make efforts to
prepare the nurses towards meeting these challenges, as the nurses' role rapidly
expanded in today's world, he said.
He said the past, current and shifting paradigms that impacted the health
care demands needrf a new paradigm to generate ideas and rearrange the current
system of nursing education for a new future.
Marzuki's speech was delivered by his deputy, Dr Yusof Ibrahim.
-- BERNAMA
