Authors: Tony Kock Wai Ng, Yu Tang Jia, Yip Onn Low, Loo Zheng Wei Yeoh, Cai Li Gan. ABSTRACT Introduction: Dietary fibre (DF) and fluid intakes have been reported elsewhere to reduce the risk of constipation. The association of these dietary components on Agachand’s Constipation Score (CS) was investigated in the present study. Methods: A […]
Authors: Wai Mun Tang, Abdul Rahman Idris. ABSTRACT Background: Many nurses are leaving for various destinations and leaving intention was found to be the immediate precursor for actual turnover, but studies examining the different forms of leaving intention (unit, hospital, country, and profession) and exit destinations are scarce. Objectives: To determine the different forms of […]
Authors: Velayudhan Menon, Rifdy Mohideen. ABSTRACT Background: Clinical reasoning is the name given to the cognitive processes by which doctors evaluate and analyse information from patients. It is a skill developed by experiential learning and is difficult to assess objectively. The script concordance test, an assessment tool introduced into the health sciences about 15 years […]
Authors: Makmor Tumin, Abdillah Noh, NurulHuda Mohd Satar, Khaled Tafran, Nawi Abdullah, Wan Ahmad Hafiz Wan Md Adnan, Mohamad Yusoff Sanusi. ABSTRACT Background: Some argue that Malaysia’s extremely low organ donation rate is attributed to religion, specifically Islam. Testing this argument, this study asked Malaysian Muslims their views regarding various issues on organ donation and […]
Authors: Rafiqahmed Vasiwala, Ismail Burud. ABSTRACT Malignant melanoma is a rare malignancy of the external auditory canal. The vast majority of them occur in the areas of the body that are exposed to the sun. Early histological examination may possibly favor better prognosis. We report a case of a 38-year-old female who presented with a […]
IeJSME 2016 10(2)
Editorial Board and Contents
Authors: Patricia Kim Chooi Lim, Muneer Gohar Babar. Keywords: Health professions education, service learning, 21st century learning. Citation: IeJSME 2016 10(2): 1-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.10.2.1
Authors: Swee Geok Lim, Muhamad Asyraf Bin Muhtar. ABSTRACT Background: Nurses are the “front line” staff in most health systems and their contribution is recognised as essential in meeting development goals and delivering safe and effective care (ICN, 2007). Nurses are in high demand not only in developed countries but also in developing countries like […]
Authors: Wai Mun Tang, Abdul Rahman Idris. ABSTRACT Background: The escalating rate of private hospital nurses leaving their workplace raised serious concern among the stakeholders. Past studies had found that nursing practice environment was the key influence on nurses’ leaving intention, but studies examining the quality of nursing practice environment of private hospital settings was […]
