Perceptions and evaluation regarding clinical teaching among nursing students in a selected nursing college in Selangor

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Authors: Chia Yen Low, QingJun Cheang, Pek Hong Lim. ABSTRACT Background: Clinical teaching is an important and essential teaching tool in the clinical area. Clinical teaching and learning is essential for the development and progression of experiential nursing knowledge. Objectives: This research study aims to identify the perceptions and evaluations regarding clinical teaching among Year […]

Practice and barriers of family planning: A comparison among muslim women in three main cities, viz. New York City, Tehran and Kuala Lumpur

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Authors: Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin, Muzalwana Abdul Talib @ Abdul Mutalib, Nurulhuda Mohd Satar, Hanira Hanafi, Azmah Othman, Makmor Tumin, Rustam Khairi Zahari. ABSTRACT Background: There is a lack of information on the practice of family planning among Muslim women in New York City in the United States of America (USA) [hereinafter known as “Muslim […]

Research integrity

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Author: Joon Wah Mak Keywords: Research integrity, research practice guidelines, scientific misconduct. Citation: IeJSME 2016 10(3): 1-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.10.3.1

Participation of nurses in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in a private hospital in Melaka, Malaysia

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Authors: Wei Fern Siew, Cindy Sze Nee Loh. ABSTRACT Background: Continuing professional development (CPD) is a primary strategy for nurses to keep abreast with the rapid changes in the health care practices of current times. Evidence has shown that nurses lack the initiative to take up the additional CPD offered by their organisation and have […]

The level of knowledge and competency in the use of the Morse Fall Scale as an assessment tool in the prevention of patient falls

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Authors: Swee Geok Lim, Siew Woan Yam. ABSTRACT Introduction: Patient falls has been identified as one of the major issues in today’s health care despite efforts taken in preventing such incidents from happening (Cox et al., 2014). Patient falls can be prevented by using fall risk assessment tools such as Morse Fall Scale. Morse Fall […]

The effectiveness of seated combined extension-compression and transverse load traction in increasing cervical lordosis- challenging the underlying framework

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Authors: Tamara Gien Pooke, Rozi Mahmud, Poh Sin Yap, Suraini binti Mohamad Saini, Sharifah Roohi Syed Waseem Ahmad, Harwant Singh. ABSTRACT Introduction: The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of seated combined extension-compression and transverse load (ECTL) traction as a new method for increasing a reduced lordosis of less than 30 degrees […]

Marjolin’s ulcer: A case report of chronic leg ulcer leading to squamous cell carcinoma

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Authors: Ren Yi Kow, Dhiauddin Hai Ismail, Jamaluddin Shafie, Ruben Jaya Kumar, Nor Hafliza Md Salleh, Chooi Leng Low. ABSTRACT Marjolin’s ulcer is a malignant cutaneous ulcer that undergoes transformation from a previously traumatized or chronically inflammed skin.1 Causes leading to ulcerations can be burn injury, trauma, chronic osteomyelitis and varicose ulcers.2 It is named […]

Delay and misdiagnosis in adult myasthenia gravis: A case report

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Authors: Siew Kim Kwa, Zainab Abdul Majeed, Kah Nian Tan. ABSTRACT Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterised by fluctuating and variable combination of muscle weakness and fatigue. Most cases are due to T-cell mediated autoantibodies against post-synaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChR-Ab), thus preventing acetylcholine from binding and signalling skeletal muscle to contract.1 The […]