Development and evaluation of a novel massive open online course in travel medicine for undergraduate healthcare students

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Authors: Gerard Thomas Flaherty, Lydia Sze Teng Lee, Aida Lina Alias, Hasnain Zafar Baloch, Bryan Chang Wei Lim, Kok Leong Tan, Victor Lim, Lokman Hakim Sulaiman. ABSTRACT Introduction: Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are designed to accommodate large numbers of geographically dispersed learners. Few healthcare students receive exposure in travel medicine. We aimed as partner […]

Perceived competence of physical examination skills among the registered nurses in a selected private hospital in Malaysia

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Authors: Wei Fern Siew, Yen Ling Wong, Sheau Wei Lee. ABSTRACT Background: Physical examination in nursing practice is a systematic process of checking patients from head to toe using inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation techniques. This is part of a process to assist nurses in determining nursing diagnoses for patients’ care needs. A trained nurse […]

Perception of nurses on ease of use, usefulness and system quality of electronic clinical documentation (ECD) at private hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

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Authors: Syakinah Anian, Mariani Ahmad Nizaruddin, Goventhamah Subramaniam, Jayanthi Marimuthu, Shalizah Sujak. ABSTRACT Introduction: The health information system with efficient processes and development in healthcare technology including an electronic clinical documentation (ECD) reporting draws the interest of a large number of people. Widespread expansion of the use of ECD is known to be advantageous to […]

An in-depth understanding of heartfulness meditation

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Authors: Amutha Aruvi Kaniamuthan, Alexius Weng Onn Cheang. ABSTRACT Background: Heartfulness meditation aims to help individuals connect to their inner self to attain peace and a balanced state of mind. Previous studies have been conducted to gain mechanistic insights into the effects of Heartfulness meditation on bodily and cellular functioning as well as in enhancing […]

COVID-19: Health information seeking and adherence to safe practices in Malaysia

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Authors: Wei Fern Siew, Shawn Paul Fredrick, Nathan Yung Jiun Liew, Qiu Yii Kong, Nur Syahirah Yuan, Nurafyfa Abdul Halim. ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease has spared no country and has galvanised the general population into altering their behaviours amid fears of uncertainties. A survey on health information seeking and adherence to safe practices during this […]