Diploma in Nursing is a three years program. It is primarily intended for those, who are willing to embrace a profession, which is self-gratifying and humanistic. To meet the ever increasing demand of health care, the course has been designed to endow the graduates with the adequate knowledge and skills, which will enable them to function effectively as a Registered Nurse and as a member of the health care team, locally or globally.
This program emphasizes on the importance of critical and analytical learning, so that the graduates are able to provide, efficient and effective care to the patients. The core teaching content comprises health sciences, behavioral sciences and nursing sciences. This program also focuses on the enhancement of diverse skills including interpersonal, as well as team-working skills and we also encourage self-directed learning. Lincoln University College assures good clinical posting, which will give maximum clinical exposure to all the graduates. This is confirmed by the consistent high achievement in Nursing Board Registration Examination.
Graduates can work as Registered Nurses in:
- Hospitals (both government / private), local or international.
- Clinics
- Nursing Homes.
- Rehabilitation Centers.
- Medical Centers.
- Nurseries.
- Clinics / Community Care Clinics .
- Primary Health Organisations.
- Schools ( as a school nurse) .
- Insurance companies.
- Airline Industry.
- Army and Navy.
- Cruise ships.
- Sports Industry.
- Estates.
- Geriatric homes.
- As private nurse.
Graduates of Diploma in Nursing can choose her pathway according to her /his interest. Pursue career to be in the clinical area as specialized nurse, become administrator or academicians. A nurse can also concentrate to be a researcher and involve in clinical research and development. Some might want to venture to be entrepreneurs to run their own businesses such as manage nurseries, nursing homes or rehabilitation centers.
| Sl.No. | MQA Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNMS 4114 | Basic Medical Science (Anatomy and Physiology) | 4 |
| 2 | DNNS 4114 | Fundamental of Nursing | 4 |
| 3 | DNBS 4112 | Communication and Counseling | 2 |
| 4 | DNBS 4123 | Psychology and Sociology | 3 |
| 5 | DNNP 4114 | Clinical Practice 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DNNS 4223 | Fluid Electrolyte and Burn | 3 |
| 7 | DNMS 4222 | Pharmacology | 2 |
| 8 | DNMS 4232 | Microbiology, Parasitology, Biochemistry & Immunology | 2 |
| 9 | DNNS 4223 | Infection and Inflammation in Nursing | 3 |
| 10 | DNNP 4224 | Clinical Practice 2 | 4 |
| 11 | DNNS 4344 | Cardiovascular Respiratory and Hematopoietic | 4 |
| 12 | DNNS 4354 | Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Nursing | 4 |
| 13 | DNNS 4362 | Muscular Skeletal Nursing | 2 |
| 14 | DNNP 4335 | Clinical Practice 3 | 5 |
| 15 | DNNS 4474 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Pediatric Nursing | 4 |
| 16 | DNNS 4484 | Community Nursing & Communicable Diseases | 4 |
| 17 | DNUS 4423 | Learning Skills | 3 |
| 18 | DNNP 4445 | Clinical Practice 4 | 5 |
| 19 | DNNS 4494 | Neurovascular System and Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
| 20 | DNNS 4504 | Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and There Dermatology Nursing | 4 |
| 21 | DNNS 4513 | Genito-Urinary and Gerontology Nursing | 3 |
| 22 | DNNP 4554 | Clinical Practice 5 | 4 |
| 23 | DNNS 4623 | critical care, emergency Care Perioperative Nearsing | 3 |
| 24 | DNNS 4634 | Management and Administration Nearsing | 4 |
| 25 | DNBS 4633 | Personal and Professional Development Ethics and Medico Legal | 3 |
| 26 | DNRM 4612 | Research Methodology | 2 |
| 27 | DNNP 4664 | Clinical Practice 6 | 4 |
For Malaysian Candidates :
- Pass Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or EQUIVALENT with five (5) credits:
- Mandatory credit in:
a) Bahasa Melayu,
b) Mathematics (Elementary or Additional or Modern)
c) Either one (1) of the credits below:
– General Science
– Biology
– Chemistry and Pass in Biology
– Physics and Pass in Biology. - Credit in three (3) other subjects.
- A pass in English Language
For International Candidates :
- Pass Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or *EQUIVALENT five (5) credits:
- Mandatory credit in:
- Mathematics (Elementary or Additional or Modern) Either one (1) of the credits below:
- General Science
- Biology
- Chemistry and Pass in Biology
- Physics and Pass in Biology.
- Mathematics (Elementary or Additional or Modern) Either one (1) of the credits below:
- Credit in three (3) other subjects.
- A pass in International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) with an Overall Band Score of minimum 5.5; OR
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):- TOEFL Paper Based test (TOEFL PBT) a minimum Score of 515.
- TOEFL Computer Based Test (TOEFL CBT) a minimum score of 215.
- TOEFL Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT) a minimum score of 80.
- Able to converse in Bahasa Melayu. (EQUIVALENT- refers to the overseas academic qualification obtained that is equivalent to SPM as approved by MQA).
Health status:
- All candidates must be certified medically fit by a registered medical practitioner within one month from commencement of the nursing programme.
- Candidates with any of the following medical conditions cannot be admitted into the programme such as:
- HIV / AIDS
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Mental health disorders
- Epilepsy
- Color blindness.
- Candidates must not have any physical disabilities or impaired senses that hinder nursing dexterity.
- Pregnancy is not allowed throughout the course.