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| Us at the National Museum |
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With Puan Ajimah Hassan – Retired Principal Matron, Nursing Division, MOH and Nursing Lecturer, School of Nursing, FOMBN. MAHSA University |
On
12th June 2022 (Sunday), 9 nursing students from MAHSA University Diploma in
Nursing program participated in a Program in Conjunction with the month
long exhibition on “The Evolution of Malaysian Nurses’ Uniform in the
Ministry of Health Malaysia. The group was chaperoned by Mr. Sebastian Ng. This
program was held at the National Museum of Malaysia (Muzium Negara). The
objective of this program was to inform the public as well as nurses regarding
the nursing profession in general and the evolution of the uniform used in
particular. It also acts as an inspiration for young nurses and
future nurses to embark on the noble profession as well as appreciate the
services and efforts of the previous nurses in raising the nursing profession
to what it is today. Our entourage arrived at 9.00am and proceeded to the
registration counter. As we had ample time before the start of the official program.
we visited the exhibition hall of the museum, where the information of the
evolution of nurses’ uniforms in Malaysia, the origin of International Nurses
Day and the history of the Nursing schools in Malaysia were exhibited.
Two of our students, Olivia
Chan Li Man and Nur Farisha Binti Mohd Azam participated in a quiz competition
organized by Nursing Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. The competition
started at 10:00 am where a team of two nursing students is required to
answer ten questions about coronavirus and, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
within 15 minutes. After that, we had to pick a random question, which asked
about the general history of nursing. Our group was asked the question “I chose
to become a nurse, because…”, Nur Farisha shared her story when she was
admitted into a hospital for a week due to an accident and, there she saw how
the nurses treated their patients professionally, which inspired her to be a
professional nurse.
At 11:00 a.m. guests were welcomed with a performance, performed by the nurses of Banting Hospital. This was followed by a Drama about the History of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, and then the nurses from Hospital Kuala Lumpur presented a dance on “hand hygiene”. After the amazing performances there was a speech from The Ministry of Health, Malaysia and the winners of the quiz were later announced. To our surprise, our group received a consolation prize. Although it was just a consolation prize but on the good note, we had a wonderful experience and above all we had not gone back empty handed. The program ended at 12:00 noon.
My
peers and I can confidently say that we have learned a lot from this visit
to the National Museum and the activities in the program. We have learned on
how the nursing world have drastically change to the better in the course of a
very short timeframe, however it was not all smooth sailing. We learnt of the
sacrifices of our predecessors and senior nurses in the provision of better
and safe heath care services to the population. As a soon-to-be registered
nurses, this program in Conjunction with The Evolution of Malaysian Nurses’
Uniform Exhibition allow us to appreciate and feel the efforts of former nurses
in advancing the nursing profession.
Words by: Olivia Chan Li Man and Team
Diploma in Nursing
School of Nursing
Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing MAHSA University,
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| Nurses in Various Uniforms in Malaysia |
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| MAHSA Nursing students in front of mannequins in various designs of nurses’ uniforms |
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| Designs of nurse uniforms throughout time |
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| Quiz Competition - We tried our best to answer the questions |
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| “I chose to become a nurse, because…” |
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Transformation of nurse uniforms in Malaysia” The miniature dolls – brainchild of Puan Zainooriah and a group of public health nurses in 2007 Nursing Division, MOH |