Diploma in Nursing

Why Study Nursing in UOW Malaysia?
Our Diploma in Nursing prepares you to step confidently into this vital role. It combines classroom learning, lab work, and extensive clinical placements through its nursing courses to build a strong foundation in both theory and practice. You’ll gain the skills, knowledge, and compassion needed to care for patients locally and internationally with core training in health science courses such as:

• Basic medical sciences like anatomy, microbiology, and pharmacology.
• Behavioural sciences such as psychology and communication.
• Core nursing sciences including surgical nursing, mental health nursing, and paediatric care.
• Hands-on clinical training in hospitals and community health settings.

You will also gain exposure nursing in the community and mental health institutions. Our experienced faculty and clinical instructors will guide you through every stage of your development from student to skilled healthcare professional.

What are the Program Outcomes?

• Deliver customer-focused nursing care.
• Effectively plan and provide therapeutic nursing care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups and communities.
• Make sound clinical judgments on evidence-based practices and theories using critical thinking and ethical decision making.
• Demonstrate collaboration with peers, patients, healthcare professionals and others within the healthcare teams in the process of the planning, delegating, implementing and evaluating care.
• Communicate with clarity and sensitivity using a variety of methods.
• Demonstrate accountability for professional growth and continuing education and be recognised regionally for their competence and professionalism.