Unemployment among Graduate Nurses in Malaysia: A Case Study

Arumugam, Nalini; Thayalan, Xavier; Dass, Laura Christ; Maniam, Mahendran

doi:10.5539/ass.v10n9p227

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“…Reasons that might contribute to this difference include language differences since English is not the mother tongue for the majority of the nurses involved in our study, whilst the AED instruction is in English. Arumugam et al 13 recently highlighted that Malaysia’s graduate nurses had weak proficiency, communication skills, and confidence in English. The participating nurses were asked regarding language issues.…”

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Effectiveness of teaching automated external defibrillators use using a traditional classroom instruction versus self-instruction video in non-critical care nurses

Saiboon

Qamruddin

Jaafar

et al. 2016

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Objectives:To evaluate the effectiveness and retention of learning automated external defibrillator (AED) usage taught through a traditional classroom instruction (TCI) method versus a novel self instructed video (SIV) technique in non-critical care nurses (NCCN).Methods:A prospective single-blind randomized study was conducted over 7 months (April-October 2014) at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Eighty nurses were randomized into either TCI or SIV instructional techniques. We assessed knowledge, skill and confidence level at baseline, immediate and 6-months post-intervention. Knowledge and confidence were assessed via questionnaire; skill was assessed by a calibrated and blinded independent assessor using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) method.Results:Pre-test mean scores for knowledge in the TCI group was 10.87 ± 2.34, and for the SIV group was 10.37 ± 1.85 (maximum achievable score 20.00); 4.05 ± 2.87 in the TCI and 3.71 ± 2.66 in the SIV (maximum score 11.00) in the OSCE evaluation and 9.54 ± 3.65 in the TCI and 8.56 ± 3.47 in the SIV (maximum score 25.00) in the individual’s personal confidence level. Both methods increased the mean scores significantly during immediate post-intervention (0-month). At 6-months, the TCI group scored lower than the SIV group in all aspects 11.13 ± 2.70 versus 12.95 ± 2.26 (p=0.03) in knowledge, 7.27 ± 1.62 versus 7.68 ± 1.73 (p=0.47) in the OSCE, and 16.40 ± 2.72 versus 18.82 ± 3.40 (p=0.03) in confidence level.Conclusion:In NCCN’s, SIV is as good as TCI in providing the knowledge, competency, and confidence in performing AED defibrillation.

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Effectiveness of teaching automated external defibrillators use using a traditional classroom instruction versus self-instruction video in non-critical care nurses

Saiboon

Qamruddin

Jaafar

et al. 2016

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“…To be able to make Malaysia a developed country, it is important to have individuals who can use the international language, which is the English language. When an individual has a high proficiency in English, he or she is able to bring the nation's name worldwide, as they are able to promote the strengths of the country (Arumugam, Xavier, Dass, & Maniam, 2014). Due to that, the importance of educating students and equipping them with proper English language skills is the first step in curbing this issue.…”

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Educational Theories and Issues in Human Capital Development

Rafiq¹,

Hashim²,

Wahab³

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The reformation of education has moved towards the fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0). The development of a nation focuses on the quality of education. Education is seen as a panacea to solve issues relating to human capital development. In Malaysia, human capital development is much emphasized, as a successful human capital development will gear the nation towards being a developed country. Malaysia aims to be one of the developed countries with the aspiration that the human capital will drive the aspiration to be successful. However, there are issues arousing from human capital, where education is said to be the main cause of these issues. Limited research focuses on the issues in human capital development. Thus, this paper aims to discuss the educational theories and issues related to human capital development. The macro, micro and human capital theories are among the important theories to be looked into as they help in guiding the education towards its aim. The issues related to the human capital are a lack of 21st-century skills, a decline in English language proficiency and deteriorating moral and ethical values in employees. Implications and recommendations are also provided to curb those issues. Overall, these educational issues need to be addressed and inhibited for a smooth journey towards being a developed country.

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“…Additionally, a lack of confidence and poor English communication skills are considered other factors that lead to unemployment, especially in countries that do not use English as a native language [2]. This cause supported by many studies such as [22] [23] [13].…”

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A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions

Alkatheri¹,

Saad²

2019

IJCA

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Investments in training and education are one of the most important things that can help people acquire the required skills and knowledge for employment. However, in this changing environment, with a lot of emerging technologies, the major challenges facing many people is keeping up with the needed market skills and investing in upskills. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review using a content analysis approach to investigate the reasons for the unemployment problem across many countries and identifies proposed solutions and suggestions to handle this problem and particularly the problem of skills mismatch. The results indicated that the previous solutions were inadequate as they used reactive strategies, thus, people cannot respond quickly to change in the market and acquire the required skills immediately.24 empirical studies that published in peer-reviewed academic journals were considered. Finally, studies that did not mainly concentrate on the unemployment problem were excluded, such as employment mismatch studies as these studies do not answer the research questions. All the previous criteria were used to improve the quality of our systematic literature review.

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Unemployment among Graduate Nurses in Malaysia: A Case Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Effectiveness of teaching automated external defibrillators use using a traditional classroom instruction versus self-instruction video in non-critical care nurses

Effectiveness of teaching automated external defibrillators use using a traditional classroom instruction versus self-instruction video in non-critical care nurses

Educational Theories and Issues in Human Capital Development

A Systematic Literature Review and Analysis of Unemployment Problem and Potential Solutions

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