When you go to a clinic or a hospital for medical care, you interact more with the nurses than with the doctors. Nurses are the ones on the frontlines, caring for you round-the-clock. However, with Malaysia facing a shortage of nurses in the workforce, what does this mean for our healthcare system? We look at the state of the nursing profession in Malaysia.

<p>When you go to a clinic or a hospital for medical care, you interact more with the nurses than with the doctors. Nurses are the ones on the frontlines, caring for you round-the-clock. However, with Malaysia facing a shortage of nurses in the workforce, what does this mean for our healthcare system? We look at the state of the nursing profession in Malaysia.</p>

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