Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Kolej Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan Adventist (Malay) 槟安护理专科学院 (Chinese)
Former names	Adventist College of Nursing (1993-2011)
Type	Private college
Established	1993 (1993)
Religious affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Location	Penang , Malaysia 5.433300°N 100.305997°E / 5.433300; 100.305997
Language	English and Malay[1]
Programmes offered	Diploma in Nursing (RN) Assistant Nurse Certificate (AN)
Affiliations	Penang Adventist Hospital
Website	www.acnhs.edu.my

Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Simplified Chinese	槟安护理专科学院
Traditional Chinese	檳安護理專科學院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bīnān Hùlǐ Zhuānkē Xuéyuàn

The Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences (ACNHS) is a private nursing school in Penang, Malaysia and offers nurse training programs at the undergraduate level. It was established in 1993 and is closely associated with Penang Adventist Hospital^[2] and forms part of a network of Seventh-day Adventist owned institutions of higher education.^[3] The college is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency to offer the Diploma in Nursing and Assistant Nurse certificate.^[4]

History

From the 1960s till 1980, Penang Adventist Hospital had been sending students to The School of Nursing of the Bangkok Adventist Hospital, Thailand. In the mid 1980s, the government of Thailand disallowed foreign students from sitting for the national certificate and registration examination, so Penang Adventist Hospital stopped sending students to Thailand and sought an alternative.^[5]

ACNHS received approval to operate from governmental authorities in October 1992 as Adventist College of Nursing. The school's first offering was a three-year Diploma Nursing program in September 1993. In September 1994, offered the 15-month conversion program to convert the existing nursing aides to assistant nurses. A total of 3 batches of assistant nurses were trained. Thereafter the conversion program was stopped and replaced by the 24-month Assistant Nurse Certificate Course which started in January 1998.

The college was renamed the Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences (ACNHS) as of January 1, 2011.^[6]

References

1. "Directory of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
2. "Penang Adventist Hospital". Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
3. "Adventist Organizational Directory". Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
4. "Malaysian Qualifications Register: Adventist College of Nursing and Health Sciences". Malaysian Qualifications Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
5. "Directory of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
6. "College history". acnhs.edu.my.

External links

• Official website