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Suzilawati Binti Mohamed Ariffin

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Nursing - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Nursing Science - Masters Degree, Chiang Mai University
  • Health Sciences - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Suzilawati Binti Mohamed Ariffin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF NURSING

Other's position:

Head of Department, Kulliyyah of Nursing


suzilawatima@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Suzilawati Mohamed Ariffin obtained her Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)(Nursing) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. She then pursues her Master of Nursing Science at Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

She was a lecturer in few colleges (Bukit Merah Laketown Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Perak and Kolej Poly-tech MARA, Kelantan) before move to IIUM as an Assistant Lecturer (2010).
She was a member of few professional bodies including National Cancer Council Malaysia (MAKNA), Malaysian Nursing Association (MNA), and Koperasi Kejururawatan Malaysia Berhad (KORAWAT).
Upon completion of her MSc (2015), she returned to Malaysia and appointed as a lecturer at Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia.
Her research interests include clinical practice mainly in Critical Care area. She is actively supervises undergraduate student' research in the field of nursing education.


Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nursing ~ Nursing Care - Intensive Care Nursing


Professional Membership


  • Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Koperasi Kejuruwatan Malaysia Berhad
  • Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Nursing Association
  • Member of Profesional Body / Association, MAKNA
  • 2024 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (membership), Canadian Nurses Association


Teaching Responsibilities


Advanced Critical Care Practice 2024/2025 2023/2024
Clinical Research Project 2024/2025
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 2016/2017 2015/2016
EMERGENCY, THEATRE AND INTENSIVE CARE NURSING 2024/2025 2023/2024
EMERGENCY, THEATRE AND INTENSIVE CARE NURSING PRACTICE 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT I 2024/2025 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT II 2024/2025 2023/2024
FUNDAMENTAL NURSING PRACTICE 2023/2024
FUNDAMENTAL OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL AND SPECIAL SENSES NURSING 2017/2018
GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATOBILIARY AND NEUROLOGICAL NURSING PRACTICE 2023/2024
INNOVATION IN NURSING 2024/2025
INTEGRATED NURSING PRACTICE 2016/2017
INTEGRATED NURSING PRACTICE (FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2024/2025
INTEGRATED NURSING SCIENCES 2016/2017
INTEGRATED NURSING SCIENCES (FINAL PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION) 2023/2024
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN NURSING PRACTICE 2023/2024
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING 2023/2024 2017/2018 2016/2017
MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY 2015/2016
RESEARCH PROJECT FINAL 2016/2017
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL 2017/2018 2016/2017
RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING 2016/2017
SPECIALIZED CARE NURSING PRACTICE 2 2017/2018 2016/2017
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2024/2025
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2024/2025


Supervision


Development Of Early Warning Score (Ews) Module For Nurses Working In General Ward.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2016 - 2020 Medication Error among Critical Care Nurses and Pharmacist: Mixed Method Study in Three Tertiary Hospitals in the East Coast Malaysia
On-Going


Publications


Articles

2025 Quantitative analysis on dietary pattern among year 4 nursing student during clinical and non-clinical posting. International Journal of Care Scholars, 8 (1) pp. 79-85
2024 Knowledge and attitude of palliative care among undergraduate nursing students in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 9 (64) pp. 256-267
2024 Nursing students' attitudes toward simulation-based-learning in nursing education at IIUM Kuantan. Asian People Journal, 7 (2) pp. 209-218
2024 Unveiling the silent conversations: a study on nurse-patient communication in the intensive care unit. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 9 (64) pp. 268-289
2020 Being voiceless: a review on patient communication in intensive care unit. Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy, 11 (12) pp. 1328-1333
2020 Pharmacists' perception on medication errors in intensive care unit. Malaysian Journal of Medical Research, 4 (1) pp. 20-25
2019 Nurse perception on medication error in Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Medical Biomedical and Applied Sciences, 7 (7) pp. 267-271
2018 Intensive care experience among intensive care unit survivors. Nursing Journal, 45 (4 (October-December)) pp. 181-191
2018 Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding motorcycle helmet usage among secondary school students in Kuantan, Malaysia. Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15 (1) pp. 27-34
2018 Main causes of medication administration errors among final year student nurses in University College of Islam Melaka (KUIM). Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS), 6 (8) pp. 2997-3002
2017 Knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing and computer science students on blood donation. A comparison study. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 6 (5) pp. 73-77
Conference or Workshop Items

2023 Grey literature: communication between nurses and mechanically ventilated patients (MVP) in intensive care unit. In: IIUM Postgraduate Colloquium 2023,
2019 Being voiceless: a review on patient communication in intensive care unit. In: 4th International Conference on Global Health (ICGH) in conjunction with the 7th Asian International Conference in Humanized Health Care (AIC-HHC) 2019,
2019 Pharmacists’ perception on medication errors in intensive care unit. In: The 4th International Conference on Global Health in conjunction with The 7th Asian International Conference on Humanized Health Care,
2017 ICU survivors: how to manage their pain and discomfort at home?. In: Workshop Critical Care Outreach Services (CCOS) to Community Care Nurses and Medical Assistants,
2017 Patient’s experience at the intensive care unit in tertiary hospital, Malaysia. In: Perak Annual Medical Research Conference 2017,
2017 Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). In: Workshop Critical Care Outreach Services (CCOS) to Community Care Nurses and Medical Assistants,
2016 Intensive care experience among intensive care unit survivors. In: 2nd. International Nursing Conference (2nd INC 2016),
Book Sections

2018 Families' satisfaction on care provided to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors: comparison between ICU and general ward setting in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan Pahang. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-743-9, pp. 87-121
2018 Relationship between nurses knowledge, attitudes and practice on delirium with assessment and occurrence of delirium among ICU patients. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-743-9, pp. 42-86
Monograph

2021 Kajian Cadangan Penubuhan Semula Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara (DARA) Dan Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Jengka (LKWJ). In: ,