Nursing students are extremely valued human resources. Identifying possible stress among nursing students is critical since stress can lead to decreased productivity, reduced quality of life, and suicidal tendencies. Following the signing of the stress issue in education, this study was conducted to identify the factors that cause stress among nursing students at the Sungai Petani Nursing College when facing their final examination. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, which involved 60 respondents using stratified random sampling method. The inclusion criteria were year one, two and three of nursing students. The questionnaire instrument contains two parts, namely, part A which consists of demographic questions with four closed-ended questions and two comprehension questions about stress, and part B comprises 25 closed-ended questions on the factors that cause stress among student nurses. The study's findings found that the three factors (intra-personal, environmental, and basic convenience) that contribute to stress among nursing students are due to semester exams influenced by insufficient time for revision, tight daily schedule, and unconducive environmental factors. The findings are useful for nurse educators and clinical staff in assessing students'

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Palliative care has identified the need for integrated components of comprehensive, intensive care for all critically ill patients concerning patient prognosis and family welfare. Critical care nurses are essential in increasing application systems integration, including decision-making with family members regarding care goals. The objectives are to determine the frequency of nurses' participation in palliative care (PC) and to identify the barriers nurses perceive to their involvement in palliative care. Convenience sampling was conducted, samples from 157 nurses working in the critical care unit at the public hospital using a self-administered questionnaire. The findings reflect the deep desire of critical care nurses to be involved in palliative care in ICUs in this part of the world. It will help to strengthen the practice of multidisciplinary PC treatment in the Critical Care Unit. The result of the study is intended to be shared knowledge that will lead to changes in the treatment of dying in all of these countries.

Introduction: A recent international survey discovered that nurses face a wide variety of ethical dilemmas. The intrinsic value of human thought and reliability can still be argued in major nursing ethics theories, such as deontology and utilitarianism. A Muslim nurse must be versed in Islamic thought. The issue is the extent to which Islamic nursing ethics can be applied to nursing practice continues to be debated. This study aims to examine nurses’ perceptions in two government hospitals in Pahang, Malaysia, regarding Islamic nursing ethics. Method: Between February and March 2017, a self-administered questionnaire assessing the comprehension of Islamic nursing ethics was developed, validated, tested, and distributed to nurses at Pahang’s Tunku Ampuan Afzan Hospital and Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (tertiary care hospitals). Convenience sampling was applied in this study.Results: The study collected complete data on 118 nurses. The frequency with which nurses encountered ethical dilemmas ranged from ‘daily’ to ‘yearly’. Only 24.6 per cent of nurses reported encountering ethical dilemmas in their work. 43.2 per cent of nurses responded that they are ‘moderately’ knowledgeable about the Islamic nursing ethics applicable to their work. Over half (69.5 per cent) of nurses scored at a moderate level, while 17.8 per cent perceived Islamic nursing ethics competently. Only 20.3 per cent of respondents believed that adherence to patients’ wishes is consistent with Islamic nursing ethics. Conclusion: Nursing and religious authorities should take more actions to develop the understanding and awareness of Islamic nursing ethics to make it understandable for all Muslim nurses.

Critical care nursing is an area specifically dealing with patients experiencing highdependency and life -threatening conditions. Their role was complex as they were the essential partner in conjunction with the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) multidisciplinary team and the need to undertake family liaison duties, such as providing support and education to both the patient and the patient's family. These circumstances expose to high risk of compassion fatigue (CF) which will affect their job performance and satisfaction, harm emotional and physical health not only to themselves but to the patients. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the level of CF and compassion satisfaction (CS) among critical care nurses. A total of 106 critical care nurses at public hospital were surveyed by using Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale. The nurses had moderate burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS) and CS. Nurses who worked in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) had high STS compared to those worked in other units. The presence of compassion fatigue among nurses in critical care requires strategies which prevent, identify and mitigate compassion fatigue among these nurses.