Nursing

Nursing @ KTPH

The passion to care forms the bedrock of our profession. At Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), our nurses go above and beyond to provide outstanding, compassionate care that is patient-centric and goal-directed. We ensure each patient receives professional nursing care delivered with heart and respect for their dignity. Through collaboration and accountability, we coordinate and deliver high-quality, continuous care to our patients and their families.

Our Philosophy

We value our patients who are the most important people in our hospital
We will strive to provide our patients with optimal care
We act as the patients’ advocates and respect their dignity
We collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide patient-centred quality healthcare
We will advance our profession through continuous learning and research
We will develop esprit-de-corps in our hospital by acting according to our core values

Our Culture

What make us different? Today, the nursing role has broadened greatly to keep pace with growing demands, an ageing population, and more complex medical needs. The pursuit of excellent patient care, therefore, needs to be supported not only by a culture of care, but also a mindset of lifelong learning.

1. Our Shared Purpose

Our inter-generation workforce works harmoniously with a “can do” attitude, towards a common goal of achieving nursing excellence.

2. Our Care

Our nurses are dedicated to deliver high standards of personalised care with exceptional service standards, set within a healing environment.

3. Our Vibrancy

Our strong workforce of fun, dynamic and energetic nurses lay the foundation for an exciting and meaningful career with us.

4. Our Collegiality

Our nurses work together in a warm and supportive environment, fostering a strong sense of bonding and camaraderie that epitomises this kampung spirit.

5. Staff Wellness

At KTPH, we prioritise staff wellness through strategic roster reengineering that eliminates disruptive PAPA shift patterns (afternoon-morning-afternoon-morning rotations) and flexible work arrangements. This thoughtful scheduling approach reduces fatigue and promotes better work-life balance, ensuring our nursing teams can deliver exceptional patient care while maintaining their own well-being.

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Our Professional Development

1. Supporting Our Learning and Development

Nursing Education in KTPH consist of in-house courses developed by healthcare professionals. There are also teaching and learning activities developed for nurses to contextualise their learning for workplace application. These include in-services and unit-specific programmes curated for emergent and ongoing learning needs.

Proficient nurses are given the opportunity to attend formal education courses to further their professional development in specialised fields.

Our nurses are encouraged to attend and present in local and overseas conferences to stay updated on the latest trends in clinical care, as well as to learn and share their knowledge with other healthcare professionals.

2. Promoting Continuous Improvement

Our nurses are empowered to have a voice in decision-making, thus encouraging diverse and creative input that will help advance our healthcare mission through continuous improvement. This is achieved through staff-led initiatives such as Kaizen and quality improvement projects. Nurses are also trained in patient safety and risk management, ensuring care standards through internal cross-department audits and helming patient safety discussions with senior clinicians.

3. Building Our Nursing Research Capacity

We aim to develop a research-based culture where nurses consistently incorporate evidence-based practice into decision-making and daily nursing practices to achieve high quality of care for our patients.
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4. Encouraging Rotational Exposure

Professional development not only encompasses career progression, but also the deepening of the level of practice, to manage the increasing complexity of care. To nurture and hone the development of our nurses, they are encouraged to rotate across different settings and specialties. Rotation enriches professional knowledge and skills throughout our nurses’ careers, and also ensures a fresh infusion of talents in each setting.

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Our Specialties

One profession, many roles. Our nurses have opportunities to develop skills in different specialties and settings. For example in community care, community nurses get the opportunity to build a care and support relationship with residents that makes a difference to their health and wellbeing.

Click on the links below to read more about the different specialties and settings:

Community care
Critical care
Emergency care
Gerontology
Medical-surgical
Neuroscience
Nephro-urology
Oncology
Orthopaedics
Perioperative nursing services
Endoscopy care
Infection control

We offer diverse roles in:

Nursing informatics
Nursing quality
Nursing research
Nursing education
Nursing innovation

Advanced Practice Nursing

The sky is the limit – this describes the boundaries for the care and services provided by Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) in KTPH. Our APNs are equipped with clinical knowledge and skills to diagnose, perform physical assessment, order investigations and prescribe medication in collaboration with clinicians. Advanced Practice Nursing is a growth area in nursing development that continuously enhances clinical nursing quality.

As a hybrid between a nurse practitioner and a clinical nurse specialist, our APNs are empowered to provide holistic care for patients and spearhead evidence-based practices across clinical settings. Structured programmes are in place to nurture and mentor our nurses with passion to pursue a career in clinical nursing.

Specialty Nursing

Specialist nurses play a leading role in developing guidelines and protocols, providing support and consultation, and promoting the use of evidence-based practices. They are trained in assessing, implementing and evaluating standards of care for a designated specialty. We have a wide range of specialist nurses who work closely with doctors and perform extended roles in a variety of settings, including: