The Development of a Malaysian Model Internship Programme (MyMIP): A Preceptor Model for Nurses in their Early Stage of Profession

This study reports on the development of a model called MyMIP (Malaysian Model Internship Programme) for the fresh graduate nurses. Six themes and sixty three items were obtained for the development of the programme. Reliability and validity were tested by the Rasch Model. Result had shown high reliability index of 0.8 to 1.00 PTMEA (Point – Measure Correlation Index) and in-fit of MNSQ at 0.6 to 1.4 and thep value was at 0.001. MyMIP was recommendeda model for the fresh graduates nurses to gain self-confidence particularly in the transition period of students status toa qualified nurse.