Resources for nursing and midwifery students
Please find below relevant information relating to the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery and Master of Nursing Studies to assist you with your studies at UQ.
Prepare for your placement
Our nursing and midwifery programs comprise courses that have lectures and problem-based learning groups, incorporated with clinical experiences in a simulated setting in selected teaching hospitals and community health facilities. Attending clinical placements is not automatic. To qualify, you must complete a number of compulsory tasks and submit mandatory documentation to the School by 5pm, 19 February 2021.
The HaBS Prepare for your placement website provides you with a list of the requirements, which you must complete, as well as background information on why these tasks are necessary, and instructions on how to complete each task.
All nursing and midwifery students are required to complete a Student Immunisation Record to be eligible for clinical placement. The immunisation guide provides you with detailed advice on how to complete your immunisations, please click the link below to view the guide.
Download the Immunisations Form, How-to Guide (PDF, 1,135 KB)
Timeline
The deadline to complete your compulsory tasks and submit mandatory documentation is 5pm, 19 February 2021.
The deadline to complete your Student Immunisation Record will be detailed in the Student Immunisation Evidence Request via my.UQ.
Where to submit
After you have accepted your offer and have enrolled into Semester 1 courses you will be given access to ‘Placements’ where you will submit your pre-commencement requirements. The online placement system allocates your clinical placement and allows us to track your pre-commencement requirements. This removes the need for you to come into the School office to give us your paperwork. Please refer to the How to Guide for instructions on how to submit your requirements.
Download the How to Guide for pre-commencement document submission (PDF, 720 KB)
Clinical placements
All students will undertake clinical placements in a range of settings. During placements, you will have the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework and research to practice and develop clinical skills in real life settings. A variety of sessional practical experiences and full-time block placements will be undertaken during your program, you may be required to undertake clinical placements outside of the Brisbane metropolitan area. Students are required to fund any travel, accommodation, and daily living expenses arising from clinical placement activities.
Exchange opportunities
Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery students have an opportunity to undertake an international exchange in Semester 1 during their final year with one of our partner universities:
Please see Study Abroad for more details on exchange.
Interruption to studies
The bachelor level nursing and midwifery programs, in addition to the Master of Nursing Studies, are designed to be immersive programs, which require that students be continuously enrolled throughout their program. However we understand that life does not always goes according to plan, therefore students are able to apply for an Interruption of Studies.
Returning students
Students returning from an approved interruption need to comply with pre-commencement requirements, which may be different to the requirements in place when you started. Returning students will also be enrolled in the NMSW Documents Blackboard site. The School will follow up with you to advise what requirements are outstanding.
Overseas professional registration
If you want to work overseas after graduating, the Student Administration Team can assist you with the compilation of your academic information and clinical placements for professional registration with overseas bodies or boards. It is the student’s responsibility to identify the minimum requirements for overseas registration boards and provide the Student Administration Team with a list of documents to be prepared by the university. Please contact the Student Administration Team once you have all gathered documentation required to apply for overseas professional registration.
Enrolled Nurses Credit
Enrolled Nurses who have successfully completed the following diplomas will be eligible for #16 units of credit towards the Bachelor of Nursing:
- HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing (Release 1); or
- HLT51612 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 nursing) (Release 1)
Credit granted:
Course Code | Units | Course Title | Course Code | Units | Course Title | |
BIOM1060 | 2 | Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Midwifery | BIOM1061 | 2 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Nursing and Midwifery | |
NUMW1102 | 2 | Professional Practice 1 | NURS1104 | 2 | Older Adults' Health | |
NURS1101 | 2 | Health Across the Lifespan | NURS1105 | 2 | Clinical Nursing Practice 2 | |
NURS1103 | 2 | Clinical Nursing Practice 1 | INDH2107 | 2 | Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People |
Study plan:
Year 1, Semester 1 | Year 1, Semester 2 | |||||
Course Code | Units | Course Title | Course Code | Units | Course Title | |
BIOM2070 | 2 | Integrated Biomedical Sciences for Nursing | HLTH1000 | 2 | Professions, People and Healthcare | |
NUMW2101 | 2 | Mental Health | NURS2104 | 2 | Child and Family Nursing | |
NURS2102 | 2 | Acute Care Nursing | NURS2105 | 2 | Managing Chronic Health Issues | |
NURS2103 | 2 | Clinical Nursing Practice 3 | NURS2106 | 2 | Clinical Nursing Practice 4 | |
Year 2, Semester 1 | Year 2, Semester 2 | |||||
NUMW3101 | 2 | Evidence Based Practice | NUMW3103 | 2 | Professional Practice 2 | |
NURS3102 | 6 | Clinical Nursing Practice 5 | NURS3104 | 6 | Clinical Nursing Practice 6 |
Timetable
The UQ timetable planner can assist with helping plan out your semester. For specific information relating to Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery and Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery timetables please click on the relevant link below:
Uniforms
- Purple scrubs top with the UQ logo and ‘School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work’ embroidered on the upper left and right respectively
- Program-Year Level badge
- Black trousers (shorts or skirt)
- Fully-enclosed black shoes (to comply with Occupational Health and Safety).
- Your hair must be off the shoulders
- Jewelry is prohibited apart from marriage and engagement rings that are not sharp.
- Fingernails must not be polished and must be short.
Changes to undergraduate programs in 2018
The undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs was re-accredited with ANMAC in 2018, and as a result, there were some changes to to the program in 2018. Further information is available here.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact:
NMSW Student Administration Team
Phone: (07) 3365 2068
Email: nmsw@uq.edu.au