Nursing and Midwifery Placements

Placement is your opportunity to really understand your chosen profession. It will help shape the health professional you become. Clinical placements in our nursing, midwifery and dual degree programs are taught from various locations across Mater Hospital and Health Service sites, as well as several major South East Queensland hospitals.

Placements are an essential part of the nursing and midwifery program as well as a requirement for professional registrations.

The School's Practice Education Team together with Clinical Course Coordinators, are responsible for organising your clinical placements. The Practice Education Team is works year-round to organise clinical placements.

All communication is sent to your UQ student email address. Please ensure you check this regularly, as well as out our Placements app, InPlace to ensure you do not miss vital placement information.

Prepare for your placement

There are a number of essential requirements you must complete before commencing placement. Please visit the HaBS Prepare for your placement website for more information.

N95 Mask Fit testing

All student attending Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Placements will need to be fit tested for an N95 respirator mask before commencing. Appointment will be organised for students by the Practice Education Team, the details of which will be communicated via InPlace. All students will need to monitor their student emails and InPlace for information related to this as it is provided each year as these tests require annual renewal.

Clinical Course Requirements

The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work delivers undergraduate and graduate entry programs through an innovative model that combines theoretical learning with practical experience on a weekly basis.

Program	Total Number of Shifts	Total Hours
Bachelor of Nursing	Year 1, Semester 1 - 10 shifts	80 hours
	Year 1, Semester 2 - 10 shifts	80 hours
	Year 2 Semseter 1 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 2, Semester 2 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 3, Semester 1 - 30 shifts	240 hours
	Year 3, Semester 2 - 30 shifts	240 hours
	Total = 110 shifts	Total = 880 hours

Bachelor of Midwifery	Year 1, Semester 1 - 10 shifts	80 hours
	Year 1, Semester 2 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 2 Semseter 1 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 2, Semester 2 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 3, Semester 1 - 20 shifts	160 hours
	Year 3, Semester 2 - 35 shifts	280 hours
	Total = 95 shifts	Total = 880 hours

Bachelor of Nursing / Bachlor of Midwifery	Year 1, Semester 1 - 20 shifts - Midwifery	160 hours
	Year 1, Semester 2 - 20 shifts - Nursing	160 hours
	Year 2 Semseter 1 - 20 shifts - Nursing	160 hours
	Year 2, Semester 2 - 20 shifts - Nursing	160 hours
	Year 3, Semester 1 - 20 shifts -Midwifery	160 hours
	Year 3, Semester 2 - 20 shifts - Midwifery	160 hours
	Year 4, Semester 1 - 40 shifts - Nursing / Midwifery	360 hours
	Year 4, Semester 2 - 40 shifts - Nursing / Midwifery	360 hours
	Total = 110 shifts	Total = 1680 hours
	(Students will be advised which semester they will undertake the midwifery component based on placement availability.)

Master of Nursing Studies	Year 1, Semester 1 - 15 shifts	120 hours
	Year 1, Semester 2 - 25 shifts	200 hours
	Year 2 Semseter 1 - 35 shifts	280 hours
	Year 2, Semester 2 - 35 shifts	280 hours
	Total = 110 shifts	Total = 880 hours

The above hours are not applicable to students in their final year in 2023. These students are following the previous curriculum, thus they will follow the placement hours of that curriculum.

Practice Education Team

The Nursing and Midwifery Practice Education Team (PET) is responsible for the organisation of clinical placements for students. The PET works closely with the Clinical academics, placement sites and Practice Educators to ensure students experience a safe placement of high-quality.

InPlace will be used to notify, confirm, and relay important placement information to students. Please familiarise yourself with the site and check regularly for updates. Please view the InPlace How To Guide below:

InPlace How To Guide (PDF, 675KB)

Nursing and Midwifery Placements

Prepare for your placement

N95 Mask Fit testing

Clinical Course Requirements

Practice Education Team

Procedures, Practices and Forms

Registration

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