{"id":2561,"date":"2021-11-12T17:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?page_id=2561"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:26:34","slug":"nursing-midwifery-paramedicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/experience\/industry\/health-sciences\/nursing-midwifery-paramedicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical practice in the School of Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/gd-clnursv3-featured-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical placements provide you with important opportunities to learn through direct experience. During placement, you will put your professional role, knowledge and skills into practice in authentic nursing, midwifery, paramedicine and oral health therapy contexts. You will engage with people from diverse backgrounds, including other health professionals you may work alongside in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the field, you will be representing yourself, your course or chosen profession, and Curtin. You are expected to demonstrate professional attitudes and behaviour at all times. As a student, you must satisfactorily complete all fieldwork activities, pass assessment requirements and demonstrate attributes associated with professional conduct. To facilitate this, you should refer to your unit outline on <a href=\"https:\/\/lms.curtin.edu.au\/\">Blackboard<\/a> and read the important information on essential fieldwork requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Faculty of Health Sciences students enrolled in a Clinical Practice unit are required under the Department of Health&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Clinical Practice Agreement<\/em>&nbsp;to submit proof of the mandatory health and legal clearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on Health and Legal checks can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/sonia.curtin.edu.au\/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fsoniaonline%2f\">SONIA <\/a>in the Health and Legal Checks Guidebook. You are required to upload all completed forms to <a href=\"https:\/\/sonia.curtin.edu.au\/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fsoniaonline%2f\">SONIA<\/a> in the first semester of your degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Curtin students undertaking approved work\/field experience may be covered under the <a href=\"https:\/\/riskandassurance.curtin.edu.au\/index.cfm?frameworkAction=serveRestrictedFile&amp;roles=staff%7cstudent\">University\u2019s Personal Accident Insurance Policy<\/a>&nbsp;in the event of injuries sustained while involved in authorised activities.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Useful-resources\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Useful-resources\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Useful-resources\">Useful resources<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Useful-resources\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthsciences.curtin.edu.au\/schools\/nursing-midwifery-paramedicine\/fieldwork\/sonia\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SONIA<\/a>\u00a0(Curtin&#8217;s fieldwork\/clinical placement allocation platform. The Sonia app is available on Apple and Android.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/study.curtin.edu.au\/applying\/fieldwork-statements\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Important information on criminal and health screening and other requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.curtin.edu.au\/values-vision-strategy\/curtin-values\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Curtin values<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Student charter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/counselling-wellbeing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Curtin Counselling and AccessAbility Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Tips-for-surviving-your-first-year\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Tips-for-surviving-your-first-year\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Tips-for-surviving-your-first-year\">Tips for surviving your first year<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Tips-for-surviving-your-first-year\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <h2>Nursing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are having problems see your Unit Coordinator and\/or your Year Leader before it affects your work &#8211; sooner is better than later, we are more than happy to help!<\/li>\n<li>You will be allocated a student mentor, make contact with them &#8211; they can answer your questions.<\/li>\n<li>Read your Unit Outlines<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you get your health and legal checks done by the appropriate date<\/li>\n<li>Manage your time well<\/li>\n<li>Plan when you will do your assessments<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave work until the last minute &#8211; you lose marks if it is handed in late.<\/li>\n<li>If you have a good reason and need an extension for an assignment, make sure you submit the request well in advance on the appropriate form which you will find on the\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/forms-documents\/forms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Forms webpage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Know what a supplementary paper\/exam is and the date that it takes place<\/li>\n<li>An OCC is an official communication (email) from the University and is important, please read them<\/li>\n<li>Use your student email account when corresponding with the University &#8211; other email addresses may be recognised as SPAM and be deleted.<\/li>\n<li>Check your Curtin student email often as Unit Coordinators will use this to contact you<\/li>\n<li>Read the announcements in your unit on Blackboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Midwifery<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you feel things are not going well contact your Unit Co-ordinator sooner rather than later. There is always a solution<\/li>\n<li>Share experiences with your fellow students &#8211; both good and bad &#8211; you will feel less alone.\u00a0BUT don&#8217;t do it via Facebook or any social media.<\/li>\n<li>Approach everything as an opportunity<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t panic about your Portfolio &#8211; it is a learning document and it is okay not to get everything perfectly correct the first time.<\/li>\n<li>Reflect, reflect, reflect<\/li>\n<li>Attend some of the professional activities that are promoted &#8211; study days, film nights, student forums.<\/li>\n<li>Keep on top of your clinical screening requirements for clinical practice<\/li>\n<li>Get to know your clinical tutors well<\/li>\n<li>If you are given feedback you need to consider it. If you don&#8217;t understand it or agree with it, then come and see us<\/li>\n<li>Try to put the &#8216;numbers of things&#8217; out of your mind and enjoy the journey!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Paramedicine<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you feel things are not going well contact your Unit Co-ordinator sooner rather than later. There is always a solution.<\/li>\n<li>If it&#8217;s a course issue then speak to the Course Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Activate and use your OASIS account and student email &#8211; it&#8217;s how the university keeps in contact with you.<\/li>\n<li>An OCC is an official communication (email) from the University and is important, please read them as you will not necessarily receive a copy by post<\/li>\n<li>Your Unit Coordinator will use announcements on the relevant Blackboard site to make general communications about units of study so review these regularly<\/li>\n<li>Keep your contact details up to date<\/li>\n<li>Read and understand your Unit Outlines<\/li>\n<li>Look at when assignments and work is due, plan your time<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave work until the last minute &#8211; you lose marks if it is handed in late<\/li>\n<li>Remember a university education is about more than just getting vocational training, take opportunities to experience university life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Mentoring-and-student-support\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Mentoring-and-student-support\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Mentoring-and-student-support\">Mentoring and student support<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Mentoring-and-student-support\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>The role of mentor has been designed to assist International and RN Conversion students in their studies. The School of Nursing offers a student mentor and an academic mentor service as there is strong evidence that this type of assistance is positively correlated with academic success.<\/p>\n<h3>Student Mentor Support<\/h3>\n<p>The aim of the Student Mentor Program is to aid student transition into the School and to enhance university life. The Student Mentor will meet weekly with a group of new to course students and follow a set twelve week program to assist in the academic and social success of new to course students by advising them on learning and support services within the University.<\/p>\n<h3>Academic Mentor Support<\/h3>\n<p>The academic mentor is available to assist with problem solving and to provide guidance regarding additional learning and support services within the university.<\/p>\n<p>Weekly mentoring sessions are offered to students to provide academic support. These sessions are designed to facilitate student success by providing interactive instructions on key study skills needed to achieve academic success. Group problem solving and participation is strongly encouraged. Attendance and participation at these sessions has been shown to significantly improve students success in their studies.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>For further information please contact the School Office:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Hlth-NursingStudentSupport@curtin.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hlth-NursingStudentSupport@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are having a problem and it is preventing you from studying or meeting your deadlines, please don&#8217;t wait until you have missed the deadline or failed the test before going to see someone for help. Contact your Unit Coordinator for assistance.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Financial-support-and-scholarships\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Financial-support-and-scholarships\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Financial-support-and-scholarships\">Financial support and scholarships<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Financial-support-and-scholarships\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><strong>Australian Government Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Administered by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN)<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 2rem\">Visit the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 2rem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acn.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACN<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 2rem\">\u00a0website for information on the following schemes which are available for nurses and nursing students in Australia:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aged Care Nursing Scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island health scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Nursing and Allied Health scholarships and support schemes<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Department scholarships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Government of Western Australia, Department of Health Nursing and Midwifery Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Page opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.health.wa.gov.au\/Careers\/Occupations\/Nursing-and-midwifery\/Scholarships-and-financial-assistance\/Scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nursing and Midwifery Office<\/a>\u00a0website provides detailed information on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Initial registration scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Postgraduate registration scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Fellowships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Australian College of Midwives &#8211; Australian Midwifery Scholarship Foundation (AMSF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AMSF provides scholarships for Registered Midwives. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwives.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACM<\/a>\u00a0website for information on assistance available to members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australian Diabetes Educators Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Postgraduate Scholarship information is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adea.com.au\/about-us\/membership-benefits\/awards-and-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADEA<\/a>\u00a0website. Please note that access to the Awards and Scholarships web page requires a member login.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ACEN Student Scholarship aims to assist students undertaking a\u00a0Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activity\u00a0in a regional or remote area of Australia as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate education. The scholarships are open to final year students. View the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acen.edu.au\/student-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACEN Student Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0web page\u00a0for information on eligibility, requirements and application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carbury scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This scholarship is offered in memory of Mr and Mrs EWD Carbury and $500 is awarded annually to a student in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at Curtin University on a needs basis rather than for academic achievement. Selection will take into consideration the applicant&#8217;s family circumstances and need for financial assistance. Applications should be submitted to the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies by\u00a0<strong>30 May<\/strong>\u00a0each year on the relevant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/CarburyScholarshipAppForm.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application form [.doc 32KB]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students are required to be enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) course (i.e. Enrolled Nurse Pathway as well as Pre-registration students).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curtin University scholarships information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit the Curtin\u00a0<a title=\"Page opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/scholarships.curtin.edu.au\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0webpage for information on scholarships available for Australian and International students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Australian Centre for Rural Health (WACRH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modest funding is available for Undergraduate students. Please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au\/key-resources\/funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WACRH<\/a>\u00a0website for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme: Postgraduate, Undergraduate and Clinical Placement Scholarships. Visit the Scholarships &amp; Programs tab on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sarrah.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SARRAH<\/a>\u00a0website for further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operating Room Nurses&#8217; Association of WA (Inc) (ORNAWA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ORNAWA provides information about grants and scholarships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACLS scholarship for healthcare providers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annual essay contest, with a $1,000 scholarship stipend as a prize.\u00a0Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pacificmedicaltraining.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pacific Medical Training&#8217;s website<\/a>\u00a0for eligibility requirements, conditions and submission process.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-AHPRA-Graduate-registration-information\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"AHPRA-Graduate-registration-information\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-AHPRA-Graduate-registration-information\">AHPRA Graduate registration information<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"AHPRA-Graduate-registration-information\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahpra.gov.au\/Registration\/Graduate-Applications.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AHPRA &#8211; Graduate Online Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has smoothed the path from study to the workforce for new graduates by providing an\u00a0<strong>online early registration application service<\/strong>. For further information and to apply online, visit AHPRA&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahpra.gov.au\/Registration\/Graduate-Applications.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"standard\"         data-card-count=\"1\"\n         data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"enquiries\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"enquiries\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Enquiries<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Please direct clinical placement enquiries to the Clinical Support Office:<br \/><a href=\"mailto:hlth-nursingclinicaloffice@curtin.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hlth-nursingclinicaloffice@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical placements provide you with important opportunities to learn through direct experience. 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