UCC Nursing & Midwifery Impact Brochure 2023

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

PART A: TEACHING, CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY AND PRACTICE, AWARDS

Uniform Ceremony for Year 1 BSc Nursing and Midwifery Students

Year 1 BSc Nursing and Midwifery students in the School of Nursing and Midwifery in UCC attended a uniform ceremony to celebrate a very important milestone in their student journey ahead of their first clinical placement. At the ceremony, students were reminded that the uniformsignifies their important role as a student nurse ormidwife and that wearing the uniform comes with a responsibility to exemplify professionalism and a commitment to caring. In November and December, year 1 BSc Nursing (General, Intellectual Disability, Mental Health andChildren’s andGeneral) andBScMidwifery students commenced the first clinical placement of their programmes in Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bons Secours Hospital, Tipperary University Hospital, Cope Foundation, Cork Mental Health Services, University Hospital Limerick, University Hospital Waterford and Community Services throughout Munster.

BSc Midwifery Year 1 students with staff in the School

Lead: Dr Aileen Burton

Some of the BSc Intellectual Disability Nursing Year 1 students pictured with their lecturers