UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Barry O’Brien an alumnus from SoNM UCC speaks of his diverse role as an RNID

Forging specialist clinical roles in a changing service As part of our celebrations of the International Year of the Nurse, the Intellectual Disability Nursing Team were delighted to welcome back Barry O’ Brien to the School of Nursing in UCC. Barry graduated from UCC in 2016. He currently works as

a clinical nurse specialist in frailty in an accident and emergency department the UK. Barry delivered a very informative lecture on frailty to 3rd year Intellectual Disability Nurses in March, 2020. He also discussed how he developed his career as an intellectual disability nurse in the acute hospital setting.

Above: Barry O’Brien pictured along with 3rd year Intellectual Disability Nursing students, in pre-social distancing days!

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