UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Teaching, Contribution to Community and Practice, Awards

A video, describing undergraduate student experiences, was created by the ONMSD/NMPDU, spearheaded by Ms. Carmel Buckley with the help of UCC students, using some of the clinical spaces in UCCs School of Nursing and Midwifery. Student nurses and midwives describe their experiences in hospital and community settings Nursing and midwifery degree programmes have both academic and practical aspects. The video shows the variety within nursing; general, mental health, children’s or intellectual disability nursing and also midwifery. In this video student nurses and midwives describe their practical, hands-on experiences with patients in hospital and community settings. Nurses and midwives also talk about their patients and the difference they make in their lives. The students describe what they have learned from their patients. Sharing experiences of clinical placement, research opportunities, and college life. Talking about our values of compassion, care, commitment. Reflecting on the diversity of opportunities they see in their future career as a nurse or midwife. They shared why they chose a career in nursing and midwifery, either immediately post leaving cert or as a mature student.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQsE-TW4_WE&fea- ture=youtu.be

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