Student clinical experience

In addition to lectures, tutorials and practical sessions during the Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-Registration) you will need to complete six clinical courses, with a total of 800 hours (840 with orientation/debriefing). 

Guide to Clinical Placement

To assist students with understanding all aspects of the clinical placements that are an integral part of the Bachelor of Nursing, we require that all students read the "Guide to Clinical Placement" produced by the USQ Clinical Team.

This document has been created to explain in detail how clinical placements are handled within the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at USQ.

As from Semester 1, 2009 onwards, all current students are required to return the declaration (located in the first few pages of the Guide) to confirm that they have read and understood the clinical placement process. 

If you do not submit the declaration, you will not be able to enter preferences into SONIA (web based clinical allocation system) as it is now one of the Compulsory Clinical Requirements.

Clinical Calendars

Please refer to the clinical calendars to ascertain when clinical courses are offered.

• Toowoomba Campus - 2009 Progressive Clinical Calendar
• Fraser Coast Campus - 2009 Progressive Clinical Calendar

Getting started

• Clinical courses and pre-requisites
• Clinical placement areas
• Clinical equipment and uniform
• Policy on immunization
• Requirements prior to signing up for clinical placement
• How to sign up for clinical placement

During clinical experience

• Clinical supervision models
• Clinical course evaluation
• Personal clinical objectives
• Exposure to blood and body fluids
• Issues during your clinical placement

Contacts and assistance

• Clinical school team
• Questions about clinical placement
• How to pass a clinical course