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2/22/2017 Welcome Students School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Welcome from our Head of School 1 2/22/2017 Student Council The Student Council is a liaison between the school, staff and students. The Student Council relays

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Welcome Students

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Welcome from our Head of School

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Student Council

The Student Council is a liaison between the school, staff and students. The Student Council relays important information to the student body including relevant upcoming events via the Facebook page. To fully benefit from what the Student Council has to offer, make sure you join our Facebook group! Just look up “UQ NMSW Student Council”. Members of this group are encouraged to express ideas, feedback

  • r concerns via this group page.

Alternatively you can email us at: nmsw.stucoun@uq.edu.au

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Library

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Health Sciences Libraries

Semester Time Hours

  • Dorothy Hill Engineering and Sciences Library

(Hawken Engineering Building St Lucia) – Hours 8am – 6pm (week days) 12pm – 5pm (Sundays)

  • UQ Mater/McAuley Library - (Aubigny place, Mater

Health Sciences South Brisbane) – Hours 8am – 5pm (week days)

  • PACE Health Sciences Library (Level 6, PACE

Precinct, Wooloongabba) –Hours 8am – 5pm (week days)

  • Herston Health Sciences Library – (Block 6 Level 6

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital) – Hours 8am – 5pm (week days) * 24/7 study spaces available in Social Sciences and Humanities

Library, Biological Sciences Library, Dorothy Hill Engineering and Sciences Library

Social Sciences & Humanities Library

Semester Time Hours

(Duhig North, St Lucia) – Hours 8am – 6pm (week days) 12pm – 5pm (weekends)

* 24/7 study spaces available in Social Sciences and Humanities Library, Biological Sciences Library, Dorothy Hill Engineering and Sciences Library

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Before using online resources please Login

Library Guides

http://guides.library.uq.edu.au/nursing-midwifery http://guides.library.uq.edu.au/social_work

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E Books

  • UQ Library has an e-preferred collection development policy.
  • This has meant a broad collection of e-resources from a wide

variety of sources.

  • Not all ebooks are the same – expect differences in format and

access. Using ebooks tips

https://web.library.uq.edu.au/research-tools-techniques/search- techniques/using-ebooks

Books

Borrowing

  • Unlimited number of general items
  • Loan period is 28 days with 3 renewals *

Holds Can request items:

–

  • n loan

– in the warehouse – in another UQ Library.

Delivered to the library location of your choice If a book is on the shelf at your campus, you are expected to go and get it * Recalled loans must be returned within 7 days.

Use MY LIBRARY to manage loans

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It’s OK to ask for help

Michael Fagg

Contact for Nursing and Midwifery

m.fagg@library.uq.edu.au Phone: 3346 0546 Marcos Riba

Contact for Social Work, Human Services and Counselling

m.riba@library.uq.edu.au Phone: 3365 8251

We were students once too!!

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UQ Career Services

Preparation for Employment

UQ Careers Service Lawrence Casey

Preparation for Employment

UQ Careers Service Lawrence Casey

uq.edu.au uq.edu.au

CRICOS Provider No 00025B

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Clinical Placements Work Experience

Reverse chronological or Hybrid (functional) Relevant work experience

  • Clinical practice
  • Casual
  • Research
  • Teaching/tutoring
  • Volunteering

Other Work experience Distinction – Duties, skills and achievements

Registered Nurse 2011 - current University of Queensland Duties:

  • Providing quality, evidence based patient

care at an advanced level

  • Liaising with multidisciplinary team and

external stakeholders

  • Updating chart information, including

temperatures, blood pressure and pulse

  • f all patients in the wards
  • Assisted in administering of medications

Achievements

  • Developed template to improve the

reporting system

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Recruitment UQ Career Services

Introductory workshops:

  • 1. Applications
  • 2. Interviews
  • 3. Networking
  • 4. Job search
  • 5. Online Applications &

Assessment Centres Appointments: 6 per year

Previous attendance of relevant workshop required

Self booked online via Studenthub Attendance: Workshops and appointments available until 6 months after graduation.

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Student Union

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Occupational Health and Safety

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Local Occupational Health & Safety

Senior Safety Advisor Andrew Measham Ph: 07 3365 3005 Mobile 0401 696 274 Email a.measham@uq.edu.au First Aid (Chamberlain building) Adele Du Plessis Level 3 Reception OHS Committee

OHS Responsibilities

Comply with reasonable safe working procedures/policies/Instructions Assist with the preparation of assessments risk Use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems Protect yourself and your workmates by promptly reporting any hazards, unsafe equipment or unsafe work practices to your Supervisor, Floor Manager and/or Safety Officer

CRICOS Provider No 00025B

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Safety Reporting

ALL illness, accidents and incidents (ie. Chemical spills, slips, trips and falls, cuts, bites, personal safety threats etc) need to be reported to – even ‘near misses’:

  • Your supervisor
  • WHSC
  • Incident Reporting Database

Students:

  • Contact your OHS Coordinator
  • Contact UQ Insurance
  • Incidents on placement are to be reported your placement site

as well as your UQ OHS Coordinator UQ Incident Reporting Database - Link on this page (or through the UQ OHS webpage) http://www.uq.edu.au/ohs/index.html?page=141331

Risks and Hazards

Risk Assessments must be completed as per your supervisor’s instruction or before performing potentially hazardous tasks. Common areas, risk assessed in the school are:

  • Student placement
  • Rural and international travel

ALL hazards (i.e. loose treads on stairs, electrical shorts etc.) need to be reported to:

  • Your supervisor
  • WHSC

Hazards found at non UQ premises such as at hospitals are to be reported to local facility management

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Emergencies and First Aid (on campus)

www.pf.uq.edu.au/fire.html | www.pf.uq.edu.au/unisafe/

Emergency Procedures

Warning & Evacuation alarms 1. Warning Alarm (continuous tone)

  • Beep -Beep- Beep

Check your immediate location for signs of

  • emergency. Await further instructions.
  • 2. Evacuation Alarm (ascending siren tone)
  • Woo-oop -Woo-oop

Evacuate immediately. NOTE: If you are working after hours and you hear any emergency warning alarm, evacuate immediately

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Student Administration Websites

My.UQ https://my.uq.edu.au mySI-net https://www.sinet.uq.edu.au Starting at UQ https://www.uq.edu.au/startingatuq/ Courses and Program https://www.uq.edu.au/study The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work http://nmsw.uq.edu.au/

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Si-net Enrolment

11 March Last day to add courses in mySI-net without a late fee. Can still drop courses in mySI-net without penalty. 12 – 31 March Can drop courses via mySI-net. Need to pay a late fee to add courses. 31 March Your enrolment must be finalised.

A Course Profile is

  • Is an overview of the course
  • Includes assessment items and dates
  • Accessible from mySI-net or Blackboard.
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How we communicate with you

  • Update your contact details in mySI-net
  • Check your UQ email address regularly

How to contact us Email nmsw@uq.edu.au Phone 3365 2068 Location Level 3 Chamberlain building (#35)

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Fitness to Practise

  • UQ has a duty to ensure that students who undertake practical placements

are both physically and mentally able to undertake the demands of their intended profession

  • Students must also be able to demonstrate they have the necessary

knowledge, skills and professional behaviours expected of student practitioners

  • UQ focuses on early intervention and support

Fitness to Practise at UQ encompasses:

PPL 3.30.14 Fitness to Practise Further information: www.habs.uq.edu.au/placement-ready

UQnav

Can’t find your way around? Uqnav can help! Campus maps on your phone.

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Student Services - http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services

  • New2UQ sessions
  • Accommodation assistance
  • Study skills workshops
  • Counselling
  • Disability

Ask a question.

Contact us at nmsw@uq.edu.au

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CRICOS Provider No 0005B