Pulse - School of Nursing and Midwifery Newsletter (17)

Welcome from the National Head There is a lot to celebrate in the School of Nursing & Midwifery as we reflect on the 2023 academic year. The School has implemented 18 months of delivering undergraduate and postgraduate programs as national programs and I want to thank the staff, both academic and professional, who have worked on making this happen. This success is due to the team collaboration across all of our campuses. This year we have seen authentic engagement with industry as we rolled out the first paid employment model with 20 students accepted into the midwifery program in July. The photo attached shows the WA Country Health Service registered nurses on campus. This initiative is the first of its kind in WA (Fremantle and Broome) and plans are in place to grow this in NSW and Werribee in the future. We have strengthened our industry postgraduate partnerships, leading to some excellent initiatives that will help address nursing and midwifery workforce issues. An example is the partnership with St John of God on the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (transition to practice) program. In the undergraduate landscape, we’ve rolled out programs with Bethanie Group Inc. Here students work as Assistant in Nursing (AIN) while undertaking their studies, then move to employment following graduation. The School is celebrating the achievements of Professor Leanne Monterosso who won the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 2023 WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards and Associate Professor Annmarie Hosie who won 2 awards, Investigator of the Month and the Australasian Delirium Association’s Deliriumologist of the Year. This is the first time a nurse has won this prestigious award. We have now launched the first edition of the School’s research annual report, showcasing the great work undertaken by staff in research and scholarship. This 17th edition of the Pulse School newsletter captures the many events, activities and achievements of the national School and I want to thank all the staff and students for your contribution to this edition. On a final note, over the past 8 months, the team have worked hard on the strategic plan for the next 4 years, we are very much looking forward to launching the 2024–27 Strategic Plan. It will demonstrate the School’s ambitious program of student support initiatives, program enhancements and exciting future plans that align with the University’s vision and strategic plan. This will be published on the School’s webpage, do keep a look out in the next few months. Professor Karen Clark-Burg National Head, National School of Nursing and Midwifery 2 | NOTRE DAME NATIONAL SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY