Health education globally has taken on a new approach as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the training of nurses.
The UTS School of Nursing and Midwifery has had to ensure students could continue an integral part of their learning – hands on, real life clinical skills training. This includes learning in both a simulation environment as well as placements in an actual clinical setting.
Nursing student takes part in simulation-based learning
Professor Suzanne Chambers AO, Dean of the Faculty of Health ( 2018-2021), University of Technology Sydney told the Australian Financial Review.
"For simulation labs we had to make sure these could be done while maintaining social distancing. For clinical placements some students were anxious about going into a hospital and of course some hospitals and health care services were themselves focussed on preparedness and response readiness for COVID-19".
For clinical placements some students were anxious about going into a hospital and of course some hospitals and health care services were themselves focussed on preparedness and response readiness for COVID-19.
UTS has also been part of a group of international universities developing a positioning statement, highlighting how important it is for health systems to be prepared for pandemics.
Health education across Australia has played a crucial role in our nations response to the pandemic. The UTS Faculty of Health’s Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT) research centre is a prime example, as they lead a national project designing a new model of palliative care for Australian prisons, as well as an initiative on how COVID-19 is affecting palliative care.
Read the full article “Nursing schools join forces with global counterparts to fight COVID” [opens external link] from the Australian Finanical Review.