Company/Organisation Profile
The Department of Nursing and Midwifery Summer camp at University of Limerick host an annual Nursing & Midwifry Summer Camp.
Placement Details
Our two-day interactive camp is suitable for transition year, fifth & sixth year students who have an interest in nursing or midwifery as a career choice.
The overall aim of the camp is to provide secondary school students with the opportunity to acquire a firsthand insight into studying nursing or midwifery here in the University of Limerick. Students will learn all about our undergraduate nursing and midwifery programmes here in UL –
- BSc Nursing (General) programme for more information please click here
- BSc Midwifery programme for more information please click here
- BSc Nursing (Intellectual Disability) programme for more information please click here
- BSc Nursing (Mental Health) programme for more information please click here
The camp is very much hands-on where students will be using and interacting with clinical skills teaching equipment under the supervision of our faculty members. The camp will be hosted in the Clinical Skills Laboratory suite here in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery in the Health Science Building. Our impressive suite consists of
- One large Midwifery Clinical Skills Laboratory
- Five individual Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratories
- Multi-functional Room
- Four Self-Directed Learning Spaces – one for each programme
- One Home Living Suite
More information on these spaces is available on our website here
Students will get the opportunity to-
- Participate in various interactive hands-on sessions in our simulated clinical environment. We will be hosting a variety of interactive sessions which will focus on each nursing and midwifery career option.
- Meet the team – our dedicated clinical skills facilitators, Associate Professors and healthcare partners who are eager to showcase our modern facilities and dynamic learning spaces. Students will get the chance to explore what each speciality entails in great detail.
- Explore the vibrant University of Limerick campus through personalised and engaging tours.
The camp will run over two days and the cost is €70. Booking is essential as places are limited. For an application form, please e-mail [email protected] application forms sourced from outside parties will not be considered.
- Gain valuable insights into nursing and midwifery as a career choice
- See first hand what our campus has to offer
- Explore opportunities we provide here at the University of Limerick.