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Why study nursing at QUT?

We are the oldest and largest centre for tertiary nursing education in Queensland.

We are one of only three universities in Australia to be ranked at the highest level for the quality of our nursing research, well above world standard.

Our students:

  • develop practical skills in patient care in our new nursing clinical practice facility, which includes operational hospital rooms and clinical suites
  • complete significant practice in hospitals and other facilities through our partnership with a range of health providers.

Our staff have won numerous Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards, and our academic staff sit on committees for the:

  • World Health Organisation
  • Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.

Our graduates are employed throughout Australia and overseas, including in Britain, New Zealand and North America.

We're working to improve health and quality of life in the community, through our research centres and health programs:

  • dementia centres:
    • Dementia Collaborative Centre - Carers and Consumers (DCRC-CC)
    • Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre (QLD DTSC)
  • palliative care programs:
    • Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE)
    • Palliative Care for Undergraduates (PCC4U)
    • Program of Professional Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
  • Women's Wellness Program Study
  • Wound Healing Community Outreach Service
  • Leg Clubs.

Contacts

School of Nursing

  • Level 6, B Wing, O Block
    Victoria Park Road
    Kelvin Grove QLD 4059