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Western Sydney U

Locality: Rydalmere, New South Wales

Address: Cnr James Ruse Drive & Victoria Roads 2116 Rydalmere, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 NSW Health "Don't be shame, reach out." Listen to Nooky and Mi-kaisha's COVID anthem about how to help keep yourself and your mob safe. If you're worried about how you or someone close to you is dealing with stress, call 1800 512 348 to speak with someone who can help or visit: https://buff.ly/3lhuITj

24.01.2022 For current students only. Please register via Eventbrite with your student email address. Follow the link below https://buff.ly/3jBMdhq

22.01.2022 Happy Valentine's Day #Valentine'sDay

22.01.2022 Are you a parent or carer of a child aged 0-12 living or working in Western Sydney? Western Sydney University (WSU) are calling on Western Sydney based mums and dads to help them understand the perspectives and behaviours of parents in the community. Everyone is invited to participate and responses are anonymous and confidential.

21.01.2022 Recently Professor Hannah Dahlen contributed to this Daily Telegraph article talking about the NSW Bureau of Health Information survey of women’s experiences giving birth in NSW hospitals. You can the read the full piece at

20.01.2022 NSW Health BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | 1 in 7 women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Key risk factors are being female and getting older. if you are a woman aged 50 to 70 and not had a breast screen in the last two years, book your free breast screen today. Call 132050 or book online:https://buff.ly/3jKtCPC

19.01.2022 Join Western's Virtual Fitness Mission 3 and take on the challenge of completing our new Summer Coastal course that links various beaches from the beautiful Hyams beach down on the South Coast of NSW all the way to Newcastle and all stops in between such as Bundeena and Bondi. Get motivated, get moving and share your journey during this time of physical distancing. Register via https://buff.ly/3q52azv

18.01.2022 Join a fun Social Beach Volleyball Session on the 30th November. Head to the beach volleyball court next to building 27 on Bankstown Campus, we will put you into teams for just some fun social pick up matches and teach you the basics if you have never played before. All skill levels welcome, emphasis on having fun. Register via

18.01.2022 Third-year Bachelor of Nursing student, Emma Pagett is representing Western Sydney University at this year's Indigenous Nationals. Indigenous Nationals, is a week-long multisport competition for Indigenous student-athletes. The annual event aims to bring together student-athletes from universities across Australia to compete in a variety of sports and ultimately crown one university team the champion of the games. Indigenous Nationals is an amazing environment to not only celebrate the rich sporting culture of Indigenous Australia but to also acknowledge the heritage and history of the participating student-athletes. We wish Emma and the other Western students all the best this week.

16.01.2022 World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.

13.01.2022 International Day Of The Girl Child 2020 The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on 11th October. The main aims of the day are to promote girl’s empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls all over the world face. Launched in 2012 by the United Nations general assembly, amongst the issues focused on by the International Day of the Girl Child are education, equality, child marriage, access to servic...es regarding puberty and sexual health and addressing issues around gender-based violence. The Day of The Girl Summit, held at United Nations headquarters every year aims to bring together organisations that serve girls to further the advancement of their human rights, but many of the commitments made to girls are left unfulfilled. Each year, 12 million girls under 18 are married; 130 million girls worldwide are still out of school; And approximately 15 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experience forced sex. For this year’s International Day of the Girl, we’re coming together under the theme GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable, to celebrate all of the achievements by, with and for girls since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the passage of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. https://buff.ly/2pEEF5Q

12.01.2022 Babita is delighted to be a student in the Bachelor of Nursing program at Western Sydney University. Since early childhood, Babita knew she wanted to be a nurse. With her compassion and a drive to help people, Babita has had many exciting experiences and has learnt how to deal with everyday challenges. Babita has taken advantage of all the opportunities to learn at Western, including a wide range of resources and services to help her succeed. Babita has enjoyed meeting other... students from a variety of different cultures and utilising the fantastic facilities and services provided by the university. Babita recommends all students make use of everything that is available to them. In advising new nursing students, Babita recommends asking questions, and says, 'ask questions, especially if there is something you don't understand'. Babita also suggests seeking help from peers and academic staff. Babita is excited by the future and believes that Western Sydney University offers unlimited opportunities to support and guide her into her chosen career. See more

12.01.2022 Joan Lynch has been a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University for over five years. Joan is a PhD candidate exploring academic integrity in nursing education. She is currently working to promote academic integrity in nursing education by developing academic standards of practice, a focus on learning to enable academic integrity and authentic assessment design. Joan’s clinical background includes over 23 years’ experience working in intensiv...e care and emergency. She has postgraduate qualifications in intensive care and trauma nursing. As a foundation member of the Critical Care Research in Collaboration and Evidence Translation (CCRICET) research group, Joan works in collaboration with clinicians across South Western Sydney Local Health District to undertake clinical research. She is currently a chief investigator evaluating a nurse-led intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of delirium among patients admitted to the ICU. Joan loves nursing for the diversity it offers, during her career she has worked for the New South Wales Institute of Trauma and Injury Management developing state-wide evidence-based guidelines to care for injured people and as a senior planner in the South-West Sydney local health district developing service plans and models of care. Joan is a regulatory assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NSW) and AHPRA, where she undertakes performance assessments of practitioners to maintain public safety and minimise risk by ensuring clinicians practice is safe and in accordance with the professional standards (NMBA, 2016 & 2018) and Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW). Over the next decade in clinical practice, Joan looks forward to undertaking nursing-led research in the Intensive Care that will improve the patient's experience of health care. And in the university sector, she aims to embed the values of academic integrity throughout the undergraduate nursing program to develop professional, critically thinking beginner practitioners.

12.01.2022 Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) is seeking expressions of interest for Remote Educators (RE) to work alongside our new-to-remote Registered Nurses (RN) and General Practitioners (GPs) across Australia. The primary responsibility of a RE is to provide orientation, education, and support to RAHC's new-to-remote RNs or GPs on their first remote or very remote placement. Each RE placement is typically 5-14 days and a daily travel allowance is offered for the duration of your con...tract. For more information: https://buff.ly/30FpXey

11.01.2022 Thanks to Paula Sanchez, Annette Stunden, Associate Professor Kath Peters and Rebecca Stamopoulos who were at Liverpool Campus this afternoon running a Virtual Masterclass with our International Office showing prospective international students our facilities and technology.

10.01.2022 Join 1000's of students in our Virtual Community to share experiences, learn new things, connect with new friends and engage with events or discussions that interest you. You can think of WESTERNlife as your virtual campus; a connection with all the people and information you would usually have on campus, without having to leave your living room. Just like on campus, the news feed and events will be different every day, so there’s always something new to try. Want to build new study habits at home? Get involved in a club to meet new people? Strengthen your body and mind with sport? Learn to cook? You can do all this in the click of a button. It’s your one stop shop for connecting!

09.01.2022 As part of your Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Placement Uniform, we have Western branded Hijabs. If you would like to purchase a Western branded Hijab this can be done through Onestop. https://buff.ly/3aPZW02

07.01.2022 Over the Summer break, Western Life aim to keep you informed with what is happening on and off-campus, run some zoom workshops and continue to answer your questions. When you register you can let us know your questions and if you have any topic areas you would like us to cover in future weeks!! This week our Career Advisor will help you identify and debunk 10 career myths that are blocking your growth, with a Kahoot game to test your knowledge. There's $40 (and bragging rights) to be won! Click HERE to register https://buff.ly/3fE5PzD

07.01.2022 This week the school gathered to virtually farewell our 3rd year nursing students. Students shared their experiences and their sense of pride and appreciation for the school and tutors was apparent. A large number of staff attended and expressed their pride in our completing students. Congratulations everyone and welcome to the profession of nursing.