Dean of Nursing and Midwifery Professor Ysanne Chapman had an early Christmas present last month as she was able to inspect the final stage of construction for a new clinical nursing facility at CQUniversity Mackay Campus...

The new facility will consist of an open plan training space with eight beds at one end. There will also be a bathroom-equipped training space and three beds able to be used for high-fidelity manikin simulations at the other end.  A compact store area centrally located between the two spaces will service both.

Professor Ysanne Chapman inspects work on the new clinical nursing facility on Mackay Campus

The ability to train students using simulation facilities will ensure CQUniversity keeps pace with other leading institutions in provision of clinical training for our nursing students.

The current project fit-out cost is around $250,000 but with new beds and ultimately the inclusion of manikins and other specialty equipment it's more like a half-million-dollar investment.

The works were developed and delivered by the Division of Facilities Management using Paynter Dixon as the contractor.

Once complete, the new Mackay facility will include simultation equipment