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Unit of Study MWF20001 - Optimising Health in Childbearing II (2018)

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    Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the School of Health and Human Sciences Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated professional experience learning.

Unit description

Provides the basis for the midwife to facilitate and support the woman and/or her partner as decision-makers in optimising the health of the woman and her baby in the transition to parenthood. Numeracy and pharmaceutical skills are built upon.

Unit content

  • Midwifery care for the well woman and her baby during the postnatal period
  • The psychophysiological responses in the post-natal period
  • The psychophysiological responses of neonatal adaption to extra uterine life
  • Medication and drug calculations

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 discuss the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women and/or partner in decision-making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the new family with a focus on transition to parenthood
2 provide evidence-informed care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the childbearing continuum with a focus on transition to parenthood
3 explain the psychophysiological responses with a focus on transition to parenthood
4 discuss the psychophysiological responses of neonatal adaption to extra uterine life with a focus on postnatal
5 demonstrate proficiency in pharmaceuticals and drug calculations and knowledge of therapeutic doses of drugs commonly used
6 outline the mechanisms of pharmaceuticals and drug actions and interactions including side effects of therapeutic pharmaceuticals and drugs commonly used and calculations within the postnatal period
7 safely calculate and administer adult oral medication.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women and/or partner in decision-making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the new family with a focus on transition to parenthood
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. provide evidence-informed care for the well woman and her fetus/baby across the childbearing continuum with a focus on transition to parenthood
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  3. explain the psychophysiological responses with a focus on transition to parenthood
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. discuss the psychophysiological responses of neonatal adaption to extra uterine life with a focus on postnatal
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate proficiency in pharmaceuticals and drug calculations and knowledge of therapeutic doses of drugs commonly used
    • GA4:
  6. outline the mechanisms of pharmaceuticals and drug actions and interactions including side effects of therapeutic pharmaceuticals and drugs commonly used and calculations within the postnatal period
    • GA4:
  7. safely calculate and administer adult oral medication.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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