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Unit of Study MWF20004 - Midwifery Practice in Complex Childbearing (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    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

Develops students' knowledge and skills to provide care for women and/or babies who require medical or surgical interventions during childbearing. Professional Experience is relevant to caring for women or babies who have complex problems. Students must demonstrate satisfactory progress towards attainment of mandatory practice requirements.

Unit content

  • Medication and IV fluid administration (adult and neonatal)
  • Pain management and anaesthetics
  • Complex assessments and interventions
  • Women who may require surgery including Caesarean birth
  • Maternity emergencies

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2

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 safely calculate and administer adult and neonate medication and IV fluids
2 apply knowledge and skills to provide care for women and/or baby who requires complex assessments and/or interventions in pregnancy, labour or postpartum; including caesarean birth and maternity emergencies
3 demonstrate evidence of achieving midwifery competency based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] Standards for Practice and Codes includes progress towards the practice requirements of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council [ANMAC]

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

  1. safely calculate and administer adult and neonate medication and IV fluids
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. apply knowledge and skills to provide care for women and/or baby who requires complex assessments and/or interventions in pregnancy, labour or postpartum; including caesarean birth and maternity emergencies
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. demonstrate evidence of achieving midwifery competency based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] Standards for Practice and Codes includes progress towards the practice requirements of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council [ANMAC]
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during session)
Lecture online 14 hours (Over the intensive)
Laboratory session 32 hours  (Over the intensive)
Community/Professional placement 108 hours  (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Assessment
Exam: closed book SR
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
Medication OSCAs and Midwifery Skills OSCA SR
Midwifery Practice Review: Portfolio SR

Teaching method
Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during session)
Lecture online 14 hours (Over the intensive)
Community/Professional placement 108 hours (Across Session 2 and Session 3)
Laboratory session 32 hours (Over the intensive)
Assessment
Exam: closed book SR
Midwifery Practice Requirements SR
Medication OSCAs and Midwifery Skills OSCA SR
Midwifery Practice Review: Portfolio SR

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