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Unit of Study MWF30003 - Transition to Registered Midwife (2017)

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Unit description

Requires students to amalgamate and utilise the knowledge, concepts and skills associated with their entire sequence of undergraduate study. Students will integrate and apply their knowledge about the Australian maternity care system and develop their knowledge about midwifery practice in an international setting. Students refine and finalise their professional portfolio and resume, then prepare a position application for future employment. Transition to the role of registered midwife, clinical competence and safety and quality in health care are the primary focus of this unit

Unit content

Module 1: Governance of Australian Maternity Care Services
Module 2: Relationships in Midwifery and Maternity Care Teams
Module 3: Personal and Professional Self Development
Module 4: Research Skills and Practice Improvement

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 assess own knowledge, attitudes and skills development to propose suitability for transition into the workforce as a Registered Midwife
2 assess, plan and implement evidence-informed midwifery practice when caring for women during her childbearing
3 contrast local (State) and international regulatory and governance influences to an area of midwifery practice and how it impacts upon quality care provision
4 critically analyse and evaluate current evidence that informs clinical decision-making within midwifery
5 critically review and appraise current evidenced to an area of midwifery practice and how it impacts upon quality care provision

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

  1. assess own knowledge, attitudes and skills development to propose suitability for transition into the workforce as a Registered Midwife
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. assess, plan and implement evidence-informed midwifery practice when caring for women during her childbearing
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  3. contrast local (State) and international regulatory and governance influences to an area of midwifery practice and how it impacts upon quality care provision
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. critically analyse and evaluate current evidence that informs clinical decision-making within midwifery
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  5. critically review and appraise current evidenced to an area of midwifery practice and how it impacts upon quality care provision
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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