MIDI2102

Consultative and Collaborative Care 1

Faculty of Health and Medicine School of Nursing and Midwifery

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 1
Port Macquarie Nth Coast Inst	Semester 1

Previously offered in 2013, 2012

This course further develops communication and decision-making skills relevant to clinical practice. The ethical nature of the midwifery partnership is explored. The Australian College of Midwives Consultation and Referral guidelines are used to form the basis for identifying under what circumstances midwives need to collaborate with other health care providers.

The course covers the complications that are detected in the antenatal period. The course includes premature labour and birth, complicated and prolonged labour, including surgical birth. Complicated postnatal care including postoperative care and postnatal distress will also be introduced.

This course is a Compulsory Program Component and students must pass in order to progress in the Bachelor of Midwifery program

Objectives

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to work consultatively and collaboratively when providing midwifery care to women. Specifically:

1. Establish, maintain and conclude ethical partnerships with women
2. Demonstrate advanced skills in sensitive interviewing and therapeutic communications and professional communication
3. Use clinical reasoning and communication skills to inform decision-making by the woman
4. Discuss and explain complications that occur in pregnancy, including: hyperemesis, bleeding in pregnancy, molar and ectopic pregnancies, mental health challenges and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes
5. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for the woman and/or baby with a health challenge in pregnancy including; bleeding or pain, gestation diabetes or hypertension, the baby is small or large for gestational age
6. Discuss and explain complicated and prolonged labour and birth including prevention, pain and pain relief, induction, augmentation, epidural anaesthetics, electronic monitoring, premature birth and surgical births and recovery
7. Perform fetal monitoring including the interpretation of cardiotocograph tracing, acid-base and lactate levels
8. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for the woman and baby during complicated labour and birth including; induction, prolonged labour, cephalic malpresentation, epidural, instrumental and caesarean birth and third stage complications
9. Recognise and respond appropriately when there is deterioration in the condition of the woman, foetus or baby
10. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care with the woman who has complications in the postnatal period including; post-caesarean care and complications, breastfeeding and/or mother-baby attachment difficulties
11. Discuss the benefits and side effects of the various contraceptive options
12. Apply knowledge gained from this course to the care of a woman where the student has a continuity of care relationship.

Content

Module 1: Communications, Law, Ethics and Decision-making
Module 2: Fetal Monitoring and Fetal Distress
Module 3: Caring for the Woman and/or Foetus with Health Challenges in Pregnancy
Module 4: Caring for the Woman and Baby during Complicated Labour and/or Birth Including Caesarean Birth
Module 5: Caring for the Woman and/baby who has Postnatal Complications

Replacing Course(s)

Not Applicable

Transition

Not Applicable

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

First Year Bachelor of Midwifery courses.

Modes of Delivery

Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Examination: Formal	Final exam. Weighted at 50% of total marks.
Group/tutorial participation and contribution	COMPULSORY COURSE COMPONENT 80% attendance and participation at face to face tutorials Attendance and participation is an essential criterion for passing this course because the tutorials provide educational experiences aimed at changing student knowledge, attitudes and skills so as to enable students to safely and effectively interact with women and their families in ways that are physically, emotionally, socially and culturally safe. Non-attendance of more than 20% of tutorials will lead to failure in this course unless special consideration is granted prior to non-attendance. In special circumstances the course coordinator may provide specific make-up work that covers the content of the tutorials that have been missed. Satisfactory completion and submission of all assessment items, including participation and attendance, is also necessary to pass this course. Weighted 10% of total marks.
Online Learning Activities	4 online module postings linked to modules. Weighted at 40%
Other: (please specify)	COMPULSORY COURSE COMPONENT CTG K2 Package (Cardiotocograph) Successful completion is a requirement of the NSW Ministry of Health This component must be passed prior to completion of the course. Students are provided with unlimited opportunities to repeat this package.

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks
Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks

Compulsory Components

Compulsory Program Component	National Police Check, Commission for Children and Young People Student Declaration (Working with Children) Current NSW Health Immunization record, WorkCover approved First Aid Certificate. NSW Health Code of Conduct Agreement Patient Confidentiality Form (School of Nursing and Midwifery)
Compulsory Course Component	To be awarded a pass or higher grade in this course each student is required to: • Submit all assessment items • Complete Cardiotocographic (CTG) K2 Package with a Pass Grade • Complete the Final Exam • Attend and participate at 80% of Tutorials • Gain a combined score of 50% or higher from all graded assessment items.
Requisite by Enrolment	Enrolment in the Bachelor of Midwifery Prior successful completion of MIDI1201 & MIDI1202.

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