MIDI3202Midwifery Professional Experience 6

Course handbook

Description

Using the concept of woman-centredness, this capstone course provides opportunities for students to continue translating theory into practice with childbearing women and their babies in maternity units and the community. It is the sixth, and final, in a suite of professional experience courses that is designed to prepare students for registration as a midwife. This course provides specialised theory and final skills development through simulated learning and midwifery professional experience. At course completion, if students have successfully passed all other Bachelor of Midwifery courses, they will be eligible to apply for registration as a midwife in Australia

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Show explicit ability to translate research and theory into safe practice through preparation and discovery in simulated learning sessions

2. Exhibit quality communication, especially that required for educating, mentoring and role-modelling

3. Demonstrate clear understandings of the legal, ethical, cultural and professional frameworks as they apply to midwifery practice in Australia

4. Demonstrate, and reflect on, specialised learning (knowledge, skills acquisition, attitudes, values and abilities) in/on midwifery work for women and babies, as required for midwifery registration

5. Show evidence of quality professional relationships with midwives and other members of the interdisciplinary team

6. Achieve a satisfactory level of practice to demonstrate midwifery competence and completion of minimum supervised requirements

Content

This course is comprised of seven modules:

Module 1: Communication and self-care skills for working with women and babies on registration as a midwife

Module 2: Safely optimising the health and well-being of childbearing women as a newly graduated midwife

Module 3: Safely optimising the health and well-being of the woman’s fetus/baby as a newly graduated midwife

Module 4: Review:

• pharmacology and pharmacokinetics,
• evidence and safety frameworks to promote quality and safety in medication administration, and
• interpretation of diagnostic and screening tests

Module 5: Working to share knowledge: educating, mentoring and role-modelling

Module 6: Legal and ethical issues: registration and responsibility

Module 7: Maintaining competence as a midwife

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.

Requisite

Students must be active in the Bachelor of Midwifery [40297] or [12200] programs and have successfully completed MIDI3105 to enrol in this course.

Assumed knowledge

HUBS2203 Introductory Pharmacology

Assessment items

Written Assignment: Reflective Journal
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Professional Task: Midwifery Practice Completion (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Compulsory Requirement: Demonstrate competency - Must demonstrate competency in all required professional skills.

Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

• NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Semester 2 - 2024 - Gosford

Semester 2 - 2024 - Manning Base Hospital

Course outline

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