School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Midwifery Practice 6: Midwifery Care Across the Spectrum
  • Unit Code

    MIP4210
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Dianne Kim BLOXSOME

Description

This is the sixth and final workplace integrated learning unit in a series of six clinical midwifery practice units. Students will be prepared for their final practice experience through an intensive series of lectures and clinical skills workshops provided by the core midwifery teaching team in conjunction with a range of women-centred midwifery and allied maternity care associates. This practicum unit will provide students with the opportunity to practice applied midwifery across the entire childbearing continuum and the spectrum of maternal and neonatal needs. Students will continue to develop the requisite skills to provide sensitive, safe, supportive and culturally appropriate midwifery care within the mandatory legal, professional and ethical frameworks for midwifery and within an interdisciplinary context. Students will provide evidence-based care and further refine their clinical skills in selected health care settings.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MIP4209, MIT4101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NMW4109, NMW4119

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competence in appropriate interdisciplinary consultation and referral.
  2. Demonstrate competence in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA Competencies for the Registered Midwife relevant to a final stage learner scope of practice.
  3. Demonstrate competence to undertake culturally sensitive comprehensive assessments and culturally care across the childbearing continuum relevant to midwifery practice across the health and wellness spectrum.
  4. Discuss approaches to self-care.
  5. Distinguish between normal and abnormal midwifery assessment findings and employ evidence-based diagnostic reasoning / decision-making skills.
  6. Undertake the management of 60-100% of the Registered Midwife workload appropriate to the setting.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical workload management approaches.
  2. Collaborative and interdisciplinary maternity care.
  3. Diagnostic reasoning and cultural sensitivity to midwifery practice.
  4. Maternal referral pathways.
  5. Scope of the midwifery role across the childbearing continuum.
  6. Work-life balance and self-care.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, clinical practicum: 160 hours.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Portfolio ^Evidence of successful completion of the clinical placement20%
Examination ^Objective Structured Clinical Examination ('OSCE')30%
Test ^Critical incident test50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Nursing and Midwifery

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Midwifery Practice 6: Midwifery Care Across the Spectrum
  • Unit Code

    MIP4210
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Clare Louise DAVISON

Description

This is the sixth and final workplace integrated learning unit in a series of six clinical midwifery practice units. Students will be prepared for their final practice experience through an intensive series of lectures and clinical skills workshops provided by the core midwifery teaching team in conjunction with a range of woman-centred midwifery and allied maternity care associates. This practicum unit will provide students with the opportunity to practice applied evidence-based midwifery across the entire childbearing continuum and the spectrum of maternal and neonatal needs. Students will continue to develop the requisite skills to provide sensitive, safe, supportive, woman-centred and culturally appropriate midwifery care within the mandatory legal, professional and ethical frameworks for midwifery, within an interdisciplinary context. and with reference to national/international midwifery philosophies, definitions and frameworks. Students will provide evidence-based care and further refine their clinical skills in selected health care settings.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from MIP4209, MIT4101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NMW4109, NMW4119

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competence in appropriate interdisciplinary consultation and referral in situations of normal and abnormal midwifery findings employing evidence-based diagnostic reasoning / decision-making skills.
  2. Demonstrate competence in the workplace setting in accordance with the NMBA Competencies for the Registered Midwife relevant to a final stage learner scope of practice.
  3. Discuss self-care strategies to develop resilience in the midwifery workplace.
  4. Independently undertake comprehensive women centred assessments and culturally appropriate care across the childbearing continuum relevant to midwifery practice with reference to national/international midwifery philosophies, definitions and frameworks.
  5. Undertake the management of 80-100% of the Registered Midwife workload appropriate to the setting.

Unit Content

  1. Clinical practice experience in a maternity service and through continuity of care partnerships.
  2. Clinical workload management approaches.
  3. Collaborative, interdisciplinary woman-centred maternity care.
  4. Diagnostic reasoning and cultural sensitivity in midwifery practice.
  5. Maternal referral pathways.
  6. Scope and practice of the midwifery role across the childbearing continuum in the context of national/international midwifery philosophies, definitions and frameworks.
  7. Work-life balance and self-care.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 210 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (on-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional at an ECU campus or location.  

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online interactive learning activities, tutorials, workshops, 160 hours of clinical practice experience and a minimum of 40 hours of CoCE.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Test ^Written test50%
Examination ^Objective Structured Clinical Examination ('OSCE')30%
Portfolio ^Evidence of successful completion of the clinical placement and the completion of all required experiences for registration. 20%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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