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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 Therapeutics

  • Unit Code

    MIT6203

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit provides midwifery students with an opportunity to develop their understanding of pharmacological therapies relevant to the care for childbearing women. It is intended that this unit will provide graduates with the knowledge and skills to advocate and support women in making informed decisions about their use of pharmacotheraputics.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version I80, L68

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate drug information sources including those relevant to complementary therapies.
  2. Develop strategies to ensure careful selection, management, monitoring and review of drug therapy, and promote the quality use of medicines.
  3. Discuss drug therapies with women, their support team and other health professionals to ensure that informed decisions are made about prescribed and non-prescribed medications.
  4. Explain links between basic pharmacology and therapeutics.
  5. Integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology as it relates to drug therapy for the childbearing woman.

Unit Content

  1. Drug absorption and pharmacokinetics.
  2. Drug safety teratogenic effects, breastfeeding and adverse reactions.
  3. Impact of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium on drug therapy.
  4. Legal, ethical, professional (PBS) responsibilities.
  5. Mechanisms of drug elimination pharmacodynamics.
  6. Principles of pharmacology.
  7. Quality use of medication classification.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyCase study written assignment50%
AssignmentDrug Profiles and workbook50%

Text References

  • Gauwitz, D. (2011). Administrating medications: Pharmacology for healthcare professionals (6th ed.). New York, NY : McGraw-Hill
  • Woodrow, R. (2011). Essentials of pharmacology for health occupations (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage.
  • Tiziani, A. (2010). Havard?s nursing guide to drugs. (8th ed.). Sydney, Australia: Mosby Elsevier
  • AMH. (2011). Australian Medicines Handbook. Adelaide, Australia: AMH
  • Bullock,S. & Manias,E. (2011). Fundamentals of pharmacology. (6th ed.). Frenchs Forrest, Australia: Pearson
  • Bryant, B. & Knights K (2007) Pharmacology for Health Professionals (2nd ed.) Chatswood Aust., Elsevier
  • Briggs, G., Freeman, R. & Yaffe, S.. (2011) Drugs in pregnancy and lactation : a reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk (9th ed.). Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • McKenna, L. & Mirkov, S. (2010). Australia New Zealand nursing & midwifery drug guide (5th ed.) Broadway, N.S.W. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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 Therapeutics

  • Unit Code

    MIT6203

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit provides midwifery students with an opportunity to develop their understanding of pharmacological therapies relevant to the care for childbearing women. It is intended that this unit will provide graduates with the knowledge and skills to advocate and support women in making informed decisions about their use of pharmacotheraputics.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version I80, L68

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate drug information sources including those relevant to complementary therapies.
  2. Develop strategies to ensure careful selection, management, monitoring and review of drug therapy, and promote the quality use of medicines.
  3. Discuss drug therapies with women, their support team and other health professionals to ensure that informed decisions are made about prescribed and non-prescribed medications.
  4. Explain links between basic pharmacology and therapeutics.
  5. Integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology as it relates to drug therapy for the childbearing woman.

Unit Content

  1. Drug absorption and pharmacokinetics.
  2. Drug safety teratogenic effects, breastfeeding and adverse reactions.
  3. Impact of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium on drug therapy.
  4. Legal, ethical, professional (PBS) responsibilities.
  5. Mechanisms of drug elimination pharmacodynamics.
  6. Principles of pharmacology.
  7. Quality use of medication classification.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyCase study written assignment50%
AssignmentAlternative therapy use in pregnancy50%

Text References

  • Gauwitz, D. (2011). Administrating medications: Pharmacology for healthcare professionals (6th ed.). New York, NY : McGraw-Hill
  • Woodrow, R. (2011). Essentials of pharmacology for health occupations (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage.
  • Tiziani, A. (2010). Havard?s nursing guide to drugs. (8th ed.). Sydney, Australia: Mosby Elsevier
  • AMH. (2011). Australian Medicines Handbook. Adelaide, Australia: AMH
  • Bullock,S. & Manias,E. (2011). Fundamentals of pharmacology. (6th ed.). Frenchs Forrest, Australia: Pearson
  • Bryant, B. & Knights K (2007) Pharmacology for Health Professionals (2nd ed.) Chatswood Aust., Elsevier
  • Briggs, G., Freeman, R. & Yaffe, S.. (2011) Drugs in pregnancy and lactation : a reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk (9th ed.). Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • McKenna, L. & Mirkov, S. (2010). Australia New Zealand nursing & midwifery drug guide (5th ed.) Broadway, N.S.W. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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