Description In this unit students will learn the necessary midwifery skills for the provision of woman-centred antenatal care. In a simulated practice environment students will gain practical skills to provide midwifery care to the woman and her supportive others during pregnancy. This unit will also focus on preparing students for clinical placement. The importance of work health and safety and effective communication and documentation will be reinforced. This unit will include recruitment of women for the continuity of care experience.
School Nursing & Midwifery
Discipline Midwifery
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp
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Equivalent Subjects NURS 1007 Introduction to Midwifery Practice Experience
Restrictions Students must be enrolled in 4684 Bachelor of Midwifery.
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Identify the role of the midwife during pregnancy using a primary health care framework
Utilise knowledge of PHC frameworks to support the collection of a comprehensive initial health assessment
Practice within legal, ethical and professional frameworks that are pertinent to midwifery
Perform beginning midwifery skills accurately and respond appropriately
Utilise communication skills to enhance the development of partnerships and professional relationships
Reflect upon performance of self and others
Apply the principles of Work Health and Safety (WHS) and relevant policies in practice
Display professional behaviour and develop competence in a simulated or antenatal environment
1. Introduction and orientation to Midwifery Practice Units
- introduction to The clinical practice unit
- introduction to professional skills book
- introduction to Bachelor of Midwifery professional practice portfolio
- Midwifery Continuity of care case notes
- Midwifery Log of practice experience
- Midwifery clinical summaries
- Bachelor of Midwifery course Handbook
- Department of health requirements for clinical placements
2. Midwifery as Primary Health Care
- promoting health and well-being
- comprehensive assessment of health and wellbeing
- introduction to informed consent and Advocacy
- legal and Ethical principles
3. Role of the Midwifery Student
- professional behaviour
- documentation and Confidentiality
- resolving Issues in practice (Dealing with challenging people, managing feedback, clinical assessments, Conflict Resolution)
- recognising impact of personal values and beliefs
- reflective practice
- work health and safety
- Standard precautions
- protective isolation
- manual handling and Transfers
- bullying
- injury prevention and infection control
- Receiving feedback on practice from women and Midwives
- support for students - university and hospital based support for students
4. Communication Skills for working in Partnership
- therapeutic use of self
- skills to communicate effectively with The woman, her family and others during antenatal care
- Building rapport
- intercultural communication
- use of An interpreter
5. Core skills
- comprehensive health assessments: gathering personal data including social, cultural, physical, emotional, spiritual and environmental Factors
- Baseline observations - blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height; weight; BMI calculation; urinalysis assessment and reporting
- Abdominal Examination during Pregnancy
- Calculating expected Date of birth
- Auscultating fetal heart rate - Pinards and Doppler
- undertaking documentation within legal frameworks
- Understanding The NSW health ?eBetween The Flags?f DETECT program including ISBAR and A-g assessment
- Numeracy practice and diagnostic assessment
- reflection on practice
Legislative pre-requisites
Special Requirements - NSW Health Legislative Prerequisites
Student Compliance Information for all Health-Related Placements
Prior to enrolling in this subject, students must have submitted a Student Undertaking Form and undertake to apply for a National Police Check, which is required to be submitted before placement, and a Working with Children Check Student Declaration. Use the link to the Special Requirements webpage below for more information.
To be eligible to enrol in this subject and complete any required health-related placements or experiences, students must meet Western Sydney University program requirements as well as any special, legislated, or policy-mandated requirements.
Western Program Requirements
Visit the Special Requirements webpage for details about your program.
Mandatory NSW Health student placement policy requirements
To be able to undertake placement in any NSW Health facility you must be assessed as compliant with NSW Health student placement policy in the first year of your program, regardless of when you expect to go on your first placement. Access and read the NSW Student Compliance Information Booklet.
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Item
Length
Percent
Threshold
Individual/Group Task
Simulation
Not specified
0
Y
Individual
Reflection
500 words
0
Y
Individual
Viva Voce
All on campus weeks except designated
e-learning weeks
