NURS 7036 Midwifery Practice 3
Credit Points 20
Legacy Code 401094
Coordinator Fiona Arundell Opens in new window
Description In this subject students will consolidate their knowledge and midwifery skills in preparation for their role as a midwife. They will continue to practice in designated clinical areas and follow through their 10 continuity of care experiences. Students will have completed a professional portfolio and reflected on how they can identify and plan for personal professional development and leadership as midwives, including the professional development needs of others. Students will be assessed across the seven midwife standards for practice.
School Nursing & Midwifery
Discipline Midwifery
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 20cp
Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject
Pre-requisite(s) NURS 7035
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4697 Graduate Diploma in Midwifery and be a registered nurse employed in a participating NSW Health Local Health District facility in the position of a midwifery student.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically discuss the components and relevance of continuing professional development;
- Critically evaluate readiness for practice through self and group reflection;
- Develop skills for critical self-reflection through individual and group processes;
- Critically discuss the potential for career development in the health care system;
- Critically reflect on working in partnership;
- Demonstrate safe Midwifery standard of practice and capacity to critically reflect on the professional requirements for midwifery practice.
Subject Content
1. Maintaining Currency
- Midwifery portfolios
- self and group Critical reflection
- professional development
2. Career Development
- career options
- career planning
3. Professional Midwifery
- portfolio development
- partnership training
4. Midwifery standards for practice
- Promotes health and wellbeing through evidence-based Midwifery practice
- Engages in professional relationships and respectful partnerships
- demonstrates The capability and accountability for Midwifery practice
- Undertakes comprehensive assessments
- develops A plan for Midwifery practice
- provides safety and quality in Midwifery practice
- Evaluates outcomes to improve Midwifery practice
Assessment
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.
| Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Attendance and Workshop Reflections | S/U | Y | Individual | |
| Professional Placement Performance: AMSAT x 1 | S/U | Y | Individual | |
| Completion of Midwifery Portfolio | S/U | Y | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
- Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Dahlen, H. & Dixon, L. (2019). Midwifery: preparation for practice (4th ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W: Elsevier, Australia
Teaching Periods