HNN207 - Maternal and Newborn Care
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Melissa Blake Trimester 3: Rachel Russell |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329 |
| Prerequisite: | HBS109 and HNN112 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This online elective unit is designed to provide nursing students with the opportunity to explore and develop basic understandings of maternity care in the Australian context. This knowledge will inform students of fundamental principles of maternity care for women and their newborn infant/s. Students will be introduced to the physiological and psychological adaptations that occur during the uncomplicated pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period. Students will be introduced to the role of the multidisciplinary health care team in providing maternity care.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the process of physiological labour and birth. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Describe the maternal and/or newborn adaptations that occur in the postnatal period. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify role of the multidisciplinary team in providing evidence-based health information relevant to the perinatal period. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2 and Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Audio-visual presentation | 10 minute narrated PowerPoint | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Case Study | 1200 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Written Report | Equivalent to 1200 words | 30% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN207 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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