HNM722 - Complex Midwifery Care
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Cloud online with campus requirements for simulation activities |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Monique Vermeulen |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H676 |
| Prerequisite: | HNM709, HNM710 and HNN711 |
| Corequisite: | HNM723, HNN754 |
| Incompatible with: | HNM704 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 18 hours of seminars over the trimester and |
| In-person attendance requirements: | 2 hour simulation over the trimester (on campus) |
Note:Department of Health – Safety Screening Requirements - Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and Immunisation Status In accordance with the Department of Health policy, all students are required to undertake a Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. In accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of clinical placement will not be able to undertake clinical placement and this will impede progress in the course. Students are required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation. | |
Content
In this unit, students are introduced to caring for the woman who experiences complexities in pregnancy, labour and birth and/or postnatal period related to existing or emerging complication or pathology.
Students will extend their understanding of physiological changes that occur across the continuum of care, to inform assessment and midwifery care where the risk of maternal or foetal complications has been identified. The role of collaboration within a multidisciplinary care model will be explored using the Australian College of Midwives’ National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral.
During 200 hours of Midwifery Practice experience (MPE) students will develop mindsets and apply knowledge and skills learned in this unit and previous units.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain the pathophysiology of the woman experiencing health complexities across the continuum. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply a woman centred, culturally safe and evidence-based approach to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of complex care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate evolving proficiency in psychomotor skills and self-management skills to deliver safe and quality midwifery care in the maternity setting. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Engage in professional and therapeutic woman-centred communication to ensure safe and quality care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 2000 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Clinical Skills | Pass/Fail | 10% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 2 hours | 40% |
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| Assessment 4: Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE) | 200 hours | 10% (Pass/Fail) |
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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.
Hurdle requirement
- Clinical Skills - Pass/Fail
- Midwifery practice experience (MPE) - Pass/Fail
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNM722 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.
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