HNM723 - Neonatal Challenges in Midwifery Practice

Unit details

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Year:2022 unit information
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: Anna O'Connell
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H676
Prerequisite:

HNM709, HNM710, HNM711

Corequisite:

HNM722 and HNN754

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:

Cloud: 14 hours of seminars over the trimester and
80 hour midwifery practice experience (MPE)

In-person attendance requirements:

Campus: 2 hour simulation over the trimester

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 will examine care of the pre-term, small for gestational age and term infants who develop complex health issues. The delivery of care related to neonatal challenges in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of health professionals will be explored.

Students will further develop knowledge, skills and mindsets to care for the neonate and family where a newborn requires additional care and/or admission to the special care nursery.

During the 80 hours of midwifery practice experience (MPE) students will have the opportunity to further develop mindsets and apply knowledge and skills learned in this unit.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Explain the underlying pathophysiology of specific health challenges which may be experienced by the neonate.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Apply, culturally safe and evidence-based approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the neonate.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Demonstrate psychomotor skills to provide safe and quality care of the vulnerable neonate.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

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
Assessment 1: Case Study 2500 words 40%
  • Information not available yet
Assessment 2: Clinical Skills TBC 10%
(Pass/Fail)
  • Information not available yet
Assessment 3: Examination  2 hours 40%
  • Examination period
Assessment 4: Midwifery Practice experience (MPE) 80 hours 10%
(Pass/Fail)
  • Information not available yet

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: HNM723 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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