HNM734 - Contemporary Midwifery Practice
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 |
| Offering information: | Not offered in 2022 - first offered in Trimester 1 2023 |
| Enrolment modes: | Unit to be first offered in Trimester 1 2023 Trimester 1: Cloud online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Monique Vermeulen |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H676 |
| Prerequisite: | HNM722, HNM723 and HNN754 |
| Corequisite: | HNM733 |
| Incompatible with: | HNM703 |
| 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: | 12 hours of seminars 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 explore issues influencing contemporary midwifery practice in both a local and global context.
Students will critically examine issues of women’s health care related to social, cultural, political and ethical frameworks and reflect on their philosophy of midwifery as they prepare for registration as a midwife.
A final 100 hour midwifery practice experience (MPE) will support students as they prepare to transition to the role of a midwife.
| 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 | Analyse the economic, environmental and political challenges of providing women’s healthcare from a local and global perspective. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critique the accountability of the registered midwife inclusive of clinical risk management, clinical governance, quality improvement and change management in maternity care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate independence 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 advanced 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 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Assignment | 3000 words | 60% |
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| Assessment 2: Meta-reflection | 1000 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE) | 100 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
- 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: HNM734 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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