MDWF12003 

MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 1 

Assessment 1 – Poster Sessions 

Type: 

Part One: Individual written assessment

Part Two: Group poster design

Part Three: Group presentation 

Due date: 2355 (AEST) Friday 3rd May 2024 - Week 8 

Weighting: 

Part One:   20%

Part Two:   10%

Part Three: 10% (40% in total)

Length: 

Part One: Individual written assessment 1500 words +/- 10% (excluding reference list). 

Part Two: Group poster design – no limit. 

Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes 

Aim 

This assessment aims to enhance your knowledge of the midwife as a primary health care provider and educator. You will gain an understanding of how the midwife fulfils these roles and reflect upon your own learning with regard to the midwife’s role as a primary health care provider and educator.

Instructions 

Please follow the steps below to complete the task. There are three parts to this assessment task:

Part One:  Individual written assessment

Part Two: Group poster design 

Part Three: Group presentation

Part One – Individual Written Assessment (20%)

Select one of your recruited Continuity of Care Experience (COCE) women and complete the following with reference to the chosen woman. Please follow the steps below to complete Part One of this assessment task:

1.    Summarise the information gathered about the woman at her booking appointment. Please ensure all confidential information is de-identified.

2.      Select a pregnancy-related education topic from the list provided below for the poster presentation that has been discussed with your CoCE woman and utilising scholarly literature, reflect upon your learning with regards to the chosen pregnancy-related education topic. You may use the following as a guide:

a)    Description

What is it? What happened? Why am I talking about it?

b)    Interpretation

What is important and relevant? Look through the description and try to find words or phrases that require further exploration. Include the rationale for your pregnancy-related education topic. When there is controversy about the topic, provide rationale and sources of evidence for both sides of the argument. How can it be explored and explained using contemporary theories?

c)    Outcome

What have I learned from this? How will it influence my future work?

Part two – Group Poster Design (10%) 

Students will be required to work in groups to design a poster on a pregnancy-related health promotional education topic with pregnant women being the target audience. The unit coordinator will assign students to groups of 2-3 and provide a specific topic from the list below. This allocation will be published on the Moodle discussion board for Midwifery Practice 1 and the Assessment 1 Moodle page.

Please follow the steps below to design your poster:

1.    Choose one of the following pregnancy-related health promotional education topics:

·       Antenatal breastfeeding advice

·       Vaccination during pregnancy (influenza, pertussis, and COVID-19) 

·       First-trimester screening test: serum screening and nuchal translucency scan

·       Morphology ultrasound scan (18-20 weeks)

·       Healthy weight gain 

·       Iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy

·       Oral care in pregnancy 

·       Emotional well-being and mental health (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)

·       Alcohol consumption in pregnancy

2.    Explain the rationale for the provision of the pregnancy-related education topic for women and their families.

3.    Explore the evidence-based recommendations.

4.    Outline the expected benefits of these recommendations.

Part Three: Group Poster Presentation (10%)

Groups will be required to present their poster to their peers at one of the two scheduled Zoom sessions on Friday 3rd May 2024 at: 

10.00 am – 12.00 pm  

or 

12.30 pm – 2.30 pm

Please follow the instructions below to present the group poster:

Each group will have 10 minutes to explain their understanding of the chosen topic and the associated information presented on the poster: In your discussion, you are advised to follow the same format as when designing your poster:

1.    Explain the rationale for providing the pregnancy-related education topic: why is important for women?

2.    Explore the recommended evidence-based recommendations.

3.    Outline the expected benefits of the recommendations.

Please note:

As this is a group learning exercise, all students must be present for the duration of the scheduled Zoom session. You are required to make appropriate roster requests to ensure availability. 

Literature and references

In this assessment use at least 5 contemporary references (<5 years) for the individual written task, and at least 5 contemporary references (<5 years) for the group poster design task to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Midwives. Note, that websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment.

Requirements 

Written Assessment 

• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54 cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• You may write in the first-person perspective for this assignment.
• Use formal academic language.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online CQU APA Referencing Style Guide.
• The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text citations (i.e., paraphrasing, or direct quotations). Note. Paraphrasing is required.

Poster 

• Your poster should be presented on one page. 
• Use language appropriate to the target audience: women and their families.
• There is no word count for the poster but ensure that you use a legible font size and text is clear and to the point. 
• Use bullets, numbering, and headlines to make it easy to read.
• In-text referencing should be included in the poster. The reference list can be presented on an additional page to the poster.

 Presentation

• 10 minutes in length.
• All students within the allocated group must be available to present their poster.

Resources 

• You can use unit-provided materials and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
• We recommend that you access your discipline-specific library guide: the nursing and midwifery guide.
• You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.
• Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here. 
• For information on using PowerPoint please go to the Academic Learning Centre Computing Basics section – How to use PowerPoint.
• For information on using Zoom to present your assessment please go to Zoom web conferencing. 

Submission 

1.    Submit your written assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format. 

2.    The poster should be formatted as a PDF file and submitted via the unit Moodle site. 

3.    You will be presenting live to your lecturer and fellow students using Zoom, a video conferencing program. Your     lecturer will help you with using Zoom. With your permission, your presentation may be recorded for marking     purposes. Only your lecturer will have access to this video which will be stored securely. 

Marking Criteria 

Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more details on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for Assessment 1.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1.    Critically reflect on clinical learning related to your continuity of care experiences (COCE) to enhance practice.

2.    Demonstrate beginning midwifery practice skills, including the use of digital health and emerging technologies related to the care of women and the neonate across the normal childbearing continuum.

Assessment 1: Poster Sessions

Part One: Individual Written Assessment (20%)

Part Two: Group Poster Design (10%)

Part Three: Group Presentation  - 10%

Assessment is worth 40% of the overall total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

MDWF12003 
MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 1 
 
Assessment 2  
 
Type: Portfolio  
Due date: 2355 (AEST) 31st May 2024, Week 12 
Weighting: 60% 
Length: Each journal entry should be approximately 300 words however labour and birth reflections can be (approximately 400 words)  
Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes 
 
Learning Outcomes Assessed 

Apply the concepts and principles underpinning the frameworks of midwifery to beginning midwifery practice. 
Critically reflect on clinical learning related to your continuity of care experiences (COCE) to enhance practice. 
 
Aim 

The aim of this assessment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on your approach to provide continuity of care and the underpinning frameworks that underpin that approach. 
Reflective practice is a key element that contributes to the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia’s Midwife Standards for Practice (2018). Through reflective processes, students and registered midwives can identify and explore diverse values, beliefs, learning needs, and sociocultural structures.  
 
Instructions 

To facilitate your reflective skill development, you are required to complete a reflective piece of writing for each of the three (3) 'continuity of care experience' (COCE) women you recruited in term 1. 
 
A reflective journal documents the development of a therapeutic midwifery relationship between midwifery students, women and their families and can encompass interpersonal aspects of the interaction. Reflective writing is a deeper cognitive process that demonstrates what has been learned about the midwifery profession, in addition to one’s development as a practicing midwife. The journals are designed to elevate the CoC experience from merely ticking off appointments and completed women, to demonstrating active cognitive learning.  
 
Reflective writing is more personal than other kinds of academic writing and is an exploration and analysis of events, not just a description of them. This involves analysing an experience, assessing what you have learned from it, what you could have done differently, realising new approaches to your care, and ultimately, how you felt about the whole experience. As a student midwife, it identifies how different aspects of your work interconnect. It can be very useful for identifying gaps in knowledge and ethical dilemmas or situations that need further thought.  
Please use the framework below to structure each reflective journal entry. 
 

Description 
 
What is it?  
What happened?  
Why am I talking about it?  
 
 
Interpretation 
 
What is important and relevant? 
Look through your description and try to find words or phrases that require further exploration.  
Include the rationale for what was done or why it was done.  
Where there is controversy about what was done or found, provide the rationale and sources of evidence for both sides of the argument.  
How can it be explored and explained using contemporary theories? 
 
 
Outcome 
 
What have I learned from this?  
How will it influence my future work?

 
 
Please note that you must use the template provided on the MDWF12003 Moodle page for each Continuity of Care Experience.  
 

Requirements  

• Each COCE woman must have their own individual journal in Word Document format, which is to be uploaded as individual files to the relevant Moodle assessment page. You will therefore submit three separate documents for this assessment.
• Each COCE woman must be de-identified within the journal.
• Ensure your name and the pseudonym for your woman at the centre of your Continuity of Care Experience are documented on each page.
• Each journal entry in the portfolio must adhere to the template provided on the MDWF12003 Moodle page. 
  When you are preparing your term submission, please enter a red line under the completed entries for this term’s marking in each journal.
• Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
• You may write in the first-person perspective.  
• Use formal academic language.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide. 

 
 
Literature and references 

Use at least one reference for each journal entry. Where references are used to support your discussion, they should be contemporary references (<5 years) sourced from the CQUniversity library in this assessment to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies, for example, the Australian College of Midwives or the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are unsuitable for this assessment task. Lecture notes are unsuitable for this assessment task.  
 

Resources 

• You can use unit-provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.
• We recommend that you access your discipline-specific library guide: the Nursing and Midwifery Guide.
• We recommend you use EndNote to manage your citations and reference list. More information on how to use EndNote is available at the CQUniversity Library website.
• For information on academic communication please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.
• Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.  

 
Submission

 
Submit your assessment via the relevant Moodle assessment page. 
 

Marking Criteria 

Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned. 
 
 

This assignment is worth 60 % of the total assessment for this subject.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             /100

MDWF12003

MIDWIFERY PRACTICE 1

Assessment 3 

Type: Professional Practice Placement 

Due date: 

Formative AMSAT, Friday 19th April 2355 (AEST) - Week 6 

Summative AMSAT and Record of Clinical Hours, Friday 14th June 2355 (AEST) - Exam Week

Weighting: Pass/Fail

Length: No word count

Unit Coordinator: Kelly Haynes

Aim

The aim of this assessment is to aid you in consolidating your midwifery knowledge and the application of theory to practice to ensure safe and effective care is received by the women and neonates in your care. This assessment aims to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate competent midwifery clinical practice that meets the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018).

Instructions

A minimum of 224 hours of clinical practice experience is required to complete this unit. This clinical experience will allow you to consolidate knowledge and skills acquired throughout the unit. You are required to meet the clinical requirements listed below, and these requirements need to be documented accurately within your Student Clinical Experience Record Book. Please note that successfully completing this unit is not merely completing requisite clinical hours and skills but also demonstrating midwifery novice competency based upon the NMBA requirements and professional behaviour as per relevant CQUniversity policies.

Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1.    Complete 224 hours of clinical practice experience plus COCE hours. Complete the term 1 formative AMSAT face-to-face with your preceptor/facilitator/educator during week 6 and submit via the SONIA online platform by Friday 19th April at 2355.

2.    Complete the term 1 summative AMSAT and the Record of Clinical Hours with your preceptor/facilitator/educator during Exam week and submit via the SONIA platform by Friday 14th June at 2355.

3.    Recruit three Continuity of Care Experience (COCE) women and attend episodes of antenatal care alongside these women. You may or may not have participated in the experience of your COCEs’ births and postnatal care by the submission date for your reflective journal portfolio. Submit your Record of Continuity of Care Experiences from your Student Clinical Experience Record Book in your Record of Hours document via SONIA by Friday 14th June at 2355.

 
Submission

Submit your documents via the SONIA platform.

Marking Criteria

The midwifery educator/manager will review the required clinical experience in conjunction with the Unit Coordinator.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
 

1.    Apply the concepts and principles underpinning the frameworks of midwifery to beginning midwifery practice.

2.    Demonstrate beginning midwifery practice skills, including the use of digital health and emerging technologies related to the care of women and the neonate across the normal childbearing continuum.

3.    Demonstrate introductory level midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards of Practice (2018) requirements.

N/A