Type:                         Written assessment

Due date:                  16:00 hour (AEST) Wednesday 27th November 2024 (Week 4) 

Return to Students: 17:00 hour (AEST) Wednesday 11th December 2024 (Week 6)

Weighting:                40%

Length:                      2,000 words +/-10% (excluding reference list)

Unit Coordinator:     Rachelle Chee and Aras Moran

Learning Outcomes Assessed
1.    Critically evaluate the consequences of physiological and socio-cultural complexities upon the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of women across the childbearing continuum.

2.    Apply midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, inclusivity, and digital health and emerging technologies to the care of women from marginalised groups.

3.    Demonstrate midwifery knowledge of regional, national, and global maternal health priorities and translate these into practice.

4.    Employ midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, and inclusivity in the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families.

Aim
The aim of this assessment is to deepen students’ understanding of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) by exploring its various administration methods and evaluating its respective strengths and weaknesses. Students are required to critically assess the effectiveness of the EPDS in screening for perinatal anxiety and depression among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women and First Nations women in Australia. This involves identifying potential challenges and proposing strategies to enhance the screening process for these specific populations. Students will develop perspective on the application of the EPDS in diverse contexts.

Instructions
Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1.    Provide a brief introduction outlining the aim of your assessment (approximately 100 words).

2.    Use contemporary literature to identify the ways that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (Cox et al., 1987) can be administered (i.e., pen-on-paper, telehealth, digital, etc.), and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each (approximately 400 words).

3.    Critically evaluate the use of the EPDS in culturally and linguistically (CALD) women in Australia, and suggest strategies for optimal screening for perinatal anxiety and depression in this population (approximately 700 words), and

4.    Critically evaluate the use of the EPDS in First Nations women in Australia and suggest strategies for optimal screening for perinatal anxiety and depression in this population (approximately 700 words).

5.    Provide a concise conclusion summarising the main concepts from your assessment (approximately 100 words).

Literature and references
In this assessment use at least 10 contemporary references (7 years or less) 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 Nursing or the Australian Association of Social Workers. Note, that websites such as StatPearls, 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
  Use a cover page for your assessment that includes the student’s name, student number, unit number and name, assessment number and title, due date, in-text word count, and use of Gen AI declaration,
  • Use of Gen AI: Gen AI agent.……..has been used for editing and proofreading this assessment (insert or delete as applicable)

• 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).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27cm (standard pre-set indent in Microsoft Word.
• Follow academic writing conventions: spell out contractions in full; introduce abbreviations and acronyms; spell out numbers for zero through nine and use numerals for 10 and above.
• Write in the third-person perspective.
• Use formal academic, discipline-specific and inclusive language and essay structure.
• Use Microsoft Word English (Australia) spelling and grammar checker.
• All work submitted must be your own work.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
• The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations. Please note, direct quotes should be used minimally in academic writing.

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. Please note, that lecture notes are not peer-reviewed primary sources of evidence.
• 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. You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
• Submit at least one draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Academic Integrity

• You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.
• The use of any generative artificial intelligence is permitted for the following purposes:

1. Gen AI content is used to generate ideas and general structures.
2. Gen AI content editing. 

• If you use Gen AI to generate ideas, you are required to reference the Gen AI agent as per APA 7th guidelines. If you are using a Gen AI agent for content editing, please complete the declaration on the title page of your assessment. If Gen AI is not used, please delete this declaration.

Submission
Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for Assessment One.

Minimum Pass Criteria
Students must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5 across all assessments to complete this unit.

References
Cox, J., Holden, J., & Sagovsky, R. (1987). Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry, 150(6), 782–786. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.150.6.782

Type:                         Reflective journals

Due date:                  16:00 hour (AEST) Wednesday 29th January 2025 (Week 11) 

Return to Students: 16:00 hour (AEST) Wednesday 12th January 2025 (Exam week)

Weighting:                60%

Length:                      Each journal entry should be approximately 400 words however labour and birth reflections                                           can be longer.

Unit Coordinator:     Rachelle Chee and Aras Moran

Learning Outcomes Assessed

1. Critically evaluate the consequences of physiological and socio-cultural complexities upon the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of women across the childbearing continuum.
2. Apply midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, inclusivity, and digital health and emerging technologies to the care of women from marginalised groups.
3. Demonstrate midwifery knowledge of regional, national, and global maternal health priorities and translate these into practice.
4. Critically reflect on clinical learning related to your continuity of care experiences (COCE) to enhance practice.

Aim
The aim of this assessment is for you to demonstrate reflective practice on the continuity of care experience (COCE) between yourself, the student, and the woman from initial contact in early pregnancy through to the weeks after the woman has given birth, across the community and hospital settings. Reflective practice is a key element that contributes to the Nurses and Midwives’ Board of Australia’s Midwife Standards for Practice (2018). It is through reflective processes that both 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) recruited 'continuity of care experience' (COCE) women you recruited in term 2, AND for each of your four (4) newly recruited COCE women in term 3. If you have already completed more than the recommended COCEs thus far, you will need to recruit a minimum of two (2) COCEs in term 3. The total of your reflective journals should be at least 10 by the end of term 4.

A reflective journal is a way of thinking in a critical and analytical way about your clinical experience. It involves looking at a situation, assessing what you have learnt 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 shows how different aspects of your work interconnect and can be very useful for identifying gaps in knowledge and ethical dilemmas or situations that need further thought. Reflective writing is more personal than other kinds of academic writing and is an exploration of events not just a description of them.

Please use the framework below to structure each reflective journal entry.

1.    Description – What is it? What happened? Why am I talking about it?

2.    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?

3.    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 MDWF13003 Moodle page.

Literature and references
In this assessment, use at least 1 contemporary reference (7 years or less) for each journal entry. 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 Nursing or the Australian Association of Social Workers. Note, that websites such as StatPearls, 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

• Each COCE woman must be de-identified within the journal.
• Each journal entry in the portfolio must adhere to the template provided on the MDWF13003 Moodle page.
• 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).
• Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
• Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27cm (standard pre-set indent in Microsoft Word).
• Follow academic writing conventions: spell out contractions in full; introduce abbreviations and acronyms; spell out numbers for zero through nine and use numerals for 10 and above.
• You may write in the first-person perspective (I, my) for reflective writing tasks.
• Use formal academic, discipline-specific and inclusive language.
• Use Microsoft Word English (Australia) spelling and grammar checker.
• All work submitted must be your own work.
• Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
• The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations. Please note, direct quotes should be used minimally in academic writing.

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. Please note, that lecture notes are not peer-reviewed primary sources of evidence.
• 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.
• You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
• Submit at least one draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Generative Artificial Intelligence Statement

• You must abide by the principles of academic integrity (see Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure). Completion of this assessment with another party or sharing of responses is not permitted at any time.
• The use of any generative artificial intelligence is permitted for the following purposes:

1. Gen AI content is used to generate ideas and general structures.
2. Gen AI content editing.

• If you use Gen AI to generate ideas, you are required to reference the Gen AI agent as per APA 7th guidelines. If you are using a Gen AI agent for content editing, please complete the declaration on the title page of your assessment. If Gen AI is not used, please delete this declaration.

Submission
Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned. Assessment re-attempt is not available for Assessment Two.

Minimum Pass Criteria
Students must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 49.5 across all assessments to complete this unit. 

References
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2018). Midwife standards for practice. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD18%2f25281&dbid=AP&chksum=kYbO0%2bO7kx9I%2fBlvmKH%2bwg%3d%3d

Type:                         Professional Practice Placement`

Due date:                  Formative AMSAT: 4pm (AEST) Wednesday 11th December  2024 (Week 6)

                                   Summative AMSAT and Record of Clinical hours:  4pm (AEST) Wednesday 5 February 2025                                             (Week 12)

Weighting:                Pass/Fail

Unit Coordinator/s:  Rachelle Chee and Aras Moran

Learning Outcomes Assessed
6.    Demonstrate developing midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018) requirements.

Aim
The aim of this assessment is to consolidate your midwifery knowledge and the application of theory to practice for ensuring safe and effective care is received by the women and infants in your care. This assessment aims to for you to demonstrate competent midwifery clinical practice that meets the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s Midwife Standards for Practice (2018).

Instructions
A minimum of 224 hours of clinical practice experience is required for the completion of 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 within your Student Clinical Experience Record Book. Please note that successful completion of 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 the Facilitator/preceptor notification form and submit to SONIA online platform on day 1 of placement.

2.    Maintain an accurate Record of Clinical hours with each shift co-signed by an RM, preceptor or clinical facilitator.

3.    Recruit four Continuity of Care Experience (COCE) women (in addition to those recruited in term 2) and attend episodes of antenatal care with the women. You may or may not have participated in the experience of your COCEs’ births and postnatal care. 

4.    Complete 224 hours of professional experience placement plus COCE hours. 

5.    Complete a formative AMSAT midway through your placement. This requires you to undertake the following steps:

1. Complete the Student formative self-assessment form in SONIA and submit to your assessor when nearing the midway point of placement.
2. Engage in discussion with your assessor after they have completed their feedback in the Formative Assessment in SONIA.
3. The Unit Coordinator will review your AMSAT assessment, add comments and sign it. If you have a score below 3, a learning support plan may be implemented to provide you with clear performance expectations and goals.
4. Review the Unit Coordinator’s comments and complete the Student Declaration and signature section at the end of your formative AMSAT. You will receive an email notification when this is available (Completing these steps will trigger the release of the summative AMSAT).

6.    Complete a summative AMSAT near the end of your placement:

1. Complete the Student summative self-assessment form in SONIA and submit to your assessor near the completion of your placement.
2. Your assessor will complete your Summative Assessment in SONIA discuss your assessment and feedback with you.
3. You will be notified by email to complete the Student declaration and signature section on your summative AMSAT.
4. A score of 3 or higher for each AMSAT criterion on the summative AMSAT assessment is required to pass the summative assessment. If you do not meet each AMSAT criteria at a 3 or above on your summative assessment, you may receive a fail grade for the Unit.

7.    The Unit Coordinator will review your summative assessment, check the COCE hours, Record of Clinical hours, and assign a grade.

8.    Complete the term 3 formative AMSAT, summative AMSAT and the Record of Clinical Hours with your preceptor/facilitator/educator via the SONIA online platform by the specified due date.

Requirements

• Attendance of clinical placement is mandatory for this unit.
• To be eligible for a Pass grade for this unit, you must complete 224 hours of Professional Experience Placement and COCE hours and achieve a score of 3 or higher on the summative AMSAT assessment. 
• If you are not meeting satisfactory practice standards at any point of the placement, a meeting will be scheduled with you, the facilitator and the Unit Coordinator to discuss your progress. A support plan may be implemented to assist you to satisfactorily meet the AMSAT criteria. If you do not meet each AMSAT criteria at a satisfactory level at the Summative assessment, you may receive a Fail grade for this assessment.
• Any unsatisfactory performance that jeopardises the safety of people in your care or which does not adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) MidwifeStandards for Practice, Code of Professional Conduct, Code of Ethics, and/or Social Media Policy criteria may result in you being removed from placement. Please refer to The Work-integrated Learning-Student Placement Policy and Procedure that can be found on the WIL Moodle site.
• As a midwifery student representing CQUniversity, you are required to comply with CQU midwifery student uniform requirements and the CQU student Charter during your professional experience placement. Please refer to Work-integrated Learning-Student Placement Policy and Procedure that can be found on the WIL (Work Integrated Learning) Moodle site

 
Submission
Submit your Record of Continuity of Care Experiences to SONIA as a pdf. All other formats will be returned for resubmission.

Complete and submit your AMSATs and Record of Clinical Hours via the SONIA platform.

Marking Criteria

• Students are assessed against the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT). A copy of this is available to you through SONIA.
• Any unsatisfactory performance that jeopardises people's safety in your care or that does not adhere to the NMBA Midwife standards for practice, Code of professional conduct, Code of ethics, A nurse's guide to professional boundaries, and Social media policy criteria, may result in your placement being cancelled.
• The required clinical experience will be reviewed by the midwifery educator/manager in conjunction with the unit coordinator.

Minimum Pass Criteria

A minimum score of 3 for each AMSAT assessment criterion and at least 224 hours of clinical professional experience placement must be achieved to pass this assessment.

References
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2018). Midwife standards for practice. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD18%2f25281&dbid=AP&chksum=kYbO0%2bO7kx9I%2fBlvmKH%2bwg%3d%3d

The required clinical experience will be reviewed by the midwifery educator/manager in conjunction with the unit coordinator.