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MDWF12006 - Midwifery Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This clinical placement unit is the second of four that provides you with midwifery clinical experience. You will have the opportunity to assess, plan and provide physiological and psychosocial care of the woman experiencing complex factors. This may occur during pregnancy, labour and in the postnatal period and includes the fetus and neonate. This care will be provided in collaboration and consultation with the multidisciplinary team utilising the Australian College of Midwives 'National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral'. This unit is to be undertaken in conjunction with Foundations of Midwifery 2.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-req

MDWF12005 Foundations of Midwifery 2

Pre-Req

MDWF12002 Foundations of Midwifery 1

MDWF12003 Midwifery Practice 1

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

Term 2 - 2019 Profile
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Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 40%
2. Written Assessment 60%
3. Professional Practice Placement 0%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.33% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Email communication received from student.
Feedback
(RE submission of reflective journals on the meta page). I was actually directed by another student who said go back to the link for uploads from term 1 found on the MDWF12003 moodle page. Maybe this link can be added to the MDWF12009 page for next term for easy access for students?
Recommendation
This is a simple measure which will potentially reduce the number of incorrect submissions, and thus, the amount of resubmissions that must be requested and confirmed. I have recommended this change to next term's Midwifery Practice 3 unit coordinator and I will personally place a link to the submission point (on the Bachelor of Midwifery meta page) on both the Midwifery Practice 1 and Midwifery Practice 2 assessment instructions for the 2022 offerings.
Action Taken
The reflective journal assessment submission is no longer submitted to the Bachelor of Midwifery meta page. The submission is submitted directly to the unit moodle page, and there have been no difficulties experienced with the submission process.
Source: Student emails
Feedback
There have been some technical issues with the submission of clinical assessments highlighted by students during the term.
Recommendation
Prior to term one 2022, assessments were submitted in written format, so utilising SONIA is still relatively new. Student issues were addressed in a timely manner and processes were improved throughout the term through the collaboration between the Unit Coordinator and the Work Integrated Learning Team. Future regular meetings are recommended between these stakeholders, particularly prior to formative and summative assessment to ensure that students are able to submit their assessments easily. Clear instructions will be sent out to both students and industry partners via email prior to formative and summative assessments with the aim of providing a clear and streamlined process.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Two students provided feedback that the volume of weekly content was too high.
Recommendation
There is no specific weekly content provided in the Midwifery Practice 2 unit as it is focuses on clinical practice. This may have been confused with the Foundations of Midwifery 2 unit and further explanation will be given to the cohort and future students on the requirements of clinical units.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Assess, plan and provide physiological care to the fetus, woman and/or neonate experiencing complex factors
  2. Evaluate, plan and provide psychosocial care for the woman experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum
  3. Reflect on clinical learning and midwifery practice related to the care of women, fetus and neonate experiencing complex factors during the childbearing continuum
  4. Demonstrate midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) requirements.

NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice

Standard 1: Promotes evidence-based maternal health and wellbeing.

Standard 2: Engages in respectful partnerships and professional relationships.

Standard 3: Demonstrates the capability and accountability for midwifery practice.

Standard 4: Undertakes comprehensive assessments.

Standard 5: Develops plans for midwifery practice.

Standard 6: Provides safe and quality midwifery practice.

Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to improve midwifery practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Portfolio
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Professional Practice Placement
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Portfolio
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Professional Practice Placement