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MDWF13003 - Midwifery Practice 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This clinical placement unit is the third of four that provides you with midwifery clinical experience. You will be able to apply your knowledge of the physiological needs of the mother and baby in their adaption to the post-natal period. An emphasis will be placed on the psychosocial adaption of the mother and significant other in bonding with their newborn infant. You will follow the principles of primary health care in providing education, specifically in relation to breast feeding and family planning. This unit is to be studied in conjunction with Postnatal Health and Wellbeing.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-req

MDWF13002 Postnatal Health and Wellbeing

Pre-Req

MDWF12005 Foundations of Midwifery 2

MDWF12006 Midwifery Practice 2

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 1 - 2017

Term 3 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2018 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2019 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 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 3 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.43% 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: SUTE
Feedback
SUTE via DataSmart dashboard
Recommendation
No student feedback comments were in the SUTE that was available in the DataSmart dashboard. There appear to be only 2 respondents to the SUTE survey who have rated clear unit requirements and unit relevance to degree at 100% and all other components were rated as 50%. This unit is in teach out mode and this is the final offering, therefore a new Midwifery Practice 3 unit will replace this version.
Action Taken
No action required. The updated version of Midwifery Practice 3 has been delivered in 2022.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
The reflections in the current format are pointless. I suggest reflecting on a set number of clinical experiences per term. I think this would be more helpful to learning.
Recommendation
This comment refers to assessment tasks which require students to reflect on their continuity of care experiences in the Midwifery Practice 1, 2, 3, & 4 units. The students believe this task to be very demanding and they may thus benefit from the provision of further reflective writing resources or tutorials which provide instruction on how to complete this task with enhanced efficiency.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply midwifery knowledge to ensure a safe transition for the mother and baby following birth.
  2. Assess and monitor the physiological and psychosocial needs of the mother and baby in the postnatal period.
  3. Assist with the transition of the mother and her significant other to becoming parents.
  4. Reflect on clinical learning and midwifery practice in relation to the adaption of the mother, significant other and baby in the postnatal period.
  5. 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 5
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 5
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