| Semester 2, 2021 Online | |
| Short Description: | Autonomous Midwifery Practice |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 060303 - Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: MID3101 and MID3102
Rationale
This course will enable the student to consolidate midwifery evidence based practice to ensure high standards of professional practice. The course will explore and debate contemporary midwifery practice issues and topics to prepare students for autonomous practice in numerous maternity settings and/or models of care.
Synopsis
This course addresses content specific to professional issues aligned with international, national, regional and remote practice. The course will provide students with an awareness of relevant midwifery practice and content surrounding ongoing professional development, Medicare eligibility and sustaining midwifery practice. Finally, higher level practice skills will be introduced and examined to facilitate autonomous midwifery practice.
Objectives
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate professional conduct including using effective communication skills and evidence-based philosophy to maintain collaborative and supportive relationships with women, their families and health professionals in a culturally appropriate manner;
- Demonstrate an understanding of ensuring evidence based practice;
- Explore and examine the skills and business management strategies to sustain midwifery practice and the impact of the ongoing professional development;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the need for in depth knowledge of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics to facilitate midwifery practice;
- Demonstrate an understanding of women’s health issues;
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with advanced midwifery practice.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Consolidating and ensuring evidence based practice | 10.00 |
| 2. | Sustaining midwifery practice | 40.00 |
| 3. | Advanced Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics and quality use of medicine | 30.00 |
| 4. | Advanced midwifery skills | 20.00 |
Text and Materials
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=MID3201)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
(issue 2.)
(ISBN: 9780729543408.)
Reference Materials
Student Workload Expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed Study | 50.00 |
| Group Work | 20.00 |
| Online Lectures | 10.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 10.00 |
| Private Study | 15.00 |
Assessment Details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assignment | 30 | 30 | 20 Aug 2021 | |
| Online Tutorial Discussion | 20 | 20 | 15 Oct 2021 | (see note 1) |
| Open Examination - Online | 50 | 50 | End S2 | (see note 2) |
Notes
- Students will prepare, contribute and actively participate in 8 out of the 10 online discussion forums during 8 tutorial classes. Students will need computer compatibility to use Zoom software and have video and audio enabled.
- This will be an online exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via StudyDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
An Online Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed, written, or online material as well as a calculator. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure . -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment Notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at
Evaluation and Benchmarking
In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) and is benchmarked against the
o internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
o professional accreditation standards of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accrediation Council, (ANMAC)
o comparative activities and performance of Bachelor of Nursing and the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council, (ANMAC).