Registered Midwife: Midwifery Practice

Course aim

The aim of this course is to enable students to adapt their knowledge of midwifery to the contemporary context of midwifery practice in Australia.

Course content

Extension and adaptation of existing knowledge for contemporary midwifery practice in the Australian context. Midwifery models of care/woman/family centred care. Theory and practice to support clinical reasoning and decision making in the midwifery practice context. Midwifery praxis of normal labour and birth. Management of clients with consequences of hazardous/harmful use of alcohol & other drugs. Deviations from normal and neonatal care. Discharge planning. Aligning practice with professional standards, codes, and guidelines that regulate nursing and midwifery practice.

Textbook(s)

Pairman, S, Pincombe, J, Tracey, S & Thorogood, C 2006, Midwifery Preparation for Practice, 1st Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier (Australia) Pty Ltd

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
NURS 1046	Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife: Professional Issues in Australia

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	3 hours x 4 days x 5 weeks
Tutorial	4 hours x 4 days x 5 weeks
Workshop	8 hours x 3 days
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Online Delivery)	- x 5 weeks
Workshop	8 hours x 3 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Review Paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.