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2021 unit offering information will be available in November 2020

Unit description

Integrates and utilises the knowledge, concepts and skills developed over the entire sequence of undergraduate study. Students are required to demonstrate their ability to practice at the level of a beginning registered midwife.   Interview preparation is undertaken.

Unit content

  • Meeting the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] Midwife Standards for Practice
  • Quality improvement
  • Preparation for employment
     

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1demonstrate evidence of achieving midwifery competency based upon the NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice including all practice requirements of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council [ANMAC]Knowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
2assess, plan and implement safe midwifery care of women within their childbearing episodeKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learningCommunication and social skillsCultural competence
3critically reflect own performance when seeking employmentKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate evidence of achieving midwifery competency based upon the NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice including all practice requirements of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council [ANMAC]
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  2. assess, plan and implement safe midwifery care of women within their childbearing episode
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
    • GA7: Cultural competence
  3. critically reflect own performance when seeking employment
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning

Prescribed texts

  • Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1

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