Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | ||
| Gold Coast |
Unit description
Provides the basis for the midwife to facilitate and support the woman as decision-maker in optimising the health of the woman and her baby in the postnatal period. Students will discuss the psychophysiological responses in the postnatal period.
Unit content
- Midwifery care for the well woman and her baby during the postnatal period
- The psychophysiological responses for the mother in the postnatal period
- The psychophysiological responses of the neonatal in the postnatal period
- Medication and drug calculations
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | discuss the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the new family | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 2 | provide evidence-informed care for the well woman and her baby across the postnatal period | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | discuss the psychophysiological responses in the postnatal period | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 4 | demonstrate proficiency in drug calculations. | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- discuss the midwife’s role as facilitator to support women in decision making that optimises the health and wellbeing of the new family
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- provide evidence-informed care for the well woman and her baby across the postnatal period
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- discuss the psychophysiological responses in the postnatal period
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- demonstrate proficiency in drug calculations.
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Bayes, S & de-Vitry Smith, S-A, 2018, Skills for Midwifery Practice, Australian and New Zealand edition, 1st edn, Elsevier, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-7295-4277-7.
- Book set 1 & 2 : Pairman, S, Tracy, S, Dahlen, H & Dixon, L, 2019, Midwifery: Preparation for Practice , 4th edn, Elsevier, Australia. ISBN: 9780729542678 .
- Pollard, M, 2018, Evidence-Based Care for Breastfeeding Mothers: A resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals, 2nd edn, Routledge, London. ISBN: 978113860831.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory session 22 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during the session) |
| Community/Professional placement 120 hours (Across the session) |
| Lecture online 20 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Tutorial on-site 12 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Assessment | |
| Education session with postnatal focus | 30% |
| Quiz | 10% |
| Exam: closed book | SR |
| Exam: closed book | 60% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
| Teaching method |
| Laboratory session 22 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (Once during the session) |
| Community/Professional placement 120 hours (Across the session) |
| Lecture online 20 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Tutorial on-site 12 hours (Over the intensive) |
| Assessment | |
| Education session with postnatal focus | 30% |
| Quiz | 10% |
| Exam: closed book | SR |
| Exam: closed book | 60% |
| Midwifery Practice Requirements | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
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