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 apply your knowledge of highly complex physiological and psychosocial factors that impact upon the childbearing continuum. In addition to this, you will employ midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, and inclusivity in the care of marginalised groups such as women experiencing substance misuse, and/or incarceration, refugee and immigrant women, or members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ+) community. The clinical practicum component of this unit will require you to complete a minimum of 224 hours in addition to Continuity of Care Experiences (COCE).

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-requisites:

MDWF13008 Foundations of Midwifery 3

 

 

 

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 3 - 2025 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. Critical Review 40%
2. Portfolio 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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.86% 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 data
Feedback
The feedback was harsh yet the marking was great, it didn't seem to equal each other. I appreciate the feedback and marks they just didn't seem to match each other.
Recommendation
Upon release of assessment item grades the unit coordinator will remind students via email that they are welcome to engage in informal discussion with the marker or unit coordinator to clarify any misunderstandings or perceived inconsistencies.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator consistently invited students to engage in informal discussions with either the marker or the coordinator to clarify any misunderstandings or perceived inconsistencies. However, no students chose to participate or expressed interest in this opportunity.
Source: Verbal communication from student
Feedback
The unit coordinator provides the students with more than enough content and support to enable the students to succeed in assessment tasks.
Recommendation
The unit will continue to offer weekly Zoom drop-in sessions and scheduled assessment discussion Zoom sessions. The unit coordinator will continue to provide updated resources on Moodle to support the completion of assessments.
Action Taken
In 2024, weekly Zoom drop-in sessions and scheduled assessment discussion sessions continued. Students were encouraged to start their assessments early and to seek feedback from the unit coordinator if they needed additional guidance.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
The therapeutic section of the midwifery practice reflective portfolios seem really repetitive.
Recommendation
The format of the reflective portfolio assessment task will be revised to clarify assessment expectations and minimise repetition.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
The assessment time of 16:00 hrs does not work for most students.
Recommendation
Students in this cohort were previously accustomed to assessment due times of 11:55 p.m. during Term 1 of 2024. Transitioning to a 4:00 p.m. deadline may have posed a challenge to their study planning. However, all units in the 2025 course offering will have a consistent 4:00 p.m. due time, which may help eliminate this issue.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Critically evaluate the consequences of physiological and socio-cultural complexities upon the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of women across the childbearing continuum
  2. Apply midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, inclusivity, and digital health and emerging technologies to the care of women from marginalised groups.
  3. Demonstrate midwifery knowledge of regional, national, and global maternal health priorities and translate these into practice
  4. Employ midwifery knowledge, cultural safety, and inclusivity in the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families
  5. Critically reflect on clinical learning related to your continuity of care experiences (COCE) to enhance practice
  6. Demonstrate developing midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018) requirements.

The proposed changes to learning outcomes and the unit will meet the following:

The draft ANMAC Midwifery Education Standards (2020).

Standard 1: Safety of the public.

Standard 3: Program of study.

Standard 4: Student experience.

Standard 5: Student assessment.

NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2018).

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.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Code of Conduct for Midwives (2018).

Principle 1. Legal compliance.

Principle 2. Woman-centred practice.

Principle 3. Cultural practice and respectful relationships.

Principle 4. Professional Behaviour.

Principle 5: Teaching, supervising, and assessing.

Principle 7: Health and wellbeing.

 

 

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) International Code of Ethics for Midwives (2014).

1. Midwifery Relationships.

2. Practice of Midwifery.

3. The Professional Responsibilities of Midwives.

4. Advancement of Midwifery Knowledge and Practice.

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (2017).

Clinical Governance Standard.

Partnering with Consumers Standard.

Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection Standard.

Medication Safety Standard.

Comprehensive Care Standard.

Communicating for Safety Standard.

Blood Management Standard.

Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard.

The Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Framework.

 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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