Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
Internal Availability
3 x 8-hour Intensive Workshop per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Lecture per semester
6 x 3-hour Workshop per semester
1 x 3-hour Clinical Orientation per semester
1 x 80-hour Clinical Placement per semester
External Availability
3 x 8-hour Intensive Workshop per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Lecture per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Tutorial per semester
1 x 3-hour Clinical Orientation per semester
1 x 80-hour Clinical Placement per semester
3 x 8-hour Intensive Workshop per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Lecture per semester
6 x 3-hour Workshop per semester
1 x 3-hour Clinical Orientation per semester
1 x 80-hour Clinical Placement per semester
External Availability
3 x 8-hour Intensive Workshop per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Lecture per semester
6 x 1-hour Online Tutorial per semester
1 x 3-hour Clinical Orientation per semester
1 x 80-hour Clinical Placement per semester
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BMIDU-Bachelor of Midwifery (Preregistration)
2 3 of MIDW2201, MIDW2013, MIDW2206, MIDW2012, MIDW2207, MIDW2015
3 Admission into BMIDRN-Bachelor of Midwifery (Post-Registration) (Registered Nurse)
4 2 of MIDW1008, MIDW1018, MIDW2201, MIDW2013
Must Satisfy: ((1 and 2) or (3 and 4))
2 3 of MIDW2201, MIDW2013, MIDW2206, MIDW2012, MIDW2207, MIDW2015
3 Admission into BMIDRN-Bachelor of Midwifery (Post-Registration) (Registered Nurse)
4 2 of MIDW1008, MIDW1018, MIDW2201, MIDW2013
Must Satisfy: ((1 and 2) or (3 and 4))
Enrolment not permitted
MIDW2006 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
It is assumed that students can comprehensively assess and provide care for the neonate without complexities, and recognise abnormal presentations.
Assessment
Assignments; Placement (Clinical); Tests.
Topic description
This topic will focus on the midwifery care of the neonate with complex needs related to physical, psychological, social and pathological risk factors. This topic includes professional experience placement in a Special Care Nursery.
Educational aims
The aim of this topic is to prepare the student with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to identify, assess and care for neonates with complex needs.
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of this topic, students are expected tol be able to:
- Describe prenatal influences on neonates health and development
- Identify physical, psychological, social and pathological risks for neonates
- Explain the pathophysiology of common conditions that place neonates at risk
- Demonstrate appropriate care for neonates with complex needs
- Discuss the legal and ethical dimensions of caring for neonates with complex needs
- Demonstrate knowledge of medication management of conditions encountered by the neonate with complex needs
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
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