NS2004 - Challenges in Labour and Birth

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This practice subject focuses on challenges to the midwife's practice as part of a multi-disciplinary team in providing care, advice and support to women and their families during the childbirth continuum. Students are introduced to the interventions needed to prevent and/or manage common obstetric complications and emergencies as well as the support needed for women requiring transport to another facility. Students continue with their "follow-through" experiences.

Learning Outcomes

• provide care consistent with the philosophy, ethics and ANMC Competency Standards demonstrating beginning competence in providing evidence-based care for women who develop emergent complications in pregnancy, labour and then during the first postpartum weeks;
• explore ways in which midwives continue to work in partnership with women to keep labour, birth and recovery culturally, spiritually, emotionally and physically safe when these phases do not proceed as planned;
• exhibit beginning skills in assessing and prioritising appropriate actions in emergency obstetrics situations including emergency transport and maternal and neonatal resuscitation;
• critique contemporary research in relation to providing evidence-based care in line with clinical governance, to women experiencing complications during the childbearing continuum.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

NS2022 NS2015 PP2131 NS2003

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Mrs Adele Baldwin
Lecturer:	Ms Sue White.
Contact hours:	10 hours lectures 10 hours tutorials 20 hours practicals 140 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	other exams (20%); assignments (30%); centrally-administered final exam (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Ungraded Pass - Completion of eight 'Follow-Through's during second year; Ungraded Pass - Midwifery Competency Workbook

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.