NS4004 - Complex Maternity Care

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject is focused on the midwife's role in complex perinatal care situations and builds on earlier learning.

Learning Outcomes

• practice within an ethically justifiable framework of accepted State and Federal Codes of Professional Conduct and recognise own limitations in relation to professional practice;
• distinguish between normal and altered physiology in clinical emergency situations for an identified range of pre-existing and emergent obstetric conditions;
• examine the evidence, protocols, techniques and equipment used in the identification and management of an identified range of clinical emergency situations;
• reflect on the care and advice given to women in difficult and sensitive situations;
• evaluate strategies for supporting the mother and/or neonate experienceing physical and emotional pain, bereavement and loss.

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;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• 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 lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• 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:

NS3004

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 3
Census Date 07-Feb-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Karyn Bentley
Contact hours:	50 hours 240 hours professional experience
Assessment:	.

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.