NS5214 - Professional Midwifery Care

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Healthcare Sciences

Professional Midwifery Care is designed to encapsulate aspects of the art and science of midwifery practice through discussion of the socio-historical, cultural and political issues for midwives, ethico-legal concerns, and contemporary professional issues.

Learning Outcomes

• discuss the social and political forces that influence how midwifery practice in Australia is shaped;
• discuss relationships between ethical, legal and professional behaviours in midwifery practice;
• reflect on their own developing practice to identify learning needs;
• plan ongoing professional development into the medium term to meet identified learning needs;
• critically analyse how their reflective practice will influence their professional development over the course of the degree and their careers;
• describe the full scope of practice of the midwife as a practitioner, according to national and statutory requirements.

Prerequisites:

NS5131 AND NS5132

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Marie McAuliffe.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	essays (50%); assignments (50%); eportfolio [sat/unsat] (%).

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.