6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Synopsis
This clinical unit focuses on the essential requirements of the registered nurse or registered midwife to demonstrate an understanding of safety in health care contexts.
Acknowledging that healthcare can cause harm, this unit introduces the complexity of contemporary healthcare for practitioners with dual nursing and midwifery registration. Building upon foundational knowledge regarding scope of practice, this unit aims to prepare students to practice safely.
Students will also examine the particular needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they are amongst the most at risk populations in the Australian healthcare system.
This unit is divided into three modules focusing on concepts of safety and clinical risk, quality improvement and professional standards in nursing and midwifery practice.
The ongoing use of the clinical reasoning cycle will build the students' critical thinking, demonstrating understanding of what it is to think like a nurse or midwife and develop skills in healthcare safety.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Describe the complexities of healthcare safety and evaluate the principles of clinical risk and governance;
- Explain the contribution of 'human factors' to the provision of healthcare and the importance of inter-professional collaboration to minimise risk in the provision of healthcare;
- Apply the principles of quality improvement including the methods and tools used to measure patient/woman safety in varying clinical contexts;
- Evaluate the scope of practice of a nurse and midwife in relation to the Nursing Practice and Midwifery Practice decision making frameworks;
- Critically analyse the complexity of the healthcare and safety risks of maternal health for women in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;;
- Demonstrate developing midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery (NMBA) 'Midwife standards for practice';
Fieldwork
Clinical placement 120 hours in a domestic midwifery / maternity setting
Assessment
- Critical analysis (2,000 words) (30%)
- Group case study presentation (40%) (Hurdle)
- Interprofessional workshop (Pass / fail) (hurdle)
- Graded clinical placement report 120 hours (30%) (hurdle)
Workload requirements
This is a flexible unit with compulsory on-campus tutorial sessions.
6 x 1 hour lectures (Podcast): 6 hours
On-campus workshops 2 hours x 6 weeks = 12 hours (80% at scheduled tutorials is compulsory).
Online guided learning activities: 20 hours
Self-directed learning: 12 hours
Clinical placement 120 hours
Continuity of care experiences - 20 hours
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