Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Module 1 - The ill neonate Through a variety of in-class, clinically based, student driven activities and journalling, this module should enable students to use a conceptual framework to recognise the nursing needs of the ill neonate; evaluate the effects of the ill neonate on the family; evaluate ongoing care as a basis for restoration and maintenance of health; design and implement a comprehensive midwifery plan for the provision of care for the neonate who requires specialist neonatal care; initiate appropriate emergency measures in the absence of specialised medical practitioners. Module 2 - Midwifery issues Through a variety of in-class, clinically based, student driven activities and journalling, this module should enable students to explore legal tenets related to midwifery practice; discuss concepts of ethical principles in reproductive health; identify political issues in relation to the sphere of midwifery.
Synopsis This subject is structured into two modules. The first module introduces students to the ill neonate by exploring the factors which impact upon the normal neonatal course. The focus will be on the prevention and promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health based on the physical, psycho-social, environmental, cultural, spiritual, developmental and iatrogenic influences that may positively or negatively affect the infant during the neonatal period. In the second module, students examine legal, ethical and political issues relevant to midwifery practice.
Assessment An examination and a case study, and one choice from the following: a position paper, a seminar presentation, a debate, a poster or other.