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Midwifery Practice 1 & 2 - HEA00074C

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  • Department: Health Sciences
  • Module co-ordinator: Mrs. Louise Armstrong
  • Credit value: 30 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22
B Spring Term 2021-22

Module aims

To introduce the student to the role of the midwife in the provision of midwifery and maternity care.

To facilitate the student's transition to professional practice.

To familiarise the student to models of midwifery care.

To introduce the student to the process of identifying their learning needs in relation to clinical midwifery practice.

Module learning outcomes

This module will enable the student to:

  1. Identify, review and achieve personal and professional learning needs, with support from their Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor.
  2. Achieve Stage 1 performance and skills outcomes (competencies).

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Coursework - extensions not feasible/practicable
Reflective Essay		 N/A 0
Practical
Grading of Practice		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Coursework - extensions not feasible/practicable
Reflective Essay		 N/A 0
Practical
Grading of Practice		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Written feedback will be given on the standard proforma within the timescale specified in the assessment schedule.

Indicative reading

Johnson, R & Taylor, W (2016) Skills for midwifery practice (4th ed) Edinburgh: Elsevier

Lindsay, P, Bagness, C & Peate, I (eds) (2018) Midwifery skills at a glance. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Marshall, J E & Raynor M D (eds) (2020) Myles textbook for midwifery (17th ed) Edinburgh: Elsevier

Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) (2009) Standards for pre-registration midwifery education. London: NMC

Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018a) The code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates London: NMC.

Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018b) Standards for student supervision and assessment. London: NMC

 


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