Frameworks for Midwifery (11302.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Midwifery | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit is co-taught with 11309 Frameworks for Midwifery PG.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Examine the regulatory frameworks that underpin midwifery practice;
2. Analyse and apply ethical frameworks to midwifery practice; and
3. Analyse and explain the law as it applies to midwifery practice.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
Prerequisites
11334 The Work of Birth.Corequisites
Must be enrolled in HLB001 Bachelor of Midwifery.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | Bruce, Canberra | Winter Term | 30 May 2023 | On-Campus | Dr Sally Muggleton |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Winter Term | 27 May 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Sally Muggleton |
Required texts
Required text
McDonald, F.& Then, S. (2019). Ethics, Law and Health Care: A guide for nurses and Midwives. (2nd edn) Melbourne, Palgrave Macmillan. KN185.18.N8.M33 2014
Additional resources
Allan, S. (2019). Law & Ethics for Health Practitioners. Australia, Elsevier
McIlwraith, J., & Madden, B. (2014). Health Care & the Law. (6th edn).Sydney, Lawbook Co. KL30.H4.M35 2014
Pairman, S., Tracy, S., Dahlen, H., Dixon, L., (2019) Midwifery: preparation for Practice 4e. (4th edn.). Sydney, Elsevier.
Staunton, P. & Chiarella, M. (2017). Law for nurses and midwives. (8th edn). Sydney, Elsevier.
Atkins, K., De Lacey, S., Ripperger, R., & Britton, B. (2017) Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses (3rd edn). Singapore, Cambridge University Press
Participation requirements
Some of the unit content is delivered online so please check Canvas regularly for online course materials and for announcements.
Required IT skills
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None