Being a Midwife B (11958.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
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) |
Using the learning from previous years this unit will consolidate students' transformation to being a midwife, transform the learning from previous years to construct their own and ongoing midwifery philosophy and practice. Midwifery understanding gained in this unit will be applied to the corresponding practical unit.
1. Critically analyse and articulate the midwifery, medical, pharmacological and other theory that informs exemplary and cohesive midwifery care for women and their babies;
2. Exhibit the elements of high level communication to foster and support collaborative midwifery practice and agency; and
3. Advocate for and practice the Indigenous ways of being in the context of midwifery.
1. 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 - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically analyse and articulate the midwifery, medical, pharmacological and other theory that informs exemplary and cohesive midwifery care for women and their babies;
2. Exhibit the elements of high level communication to foster and support collaborative midwifery practice and agency; and
3. Advocate for and practice the Indigenous ways of being in the context of midwifery.
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 - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Prerequisites
11957 Being a Midwife ACorequisites
None.Incompatible units
11303 Continuity Midwifery BEquivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Mrs Kai Hodgkin |
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