| Semester 1, 2020 External | |
| Short Description: | Midwifery Challenges 2 |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Nursing |
| ASCED code : | 060303 - Midwifery |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MID3101
Rationale
This course will enable students to extend their knowledge of the challenges associated with foetal development, the neonate and aberrant adaptations experienced by newborns. The course addresses key anomalies associated with the neonate and introduce students to global and national strategies to manage or treat neonatal abnormalities to assist students extend their scope of practice.
Synopsis
This course aims to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assist women who experiences breastfeed challenges. Content will address the numerous variations that can occur pre or post birth such as congenital abnormalities, facial, neural tube and genitourinary defects, and respiratory and cardiac anomalies. Support and treatment modalities will be explored in terms of surgical intervention, and relevant physical strategies, support groups and national and international organisations.
This course contains a mandatory residential school.
Objectives
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Compare and contrast global and domestic perspectives of breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding using effective communication skills and evidence-based philosophy to maintain collaborative and supportive relationships with women, their families and health professionals in a culturally appropriate manner;
- Analyse strategies and techniques to assist women and infants experiencing challenges to breastfeeding;
- Explore and examine challenges associated with preterm babies, babies with congenital and neural defects, experiencing metabolic adjustments, alcohol syndromes and disorders, facial anomalies, and pain and other adaptations at birth;
- Compare and contrast screening tools used to diagnose abnormalities prior to and post birth;
- Demonstrate an understanding of psychological adjustments experienced by parents and families following the birth of a baby with anomalies;
- Examine interventions associated with managing babies with anomalies such as surgical interventions and support services;
- Demonstrate knowledge of skills needed to provide verbal feedback and support to mothers of babies with anomalies.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Admission of baby to neonatal unit | 10.00 |
| 2. | Challenges to breastfeeding | 20.00 |
| 3. | Feeding techniques | 10.00 |
| 4. | Challenges to adaptations of the baby at birth | 40.00 |
| 5. | Surgical interventions | 10.00 |
| 6. | The role of the midwife to support parents who have sick babies | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=MID3102)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 50.00 |
| Group Work | 10.00 |
| Online Lectures | 10.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 10.00 |
| Private ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 13.00 |
| Residential Schools | 12.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Res School Attend & Particip | 1 | 1 | 25 Feb 2020 | (see note 1) |
| Case ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 30 | 30 | 11 May 2020 | |
| Online Group Work | 19 | 19 | 15 May 2020 | (see note 2) |
| Online Exam | 50 | 50 | End S1 | (see note 3) |
Notes
- The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html). (12hrs total)
- Students will work in small groups to prepare, present and actively participate in online tutorials. There are marks associated with attending and participating in 8 out of the 10 tutorials sessions. Students will need computer compatibility to use Zoom software and have video and audio enabled so they are visible to the course examiner during the tutorial. More information will be provided on ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Desk.
- This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official examination timetable has been released.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the mandatory residential school, including all the practical skills sessions, in the first week of semester It is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete the Residential School attendance and participation students must attend 100% of the Residential School and achieve 100% (mark of 1) for this item. To satisfactorily complete all other assessment items a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must attend and receive 100% for the Residential School attendance and participation and achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.
Requirements after S1 2020: Closed: Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into a closed examination -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
Requirements after S1 2020: Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period. -
¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
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Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at
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The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) and is benchmarked against the
o internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
o professional accreditation standards of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council, (ANMAC)
o comparative activities and performance of Bachelor of Nursing and the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council, (ANMAC).
Other requirements
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The mandatory residential school is generally held as a 1.5 day block, two weeks prior to the commencement of Semester 1 and is held consecutively with the MID3101 Midwifery Challenges 1 – Maternal residential school.
The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (.