ESSENTIAL MIDWIFERY PRACTICE - 2021/2

Module Overview

This module will enable the student midwife to develop basic knowledge and skills in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care of the woman, the fetus, the neonate and the wider family.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

BROWN Anna (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 30

ECTS Credits: 15

Framework: FHEQ Level 4

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Crosses academic years

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Entry criteria to the programme.

Module content

 

Indicative content includes:

• 
  Introduction to Practice modules
  


• 
  Introduction to the use of electronic portfolios
  


• 
  Preparation for Authentic Medicine Management
  


• 
  Preparation for Postnatal OSCEs
  


• Neonatal Resuscitation

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate Successful achievement of the learning outcomes 

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

Successful achievement of the learning outcomes

 

• Year 1 practice portfolio demonstrating achievement of Essential Skills Clusters & mentor grading tool - 50% (40% pass mark)


• Postnatal OSCE – 50% (40% pass mark)


• Authentic World Medicine Management examination – Pass/fail (100% pass mark)

• Group and individual tutorials to support completion of the portfolio.


• Formative practice in placements for the PN OSCEs


• Practice on line of Authentic World Medicine Management

Module aims

• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of professional regulation and self regulation and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Performance and Ethics (2015)
  Use interpersonal and communication skills effectively and develop positive relationships with women, their families and other health professionals including those from diverse circumstances
• Develop skills in assessing, planning and evaluating care
  Recognise own role and begin to respond the needs of low risk childbearing women and their families
• Develop skills to work effectively when caring for women with healthy/normal pregnancies throughout the childbearing continuum to include support and assist women experiencing normal labour and birth and to support women to feed their babies
• Develop skills to accurately collect, observe, record and interpret data related to the health and well-being of mothers and babies and begin to begin to develop a holistic approach when caring for women and their families e.g., by acknowledging physiological, sociological, psychological and spiritual perspectives

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

Enable successful completion of the learning outcomes

The learning and teaching methods include:

• 
  Taught simulation sessions
  


• 
  Taught classroon-based theory
  

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR1036

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2021/2 academic year.