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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Introduction To Midwifery Practice | |||
| Reference | NU4194 | Version | 1 |
| Created | March 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | July 2021 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | ECTS Points | 15 | |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable the students to develop confidence in meeting Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards of proficiency by demonstrating safe, woman-centred midwifery care through guided participation. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Demonstrate effective care for women and their newborn, throughout the pre-conceptual, antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and neonatal continuum with guidance from Practice Supervisor(s), Practice and Academic Assessors. |
| 2 | Demonstrate safe, respectful, compassionate and effective midwifery practice, as identified within the Midwifery Practice Assessment Documentation (MPAD), to meet progression criteria for entry to Part 2 of the programme. |
| 3 | Provide support and advice on infant feeding in accordance with UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative. |
| 4 | Display professional attitudes and values across a range of practice learning environments (PLEs). |
| 5 | Communicate effectively to establish relationships with women, families and members of the multidisciplinary team. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Preparation for practice; NMC proficiencies for part 1 which are grouped under six domains: (1) Being an accountable, autonomous, professional midwife; (2) Safe and effective midwifery care: promoting and providing continuity of care and carer; (3) Universal care for all women and newborn infants; (4) Additional care for women and newborn infants with complications; (5) Promoting excellence: the midwife as colleague, scholar and leader; (6) The midwife as skilled practitioner. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Practice learning experiences in a variety of health and social care environments that meet the NMC standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA; 2018) and Quality Standards for Practice Learning (QSPL; NES 2020). |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | 300 | N/A |
| TOTAL | 300 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body | 770 |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 80% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Midwifery Practice Assessment Document. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 20% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Account of an episode of clinical care. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Practice Assessment Document assessed on a pass/fail basis by the Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor. The account of an episode of clinical care is assessed pass/fail by the Academic Assessor. Both components assess some of the same learning outcomes due to the practical basis of the module where the student will demonstrate in practice for component 1 and will critically analyse the evidence base for component 2. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| Pass | Pass grade awarded for all allocated practice learning environments and the account of an episode of clinical care. |
| Fail | Fail awarded if unsuccessful in one or more practice learning environments or/and the account of an episode of clinical care. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Evidence of achievement of the mandatory health and safety requirements as defined by the School and practice partners. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| In this clinical practice module students will undertake 40 hours per week in practice settings for 21 weeks (standard route) or 16 Weeks (alternative route). There are two Practice Learning Experience (PLE) blocks, each with an assessment opportunity. To complete the module, student must have attended at least 70% of each allocated PLE to be assessed, achieve a pass grades in all PLEs and achieve all Stage 1 NMC proficiencies. This will be in a variety of practice placements. This module is underpinned by the UNICEF baby friendly Initiative. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | JOHNSON, R. TAYLOR, W, 2016. Eds. Skills for midwifery practice. 4th edition. Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone. |
| 2 | NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (NMC), 2019. Standards of Proficiency for Midwives. London NMC. |
| 3 | NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (NMC), 2018. Realising professionalism: Standards for education and training Part 2: Standards for student supervision and assessment. London: NMC. |
| 4 | MARSHALL, J. and RAYNOR, M., 2020. Myles textbook for midwives. 17th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier. |
| 5 | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2017. The Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland. Scottish Government. |
| 6 | UNICEF UK. 2017. The Baby Friendly Initiative. [online] https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/ [Accessed 22 Feb 2021] |