Course description

This course provides students with the opportunity to consolidate their role as beginning level midwifery practitioners, with the overall aim of developing the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Competency Standards in addition to students displaying UQ graduate attributes in their practice. The course aims to develop in graduates an awareness and understanding of the health issues, cultural values and diversity pertinent to midwifery practice. During the preceptored clinical experience students should have an opportunity to apply and build upon the theoretical concepts learned in foundations of midwifery practice and the interpersonal, and midwifery clinical assessment and intervention skills learned as part of this course. Students should be able to build on the knowledge gained in previous midwifery professional education and practice and advance this practice to include the management of obstetric emergency situations. Midwifery students will also have the opportunity to complete the professional requirement for continuity of care experience of their midwifery clients. NB. Enrolment in this course in Summer Semester is by departmental consent - contact the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work for permission.

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