Course overview
To enable students to demonstrate appropriate midwifery knowledge, attitude and skills in a clinical practice environment and to achieve the course objectives in alignment with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
- Building Compassionate Professional Relationships
- Enhancing Resilience And Conflict Resolution Skills
Course learning outcomes
- Participate in safe and effective woman-centred midwifery care across the childbirth continuum for the woman and or neonate experiencing normal and or complex needs in accordance with legislative frameworks and the NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice
- Participate in respectful professional partnerships within the healthcare team to optimise outcomes for women and their families in the context of a multicultural society
- Apply appropriate communication strategies to promote an optimal physical, psychosocial and cultural environment for women, babies and their families
- Use evidence-based research to inform and plan practice within contemporary Australian healthcare contexts
- Promote primary and public health in midwifery practice for women, babies, their families and the community
- Evaluate own practice and its effect on women, babies, their families and others to improve quality of midwifery practice utilising critical reflection and analysis
- Document professional practice and learning experiences through an e-portfolio