HNM323 - Neonatal Challenges in Midwifery Practice
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jacqui McGregor |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355 |
| Campus contact: | Waterfront (Geelong): Melissa Blake |
| Prerequisite: | HNM202 or HNM322 |
| Corequisite: | HNM310 or HNM330 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 2 hour seminars in week 1 |
Note:Department of Health – Safety Screening Requirements - Police Record Check, Working With Children Check and Immunisation Status In accordance with the Department of Health policy, all students are required to undertake a Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. In accordance with the Worker Screening Act 2020, all students are required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to the commencement of clinical placement will not be able to undertake clinical placement and this will impede progress in the course. Students are required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation. | |
Content
This unit is the second of three units within the Midwifery Studies Cluster: Year 3. In this unit, students will examine care of the pre-term, small for gestational age and term infants who develop complex health issues. The delivery of care related to neonatal challenges in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of health professionals will be explored.
Students will further develop knowledge, skills and mindsets to care for the neonate and family where a newborn requires additional care and/or admission to the special care nursery.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain the underlying pathophysiology of specific health challenges which may be experienced by the neonate. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Apply, culturally safe and evidence-based approach to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the neonate. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate psychomotor skills to deliver safe and quality care of the vulnerable neonate. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Case study | 2000 words equivalent | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Skills assessment (Hurdle) | 10% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 minutes | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
- Assessment task 2 - Skills assessment
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HNM323 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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