HNM330 - Quality and Safety: Midwifery Practice 1
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355 |
| Previously: | Unit was previously HNM310 Midwifery Practice 1 |
| Prerequisite: | HNM322 |
| Corequisite: | HNM323 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will spend 240 hours over the trimester undertaking a midwifery practice experience (MPE), including a particular focus on experiences caring for infants with complex health challenges. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 240 hours Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE) |
Content
This unit is the third of three units within Midwifery Studies: Year 3. This unit is one of two units that has a primary focus on clinical learning. Student learning will focus on developing and consolidating midwifery knowledge, skills, and proficiencies through extended clinical learning experiences in midwifery practice settings.
Students will have the opportunity to observe the midwife's role and function within a multidisciplinary maternity care team and participate in supervised care of women, neonates, including those neonates with complex care needs, and their families.
During a 240-hour Midwifery Practice Experience, students will develop mindsets and apply knowledge and skills learned in this unit and previous units.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.
Commonwealth Prac Payment
From 1 July 2025, the Australian Government is intending to introduce the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to assist eligible students with costs related to mandatory placements in higher education courses for teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work.
Hurdle requirements
- Must pass -Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE)