Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 4
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk
This course will consolidate students' midwifery practice within the Continuity of Care Experiences (CoCE). Clinical practice hours are allocated to the recruitment and continuation of the 10 CoCE required for AHPRA registration as a midwife. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all clinical midwifery practice experiences including the achieved number of births in which they acted as the primary accoucheur and the required number of CoCE are documented in the student's ePAD. It is a requirement of the course that at least two (2) CoCE are recruited this semester.
MIDW3102 is the fifth course in the Clinical Practice stream. The educational focus is on developing in depth midwifery knowledge and practice within the practice setting and with with Continuity of Care Experiences (CoCE).ﾠ Clinical experiences will occur throughout the semester, commencing in Week 1 of the semester, or early commencement in the new university year. In this period, students are allocated 160 hours of clinical practice which includes allocated shifts in the antenatal clinic, to enable and support students to recruit women for their required CoCE, as well as continuing to meet the requirements of birth and postnatal experiences. ﾠStudents will be attending care during the 24 hour time period across seven days of the week,ﾠas determined by the requirements and needs of each woman in the CoCE, as well as rostered clinical shifts. Students must be aware that when they are attending care encounters with their CoCE or attending clinical shiftsﾠthat they are there as representatives of the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work of the University of Queensland, therefore, professional presentation, deportment and behaviour is essential.
It is a requirement of the clinical course MIDW3102 that studentsﾠrecruitﾠat least two (2) CoCE, however, by the end of this courseﾠeight (8) CoCE in total for the program, needs to be have been recruited.ﾠ It is the responsibility of the Course Coordinator and Practice Educator assigned to the student to provide support and regular ongoing evaluation of each student's clinical midwifery experience through the mid-point and final assessment aligned with this clinical course.ﾠ
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) requires documentation of each student’s achievement of all required midwifery practice experiences for graduation as a Midwife.ﾠ Your ePAD is the documentation platform and needs to be completed in each shift, in a live environment with the midwife, to sign off experiences as they occur each shift or experience.
Throughout the semester students are required to submit evidence of progress when on placement according to the assessment requirements outlined in Section 5.1. If furtherﾠevidence of progress is required, the students will be advised accordingly. Students who have not achieved/maintained performance commensurate with experience at any point in time throughout the semester will be notified and a formal placement learning plan will be implemented by the Course Coordinatorﾠ(in consultation with the Lead Practice Educator [Midwifery]). If fitness to practice concerns are raised, students may be withdrawn from the placement at the discretion ofﾠthe Program Lead, andﾠin consultation with the Headﾠof School.
Course requirements
Assumed background
It is assumed that students taking this course have successfully completed allﾠcourses in year one and two, or have been granted credit for these courses. Students will be required to be competent in the skills learned in year one and two in order to advance their practice.
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
MIDW2106
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
MIDW3001
Restrictions
BMid
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
This course profile uses a calendar variation whereby Week 1 is Week 1 of semester (week beginning 20 January), not UQ Teaching Week 1.
Please Additional timetable information relating to the on campus workshop sessionsﾠcan be obtained from your Course Coordinator or the companion Blackboard website.
Aims and outcomes
This course is the fifth clinical practice course and provides students with professional experience following their Continuity of Care Experiences and consolidating skills in the clinical practice environment. This will enable students to develop their overall practice skills emphasising woman centred care. Students will practice in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice (2018).
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Critique the evidence of the impact of continuity of care on outcomes for mothers and babies.
LO2.
Prioritise effective relationships when working in partnership with woman and families during continuity of care experiences that involves collaborative midwifery practice, utilising effective communication and digital technologies.
LO3.
Evaluate the legal and professional responsibilities of the midwifery student as part of the multidisciplinary team when caring for women and families in the continuity of care experiences.
LO4.
Prioritise the practice skills required to provide safe woman centred care including monitoring, assessment, and effective communication in the context of all midwifery practice experiences.
LO5.
Reflect on the midwifery student’s role in all midwifery practice experiences and the positive impact this can have on health and well-being of mothers and babies.
LO6.
Develop interprofessional practice skills in conflict management and collaborative leadership and enhance skills in role clarification, team functioning, interprofessional communication, client-centred care.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance, Placement, Portfolio |
Clinical Placement Preparation and Development
|
NGP |
To be completed halfway through your clinical placement. |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Reflection |
IPCP Curriculum Assessment
|
Pass/Fail (Must Pass) | |
| Performance, Placement, Portfolio |
Clinical Placement Completion
|
NGP |
The due date for these assessments will be when the student is close to the completion of 160 hours of clinical placement. |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Clinical Placement Preparation and Development
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Written
- Category
- Performance, Placement, Portfolio
- Weight
- NGP
- Due date
To be completed halfway through your clinical placement.
- Other conditions
- Work integrated learning.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
This assessment task comprises of three (3) parts which will examine and extend your preparedness and development of clinical placement.
Part 1.
This assessment comprises of two (2) parts and requires the student to undertake online assessments on medication rights and drug calculations.
To pass this assessment students must achieve 100% in both assessment tasks and is to be completed by week one (1) of commencement of clinical practice.
Part 2.
Demonstration of knowledge and reflective practice through Observed Clinical Practice and Feedback submissions.
Part 3.
Demonstrated capability in clinical practice commensurate with the MIDW3102 Course Learning Outcomes evidenced by completion and submission of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT).
Please access the task description in the Blackboard site for more detailed information.
Submission guidelines
Students are required to upload and submit their completed medication safety certificates to the link under Assessment in the MIDW3102 Blackboard site.
Completion of the mid-point AMSAT and skills will be completed in the student's ePAD.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Applying for an extension
Extension requests are submitted online via my.UQ. Extension requests received in any other way will not be approved.
Information about applying for an extension can be found on my.UQ.
Extension guidelines
- Extension requests should be submitted prior to the assessment deadline.
- Extension requests must state the due date and the due time of the assessment.
- Requests for extensions received after the assessment item submission due date may not be approved. Late requests must include evidence of the reasons for the late request.
- The extension granted should be in proportion to the period of illness or disruption caused by the exceptional circumstances and will typically be no more than the specified maximum extension length.
- Students on a Student Access Plan (SAP) with a clause on extension requests must still adhere to the extensions request policy outlined. Students need to attach the SAP and a note outlining their current situation with the online extension application. A maximum of 7 days will be granted on the basis of an SAP. An extension request beyond 7 days will require additional supporting information as this request will not be considered on the basis of the SAP, but rather additional events (whether they relate to the circumstances of the SAP or not).
Outcome of application
- Extension requests are generally processed within 2 working days. Students can see the outcome of their application by logging in to my.UQ.
Late submission
You will receive a mark of 0 if this assessment is submitted late.
IPCP Curriculum Assessment
- Hurdle
- Team or group-based
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Reflection
- Weight
- Pass/Fail (Must Pass)
Task description
There are two (2) parts to this assessment.
Part One requires you to complete a poster and will draw on the online and face-to-face content from Modules 4 and 5 and the knowledge and skills you developed from Modules 1 to 3. You will present your poster for peer feedback in Module 6.
Part Two involves creating a 3-minute video and will draw on the online and face-to-face content from Modules 4, 5 and 6 and the knowledge and skills you developed from Modules 1 to 3.
Students will have the opportunity to begin work on each part of the assessment within the team during tutorials and will be expected to spend additional time with the team to complete each task.
This is a team assessment. Teams will be assigned during your first tutorial. Please refer to the assessment information on Learn.UQ for the assessment due date for each team.
Teams will need to submit both parts of your assessment in the Assessment tab on the IPCP Learn.UQ course site. Additional information regarding submission and requirements for the assessment will be provided on the IPCP Learn.UQ course site.
Hurdle requirements
The IPCP module is a Pass/Fail assessment task You must pass this item to pass the course. Students who pass the module will receive a course grade based on the remaining assessment in the course.Submission guidelines
Online submission via Blackboard. Please refer to the IPCP HABS1240 JAC and Blackboard site.
The IPCP module is a Pass/Fail assessment task. Students who pass the module will receive a course grade based on the remaining assessment in the course
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Late submission
- Students who engage with the module, participate in the group work and submit a genuine attempt but do not achieve a pass grade for their submitted work will be given a second opportunity to pass the module by completing a reflective essay. If this is task is successfully completed, a grade will be awarded based on the remaining assessment in the course.
- Students who do not engage with the module, fail to participate in the group work, or do not submit a genuine attempt, will be given an opportunity to complete a 5,000 word assignment on teamwork. Successful completion of this assignment will enable to be eligible to pass the course.
- Students who fail the module who do not complete either the reflective essay nor the teamwork assignment will be awarded a Fail grade for the course (if the remaining assessment in the course would result in a Pass, a Fail grade will be awarded).
Clinical Placement Completion
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Written
- Category
- Performance, Placement, Portfolio
- Weight
- NGP
- Due date
The due date for these assessments will be when the student is close to the completion of 160 hours of clinical placement.
- Other conditions
- Work integrated learning.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
This assessment requires you to demonstrate successful completion of clinical placement. Final year midwifery students' practice should align with the Midwife Standards for Practice (NMBA, 2018), learning outcomes and identified goals for the semester. There are three (3) parts to this assessment:
Part 1. Demonstration of performance, knowledge and reflective practice through the Observed Clinical Practice and Feedback submissions.
Part 2. Completion and upload of Midwifery Practice Experiences.
Students are required to complete and have verified/signed off the following midwifery practice experiences, which are dependent on your clinical placement:
- 60 midwifery practice experiences
Students are required to recruit and commence the following amount of COCEs which includes upload of consent forms in Myprogress ePAD.
- At least two (2) women
Part 3. Demonstrated capability in clinical practice commensurate with the MIDW3102 Course Learning Objectives evidenced by completion and submission of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT).
Please access the task description in the Blackboard site for more detailed information.
Hurdle requirements
Students must pass all assessments parts in this assessment to be able to pass the course.Submission guidelines
Students are to submit their Final AMSAT form via their ePAD, and MPEs and CoCe will be submitted at the time of completion, in a live environment, via their ePAD with the midwife verification.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Please contact your course coordinator .
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Pass/Fails | Description |
|---|---|
| P |
Course grade description: Students must complete, submit and pass each item of assessment in order to successfully complete the course. Demonstrates competence in applying knowledge in conducting midwifery clinical practice including continuity of care experiences.ﾠ Students must achieve a minimum score of 3 in every assessment criteria on the Final AMSAT in order to successfully complete the course. All assessment items in this course are NGP (non graded pass). 160 hours of clinical placementﾠwithin the rostered placement period allocatedﾠmust be documented in the student's ePAD to successfully complete this course.ﾠ In addition: Midwifery Practice Experience Requirements It is a requirement by the end of MIDW3102 that all BMid students have uploaded and submitted to the ePAD MPEs and recruited (at least x 2), in progress or completed continuity of care experiences (CoCE) conductedﾠin the MIDW3102 semester, totalling 60 experiences in the student's ePAD. |
| F |
Course grade description: Unable to demonstrate competence in applying knowledge in completing midwifery practice experience and continuity of care experiences. Does not adhere to expected scope of practice. Undertakes medication preparation, dispensing or administration without direct supervision by a Registered Midwife. Does not complete the clinical hours required in this course within the designated, rostered period. Does not complete, submit and pass all items of assessment in this course. Does not complete and submit to the midwifery ePAD the required MPEs for the course. Does not recruit the required amount of CoCE for the course. Failure to complete the assessments and requirements of this course will hinder the ability to graduate. |
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for this course.
Supplementary assessment is not available for this course because the assessment is based on the student meeting the course learning outcomes over a 160-hour semester-long placement.
Additional assessment information
All items of assessment must be completed and submitted for student to pass the course.
Work that has previously been submitted for assessment, either in part or in whole by a student and is resubmitted for assessment in another course, does not comply with Academic Integrity standards.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks |
Tutorial |
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Modules There are three modules that consist of on-line preparation and face-to-face in class learning activities. In Module Four, you will develop knowledge and skills to identify and manage conflict in healthcare teams. In Modules Five and Six you will expand your skills to communicate assertively in your team and advocate for your client applying your interprofessional practice skills. You will work in small teams in the tutorial groups with your peers from: Dentistry, Exercise Physiology, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology. You will work in your team to engage in a range of learning activities to develop your knowledge and skills to help prepare you for working in teams when caring for clients. |
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 18 |
Practical |
Clinical Practice Clinical practice attendance at your allocated clinical practice hospital. Completion of 160 hours of clinical practice is compulsory. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 1 (20 Jan - 26 Jan) |
Lecture |
Introduction to Course - early starters This lecture will provide students with the information to commence and complete their semester practice requirements as they work towards developing their midwifery practice and completing their midwifery practice experiences. This session is for students starting their clinical placement before Week 1 of the semester. Learning outcomes: L03, L05 |
Week 5 (17 Feb - 23 Feb) |
Workshop |
Perineal suturing and simulation Students will learn and practice the skill of perineal suturing as well as simulation using innovative technologies. Students will be allocated to one workshop on the 20/2 or the 21/2. See Blackboard for further information and schedule. Learning outcomes: L04, L05 |
Week 6 (24 Feb - 02 Mar) |
Lecture |
Repeated Introduction to Course This lecture will provide students with the information to commence and complete their semester practice requirements as they work towards developing their midwifery practice and completing their midwifery practice experiences. See timetable for date and time. Learning outcomes: L03, L05 |
Multiple weeks From Week 7 To Week 16 |
General contact hours |
Midwifery Practice Consultation These sessions will provide additional support and activities for students to share their clinical practice experiences, work through practice issues, to apply to their midwifery practice for future practice development. See timetable for weeks, dates, and times. Learning outcomes: L03, L05 |
Week 14 (28 Apr - 04 May) |
Workshop |
Employability Communicating your Employability - this session will assist students with writing CVs, cover letters, and selection criteria responses. Learning outcomes: L02, L03, L05 |
Week 17 (19 May - 25 May) |
Symposium |
Graduate Symposium This symposium invites representatives from Hospital Health Services (HHS) and key organisations to provide students with information relating to graduate opportunities and registration. See Blackboard for further information, date and time. Learning outcomes: L02 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.
You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course: