HPRO5409 – Midwifery Practice: Midwifery Skills

Module code

HPRO5409

Module title

Midwifery Practice: Midwifery Skills

Prescription

The aim of this course is for aakonga to further develop knowledge, skills and attitudes for midwifery assessment and practice.

NZQA Level

Level 5

NZQA Credits

Delivery method

Web-Enhanced

Learning hours

Total learning hours: 150

Resources required

Learning Outcomes: LO1: Apply communication skills for culturally competent and professional midwifery practice.
LO2: Apply assessment and practice skills for culturally competent midwifery practice.
LO3: Achieve selected performance criteria for Midwifery Council Competencies to the expected level, for midwifery assessment and practice.
Content: • Applications of culturally safe practice
• Midwifery partnership
• Tuuranga Kaupapa principles in practice
• Cultural competence
• Safety in the midwifery practice environment
• Communication
• Professional relationships
• Documentation
• Professional accountability
• Consent and informed consent
• Assessment, monitoring and practice skills
• IV priming a line
• IV medication
• Venepuncture
• Wound dressing
• Urinary catheterisation
• Maternal pelvis
• Fetal skull
• Mechanism of Labour
• Pelvic floor
• Adult physical assessment
• Knot tying/suture technique
• Examination of whenua
• Capillary blood testing
• Estimated blood loss
• Cultural competence
• Clinical documentation
• Clinical practice
• Reflection practice
• Midwifery Council Competencies for Entry to the Register of Midwives
• Midwifery Scope of Practice
Learning and Teaching Resource: All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
Teaching and Learning Strategy: Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods. The activities chosen will align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional-specific requirements, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
Assessment Criteria: Assessment in this course supports both achievement and competency-based assessment. Aakonga must achieve all learning outcomes and successfully complete all assessment items to pass this course.
Competency-based assessment completion: Aakonga must successfully complete all specified competency-based assessment items. There are no resubmission/resit opportunities for competency assessments.
Achievement-based assessment completion: Aakonga must submit all specified achievement-based assessment items and obtain a minimum of 50% in each achievement-based assessment.