Courses & Units
Advanced Midwifery Practice CNA748
Offered to Registered Midwives with extensive clinical experience. Completion of the Graduate Diploma in Midwifery (or equivalent) is required. This unit uses group work and late enrolment may affect your ability to participate actively.
Introduction
The aim of this unit is to assist midwives with advanced knowledge and skills to identify and explore opportunities for transformative midwifery practice within their own individual clinical settings. The unit examines and critiques leadership theories and practices in midwifery. Students explore key strategies aimed at stimulating innovation, learning, and collaboration in midwifery practice. The course provides students with the opportunity to gain leadership skills through experiential learning.
Summary
| Unit name | Advanced Midwifery Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CNA748 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| College/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Coordinator | Doctor Paula Foran |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the factors that have influenced past and present leadership in nursing/ midwifery.
- Identify and critique the major theories relating to clinical leadership in nursing/midwifery.
- Illustrate the link between leadership and clinical governance.
- Identify and evaluate techniques and methods to promote practice development and practice change.
- Distinguish and reflect on the contextual factors and personal and group behaviours that influence the effectiveness of collaborative practice.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not applicable |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
H6G - Graduate Diploma of MidwiferyTeaching
| Assessment | Essay (20%)|Essay (20%)|Project (30%)|Reflection (30%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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