Enrolment & Clinical Information Bachelor of Midwifery ... study plans BMid.pdf · Units Granted CT Study Plan AHW Cert IV Maternal Child Health YES 40 CUC107; NUR115; MID102 (NUR125)

Enrolment & Clinical Information

Bachelor of Midwifery

(Pre-Registration) BMID Important information for students regarding BMID enrolment

at Charles Darwin University

Semester 1 2012

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CONTENTS

Page/s

Conditions of enrolment (Must Read) 3

Important Information Regarding Clinical Placement Units 4-6

Study Plan Information (Including How to Apply for Advanced Standing) 7-8

• NPQ No previous qualifications 9-10

• AHW- Cert IV 11-13

• ENH– Hospital Trained Enrolled Nurses 14-15

• EN4D Cert IV/Diploma Enrolled Nurses 16-17

• RNH– Hospital Trained Registered Nurses 18

• RNB- Completed Bachelor of Nursing 19-20

Specialist Electives 21

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INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IN THE BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY (Pre-Registration) - BMID

CONDITIONS OF ENROLMENT

The ability of the university to provide the clinical placement component of the course relies on the

availability of clinical places in the health sector which, in the case of midwifery, is influenced by the

number of births available in the sectors. For this reason enrolment numbers at CDU are limited and

are subject to the following conditions.

Your decision to enrol in the Bachelor of Midwifery (Pre-Registration) is an agreement to accept

the following conditions:

1. You agree to undertake the clinical placement component of the program at the time and place

designated by the University

2. You have read the Pre-Clinical Requirement, Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) and Clinical Placement

Information contained within this booklet; therefore , your continuing enrolment in the course

is an agreement to accept the conditions surrounding CTB’s and clinical placements;

3. You have enrolled according to a study plan contained within this booklet;

4. You agree to discuss any deviation from the specified study plan with the ALU in writing (when

swapping/changing units) via email to [email protected]

• Information to assist you in identifying the study plan that applies to your enrolment is

included in this enrolment booklet.

If you are unable to find a study pathway that suits you,

or have other post graduate qualifications in health. E.g.

RN with hospital certificate and a Graduate Diploma in

Nursing or other health field please contact the midwifery

course coordinator and discuss your situation. Tel: 08

8946 7253 or email:

[email protected]

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CLINICAL PLACEMENT UNITS

The following must be read in conjunction with point two in the Conditions of Enrolment.

Prior to enrolling in any clinical placement units, you will be required to complete a

nomination process. The following link contains important information about the

nomination process, http://www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/health/practicum/practicum.html Please

be aware that it is your responsibility to organise your own travel and accommodation

arrangements and meet all associated costs with clinical placement units.

Pre-clinical Requirements

As a Bachelor of Midwifery student at CDU, you are required to submit pre-clinical

documentation specific to your state or territory prior to attending clinical placement. This

documentation is generally required at least 4 weeks prior to attending clinical placement.

For further information regarding pre-clinical requirements including immunisation

requirements and submission dates by state and territory, please go to the following link:

http://www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/health/practicum/preclinical_requirements.html

Clinical Placement Unit Summary

UNIT CODE AND NAME CTB COMPONENT PLACEMENT COMPONENT

MID101

Introduction to Midwifery Practice

Five day University-based

clinical teaching block

10 day placement

(80 hours)

Community Midwifery

MID102

Fundamental Midwifery Skills


clinical teaching block.

15 day placement

(120 hours)

Ante/Intra/Postnatal inpatient

areas

MID202 Professional Midwifery

Practice 1



20 day placement

(160 hours)

Antenatal/ Intrapartum/postnatal

MID 204

Professional Midwifery Practice 2

No CTB 30 Day Placement

(240 hours)

Antenatal/ Intrapartum/postnatal

MID301 Women’s Health


(80 hours)

Well women/family

planning/acute care medical &

surgical

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Practice 3



30 Day Placement

(240 hours)

Community midwifery/hospital

midwifery

Includes caseload & on-call


Practice 4


(240 hours)

Community midwifery/hospital

midwifery

Includes caseload & on-call

MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care No CTB 15 day placement

(120 hours)

Special care nursery level 2

Total Hours = 1280 - Accumulated over the duration of the course.

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Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) Information

Prior to attending a clinical placement you must successfully complete a 5 day CTB during which time

you will practice and be assessed on the skills required to undertake your placement. N.B. MID 204

and MID306 do not have a CTB attached; the skills you will need are covered in the CTB attached to

MID202 and MID303 respectively and you will have been assessed accordingly. The custom built

laboratories at Darwin and Alice Springs campuses provide an opportunity for you to meet other

students and staff, while exposing you to aspects of primary maternity and health care in the NT.

Clinical placement Information

Students may nominate for a placement in their own state or territory at a preferred health care

facility, but are not permitted to arrange their own placement/s. Placements interstate are not

guaranteed.

CDU has strong ties with both private and public health care facilities throughout Australia and has

successfully placed students in all states and territories; however, due to the demand made on

interstate health care facilities by many educational institutions, many facilities are now limiting the

number of placements they offer and this may impact on course progression.

PLEASE NOTE: Students may need to travel outside their home state in order to complete their

placement unit/s. Students are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation

arrangements and meeting all associated costs.

Whilst every effort will be made to meet a request for a preferred facility within the semester for

which the student is enrolled, CDU reserves the right to place students at a facility other than that

which is nominated and outside the semester for which they have enrolled. In order to meet the

clinical requirements of the midwifery course, students must be prepared to attend placement

outside semester dates, including semester breaks and be able to be ‘on-call’ at times.

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STUDY PLAN INFORMATION

The Bachelor of Midwifery (BMID) is a progressive course with each study plan being designed to

facilitate appropriate student progression (unit sequencing in the study plan builds upon the

knowledge that should be obtained in a previous semester/year). The School advises all students to

follow one of the study plans contained in this information package as any deviation is likely to

increase the course duration. Any deviation from the study plan should be discussed with the ALU or

the BMID course coordinator prior to enrolling in units to minimise the impact of any deviation.

APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION/ADVANCED STANDING/CREDIT TRANSFER

Students wishing to apply for advanced standing based on previous studies or incomplete studies

from CDU or another institution are required to complete the HE113- Application for Exemption

form which is located at http://www.cdu.edu.au/studentportal/adminforms.html. It is important to

note that applications for advanced standing/credit transfer can take up to 3 weeks to be processed.

Please note: A certified copy of your academic transcript, key to grades and unit outlines (document

detailing the learning outcomes and assessments) must be supplied with your completed form as

applications without supporting documentation will not be processed. As the University does not

accept photocopied, faxed or scanned versions of a certified document, please post your application

to the address provided on the HE113 form.

• To identify the units for which you are seeking credit (requirement of the HE113 form) go to

the CDU website and click on Courses (very top of main CDU page) and use the search box to

locate the BMID course and units. You can then click on the hyperlinks beside the units to

check the unit description.

BMID AGREED CREDIT TRANSFER PATHWAYS

ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKER

Qualification Current

Registration

Required

Credit

Points

eligible

Units Granted CT Study Plan

AHW Cert IV

Maternal Child Health

YES

40

CUC107; NUR115;

MID102 (NUR125) and SE.

AHW

AHW Cert IV Primary Health YES 40 CUC107; NUR115;


AHW

AHW Cert IV

Clinical

YES 40 CUC107; NUR115;


AHW

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ENROLLED NURSE


Registration

Required

Credit

Points

eligible

Units Granted CT Study

Plan

Hosp cert. YES 20 CP MID102 (NUR125);

NUR240.

ENH

Cert IV EN YES 60 CP CUC107; NUR115; MID102 (NUR125); SBI171;

SBI172; NUR240.

EN4

Diploma YES 60 CP CUC107; NUR115; MID102 (NUR125); SBI171;

SBI172; NUR240.

END

REGISTERED NURSE


Registration

Required

Credit

Points

eligible

Units

Granted

CT

Study

Plan

Hospital Cert Yes 60 CUC100; CUC107; NUR115;

SBI171;SBI172;MID102

RNH

Bachelor of

Nursing

Yes 120 CUC100; CUC107; SBI171; SBI172; NUR115;

SWK142B; MID102 (NUR125); NUR210; NUR240;

NUR248; MID301; Spec Elec.

RNB

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STUDY PLANS FOR COMENCING STUDENTS WITH NO PREVIOUS QUALIFICATIONS

Legend for unit types:

CU = Common Unit CO = Core SE = Specialist Elective

R = Research P = Practicum/Placement/Professional

Practice E = Elective

NPQ FULL TIME – 4 units per semester over 6 semesters (3 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1

CUC100 Academic Literacies CU CUC107 Northern Perspectives CU

SBI171 Anatomy & Physiology 1 CO SBI172 Anatomy & Physiology 2 CO

NUR115 Foundations of Primary Health Care CO SWK142B Communication Skills CO

MID101 Introduction to Midwifery Practice

CTB P

Mid102 Fundamental Skills for Midwifery

Practice CTB P

Year 2

NUR210 Health Sociology CO NUR248 Research & Evidence-based Health CO

HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO NUR240 Lifespan Development CO

MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO

MID202 Professional Midwifery Practice 1

CTB P MID204 Professional Midwifery Practice 2 P

Year 3

MID301 Women’s Health P MID305 Healthy Childbearing 4. CO

MID302 Healthy Childbearing 3 CO MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4. P


CTB P MID304 Specialist Neonatal Care P P

MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO Specialist Elective SE

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NPQ - PART TIME – 2 units per semester over 12 semesters (6 years).

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1



Year 2



CTB P

MID102 Fundamental Skills for Midwifery

Practice CTB P

Year 3

MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO NUR248 Research & Evidence-based Health CO


CTB P NUR240 Lifespan Development CO

Year 4

NUR210 Health Sociology CO MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO

HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO MID204 Professional Midwifery Practice 2 P

Year 5

MID302 Healthy Childbearing 3 CO MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P


CTB P Specialist Elective SE

Year 6

MID301 Women’s Health P P MID305 Healthy Childbearing 4 CO

MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4 P P

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STUDY PLANS FOR ABORIGINAL HEALTH WORKERS

AHW FULL TIME 3-4 units per semester over 6 semesters (3 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1

CUC100 Academic Literacies CU SBI172 Anatomy & Physiology 2 CO

SBI171 Anatomy & Physiology 1 CO SWK142B Communication Skills CO


CTB P NUR248 Research & Evidence-based Health CO


Year 2


MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO MID204 Professional Midwifery Practice 2 P



MID301 Women’s Health P

Year 3

MID302 Healthy Childbearing 3 CO MID305 Healthy Childbearing 4. CO


CTB P MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4. P

MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO

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AHW PART TIME 1-2 units per semester over 12 semesters (6 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1

CUC100 Academic Literacies CU


Year 2


CTB P SWK142B Communication Skills CO

Year 3



CTB P NUR240 Lifespan Development CO

Year 4



Year 5



CTB P

Year 6


MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4 P CO

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AHW PART TIME 2-3 units per semester over 8 semesters (4 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1

CUC100 Academic Literacies CU SWK142B Communication Skills CO




Year 2

MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO NUR240 Lifespan Development CO


CTB P MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO


Year 3



CTB P MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4 P CO

NUR210 Health Sociology CO

Year 4

MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P

MID301 Women’s Health P P

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ENROLLED NURSES Hospital certificate

ENH FULLTIME 3-4 units per semester over 6 semesters (3 years).

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1





CTB P

Year 2


HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO

MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO MID204 Professional Midwifery Practice 2 P



Year 3

MID301 Women’s Health P MID305 Healthy Childbearing 4. CO

MID302 Healthy Childbearing 3 CO MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4. P




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ENH PART TIME 1- 2 units per semester over 12 semesters (6 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1



Year 2



CTB P

Year 3



CTB P

Year 4



Year 5




Year 6


MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4 P CO

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EN Cert IV or Diploma

ENCD FULLTIME 2 -4 units a semester over 6 semesters (3 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1


NUR210 Health Sociology NUR248 Research & Evidence-based Health CO

HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO Specialist Elective SE


CTB P

Year 2




MID301 Women’s Health P MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P P


Year 3




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ENCD PART TIME 2 units per semester over 9 semesters (4.5 years)

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1




Year 2

MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO



Year 3

NUR210 Health Sociology CO MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P

HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO Specialist Elective SE

Year 4



CTB P MID306 Professional Midwifery Practice 4 P P

Year 5

MID301 Women’s Health P P


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RN Hospital certificate (no tertiary qualifications).

RNH FULL TIME 2-4 units per semester over 6 semesters (3 years) N.B. All clinical will be

supernumerary (unpaid).

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1




CTB P SWK142B Communication Skills CO

MID301 Women’s Health P MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P P

Year 2




MID304 Midwifery in Global Perspective CO Specialist Elective SE

Year 3




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RN Bachelor of Nursing

RNB FULLTIME 2-4 units per semester. Recommended in conjunction with an employed (paid)

midwifery student program.

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1


CTB P MID203 Healthy Childbearing 2 CO


MID201 Healthy Childbearing 1 CO MID307 Specialist Neonatal Care P P


CTB P

Year 2





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RNB PART TIME 1-2 units per semester over 7 semesters (3.5 years) N.B. All clinical is

supernumerary (unpaid). Recommended to follow study plan above (RNB Full time) and obtain a

place in the NT employed midwifery student program.

Semester 1 unit

type Semester 2

unit

type

Year 1



HSC203 Indigenous Health Perspectives CO

Year 2




Year 3

MID302 Healthy Childbearing 3 CO MID305 Healthy Childbearing 4.



Year 4


If you are unable to find a study pathway that suits you, or have

other post graduate qualifications in health. E.g. RN with

hospital certificate and a Graduate Diploma in Nursing or other

health field please contact the midwifery course coordinator and

discuss your situation. Tel: 08 8946 7253 or email:

[email protected]

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SPECIALIST ELECTIVES

You are required to choose one specialist elective unit from the following list.

UNIT OFFERED

SEM 1 SEM2

HSC329 Primary Health Care Planning & Evaluation

Internal

External

HSC318 Remote Health

Internal

External

HSC201 Health Promotion

Internal

External

HSC205 Health policy

Internal

External

CIK340 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Nations

Internal

External

CIK 350 Cultural Transactions: Communication And Negotiation

TBA

Internal- A unit mode of study where regular attendance on campus or other approved

teaching location is required through regularly scheduled classes or as part of an agreed

schedule for the purpose of instruction and or supervision.

External- A unit mode of study for which regular attendance at the institution or campus is

not required and whereby lesson materials, assignments etc are delivered to the student

online through the universities on line learning platform, Learnline. External units may have

attendance requirements in the form of clinical teaching blocks or residentials. These are

usually a one week attendance, the remainder of the unit being delivered on line.

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Enrolment & Clinical Information Bachelor of Midwifery ... study plans BMid.pdf · Units Granted CT Study Plan AHW Cert IV Maternal Child Health YES 40 CUC107; NUR115; MID102 (NUR125)