Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Focus on a multidisciplinary approach to maternity care. Midwifery managed care. Political aspects in delivery of midwifery care. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated a knowledge of and an ability to use strategies which effect positive change in the delivery of midwifery care. Evaluated the impact of different care modalities to a selected midwifery population. Evaluated how and the extent to which local, national and global politics impact on contemporary Australian midwifery practice. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Fraser D., (Ed.), (2000), Professional Studies for Midwifery Practice, London, Churchill Livingstone. Jones S., (2000), Ethics In Midwifery, 2nd ed., London, Mosby. Kirkham M.J., (Ed.), (2000), The Midwife-Mother Relationship, London, Macmillan Press Ltd. Seymour J., (2000), Childbirth and the Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Critique 50%. Essay 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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