MID3222 Safety in midwifery and nursing contexts
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MID3222 Safety in midwifery and nursing contexts is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before MID3222
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MID3222
No unit lists MID3222 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Course code M3007
Prerequisites: MID2010, NUR1113 & NUR2228
Overview
This clinical unit focuses on the essential requirements of the registered nurse or registered midwife to demonstrate an understanding of safety in health care contexts.
Acknowledging that healthcare can cause harm, this unit introduces the complexity of contemporary healthcare for practitioners with dual nursing and midwifery registration. Building upon foundational knowledge regarding scope of practice, this unit aims to prepare students to practice safely.
Students will also examine the particular needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they are amongst the most at risk populations in the Australian healthcare system.
This unit is divided into three modules focusing on concepts of safety and clinical risk, quality improvement and professional standards in nursing and midwifery practice.
The ongoing use of the clinical reasoning cycle will build the students' critical thinking, demonstrating understanding of what it is to think like a nurse or midwife and develop skills in healthcare safety.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Group case study30%
- Essay (2,500 words)Competency hurdle40%
- Graded clinical placement report 120 hoursCompetency hurdle30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the complexities of healthcare safety and evaluate the principles of clinical risk and governance;
- 2
Explain the contribution of 'human factors' to the provision of healthcare and the importance of inter-professional collaboration to minimise risk in the provision of healthcare;
- 3
Apply the principles of quality improvement including the methods and tools used to measure patient/woman safety in varying clinical contexts;
- 4
Evaluate the scope of practice of a nurse and midwife in relation to the Nursing Practice and Midwifery Practice decision making frameworks;
- 5
Critically analyse the complexity of the healthcare and safety risks of maternal health for women in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;;
- 6
Demonstrate developing midwifery competence based upon the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife standards for practice and Code of conduct for midwives, and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Code of ethics for midwives.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
Students must attend a minimum of 80% of all scheduled Clinical Learning Environment activities. Absences of greater than 20% of clinical learning environment need to be explained. Students must attend 100% of the scheduled Clinical Placement. A medical certificate must be provided for all absences from clinical placement.
Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Wendy Pollock
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Matty Gomera
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MID3222?
MID3222 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MID3222 offered?
In 2022, MID3222 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does MID3222 have an exam?
No. MID3222 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.