NMHS10380 Clinical Practice 1 (M)

Academic Year 2022/2023

The aim of the module is to introduce the student to clinical midwifery practice and is designed to facilitate the integration of skills, knowledge, practice and professional behaviours in the clinical setting. The student is provided with an opportunity to apply under direct supervision of a registered midwife, theory and skills previously learned in the classroom and clinical skills laboratory, to the care of the mother and fetus/infant in the antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal period. The student will participate in the physical examination of the pregnant woman and assess fetal wellbeing and also participate in the physical examination of the postnatal woman and her newborn baby.

The credit load of the module reflects the student effort hours required to achieve the learning outcomes. The module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional midwife registration (NMBI,2016).

This module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registrations. The student must pass all individual clinical placements before a pass grade can be awarded for the module. The student must pass all clinical assessments & complete all clinical hours for Stage 1 of the programme before progressing to Stage 2 of the programme.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this clinical module students should be able to:
1. Discuss the role and philosophy of midwifery and its application to practice across the spectrum of midwifery
care (antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal).
2. Participate with the midwife in provision of midwifery care (under direct supervision of a registered midwife) to women in pregnancy, labour & birth, and to mothers and babies in the postnatal period
3. Incorporate professional standards of clinical practice and professional conduct.
4. Discuss basic concepts involved in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of midwifery practice.
5. Through reflection demonstrate a cognisance of their own abilities and limitations working under supervision of preceptors to address areas for improvement.
6. Begin to work as a member of the Multidisciplinary team demonstrating an awareness of the scope of midwifery and student midwife practice.
7. Begin to understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate midwifery care.
8. Demonstrate the ability to communicate appropriately, with women and their families, preceptor and other members of the multidisciplinary team including verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
9. Begin to demonstrate the midwifery knowledge attitude and skills appropriate to year one of the programme.

Indicative Module Content:

The student will normally undertake 11 weeks of supernumerary clinical placement across the core areas of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care during Stage 1 of the programme. The placement is assessed by clinical preceptors using a clinical assessment workbook and is assessed on a pass/fail basis. 100% attendance is required in clinical placement.
Other - The student must maintain a record of their clinical experiences (every week) as outlined by EU Directive 2005/36/EC and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2016)= NMCAT
The student will also participate in protected reflective time of a minimum of one hour per week.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Placement/Work Experience

385

Total

385

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Key teaching and learning approaches used in the module may include: active/task-based learning; peer/multidisciplinary team learning, reflective learning; learning during the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of midwifery care for women and babies. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Have attempted all core midwifery and shared modules in Stage 1, Trimester 1.

All clinical placement modules must be passed and all of the clinical time completed for the CURRENT STAGE before the student can progress to the next stage of the programme.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
NMHS10370 - Labour and Birth, NMHS10390 - Essence of Midwifery Practice, NMHS10400 - Promoting Women's Health

Incompatibles:
NMHS33600 - Women’s Hlth in Social Context


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Midwifery Competency Assessment Tool
Medication Workbook
Clinical Record Experience Book
Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

100


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on clinical performance during the placement will be given to the student by the Preceptor, Co-preceptor (if allocated), Clinical Midwife Manager and Clinical Placement Coordinator.

Health Information and Quality Authority (2016) ‘National Standards for Safer Better Maternity Services’ Dublin: Health Information and Quality Authority

Howlin, F. & Halligan, P. (2016) Supporting Nursing and Midwifery students with a Disability in Clinical Practice: A Resource guide, University College Dublin, Dublin.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2021) Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Midwives. Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2020) National Quality Clinical Learning Environment Professional guidance, Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2022) Practice Standards for Midwives. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, Dublin

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2015c) Recording professional practice professional guidance. Available online at: https://www.nmbi.ie/nmbi/media/NMBI/Publications/recording-clinical-practice-professional-guidance.pdf?ext=.pdf.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2015d) Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework. Dublin

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2016) Midwife Registration Programme Standards and Requirements, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, Dublin.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2020) Guidance for Registered Nurses and Midwives on Medication Administration. Available at: https://www.nmbi.ie/Standards-Guidance/Medicines-Management (Accessed 1 September 2020)
Name Role
Dr Lorraine Carroll Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Mary Curtin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Denise O'Brien Lecturer / Co-Lecturer