NMHS33040

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this clinical module students should be able to:

Discuss the role and philosophy of midwifery and its application to practice across the spectrum of midwifery care (antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal).

Participate with the midwife in provision of midwifery care (under direct supervision of registered midwife) to women in pregnancy and labour, and to mothers and babies in the postnatal period.

Incorporate professional standards of clinical practice and professional conduct.

Discuss basic concepts involved in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of midwifery practice.

Through reflection demonstrate a cognisance of their own abilities and limitations working under supervision of preceptors to address areas for improvement.

Begin to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team demonstrating an awareness of the scope of midwifery and student midwife practice.

Begin to understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to organise prioritise and co-ordinate midwifery care.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate appropriately, with preceptor and other members of the multidisciplinary team including verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.

Begin to demonstrate the midwifery knowledge attitude and skills appropriate to this phase of the programme.

Indicative Module Content:

The placement is assessed by clinical preceptors using a clinical assessment document and is assessed on a pass/fail basis.

100% attendance is required in clinical placement.

The student must maintain a record of their clinical experiences as outlined by EU Directive 2005/36/EC and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2016).

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:

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, preceptorship, support by Clinical Midwifery Tutor on site, online discussion board

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Learning Requirements:

Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as Registered General Nurse is required

Attendance and engagement with required theory modules: NMHS33070, NMHS33060 and NMHS33050 is required before students are permitted to attend the clinical site for clinical placement.

The placement is assessed by clinical preceptors using clinical assessment documents over a 6-week period. 'Week' means the standard working week in hours, being applied to students of midwifery by their health care institution at any given time during the programme (NMBI, 2017).

This module is delivered over more than one trimester (UCD Academic Regulations 2019-2020, Section 3.5).

This module is part of the essential clinical requirements for professional registration. The student must pass all three individual clinical placements before a pass grade can be awarded for the module.

The student must maintain a record of their clinical experiences as outlined by EU Directive 2005/36/EC and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2016).

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.

 

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
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are provided both formal and informal feedback by their preceptors at intervals throughout the clinical placement. Where a student is having significant difficulties in meeting standards during a clinical placement or, where a student is unsuccessful in their clinical assessment then a protocol is enacted. This protocol outlines the events and actions that should take place in these circumstances and this includes details relating to providing feedback.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2020) Guidance for Registered Nurses and Midwives on Medication Adminsitration. Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

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 (2025) Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Midwives. Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2015a) ‘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 (2022) Midwife Registration Programme Standards and Requirements, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, Dublin.