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On completion of this clinical module the student should be able to:
Appraise the provision of services where the midwife is the lead health care professional.
Appraise the contribution that Clinical Midwifery Specialists and Advanced Midwife Practitioners make to maternity services from women experiencing both normal and complex pregnancy, labour and postnatal periods
Identify and participate in care for women who have high dependency needs and/or require monitoring or intervention that may include support for a single failing organ
Identify neonates at risk of complications and outline effective care and management strategies.
Participate in the care of women undergoing obstetrical surgery and recovery
Participate in the care of women who are experiencing a complication of early pregnancy or who are experiencing early pregnancy loss.
Participate in the care of persons undergoing gynaecological outpatient care and inpatient gynaecological assessment and treatment..
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Placement/Work Experience | 125 |
Total | 125 |
Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as Registered General Nurse is required
The placement is assessed by clinical preceptors using clinical assessment documents over a 8-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 individual clinical placements and complete all clinical time associated with that placement 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).
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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Repeat (CFP) | Within Three Semesters |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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