Module Code - Title:
CP4182
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PRACTICE PLACEMENT MIDWIFERY 1
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
PF
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module is the first of eight modules exploring midwifery practice. The module will provide students with an orientation to the profession of midwifery and introduce the student to the skills necessary for providing holistic woman centred care for women and their families.
Syllabus:
This module provides six weeks of practice placement experience within a midwifery setting. The student is a novice to the world of midwifery and will gain exposure to all aspects of practice under direct supervision of the midwife. Theory included in the programme to date will be applied within this setting while gaining experience of core midwifery skills. Students begin their journey supported through reflective practice.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Reflect on experience and identify strategies to address practice learning needs.
Utilise individual learning opportunities available within the midwifery practice area.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Appreciate the philosophy of midwifery that protects and promotes the safety and autonomy of the woman and respects her experiences, choices, priorities, beliefs and values.
Demonstrate ability to communicate appropriately and effectively within the midwifery practice area.
Demonstrate and uphold the professional values and standards as laid out in the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics (NMBI 2014) supported by The University of Limerick Code of Conduct.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Participate in the provision of safe, competent, kind, compassionate and respectful professional care.
Apply skills related to the learning opportunities within the clinical placement area.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Students will be provided with an opportunity to engage in practice under the supervision of a registered midwife. Students' assessment and successful completion of this module is underpinned by the safety and wellbeing of the mother and her baby. This takes cognisance of and supersedes all other considerations with regard to student well-being and performance in practice (NMBI 2015). As a result of experiencing clinical practice in midwifery, the module aims to develop UL graduate attributes. Following participation in providing care, students will become more knowledgeable and responsible in their approach to women-centred holistic care.
An evidence based approach to midwifery care will be integrated into clinical practice.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2021)
Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives
, Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2022)
Practice Standards for Midwives
, Dublin: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Bowen, R. and W. Taylor (2023)
Skills for midwifery practice, 5th ed.
, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Macdonald, S. and Johnson, G. (2023)
Mayes' Midwifery; A Textbook for Midwives, 16th Ed.
, Edinburgh: Elsevier
Other Relevant Texts:
World Health Organisation (2011)
Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-professional Edition
, Geneva: World Health Organisation.
Johns, C. (2022)
Becoming a reflective practitioner, 6th ed.
, London: Wiley-Blackwell.
Howatson-Jones, L. (2016)
Reflective Practice in Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice) 3rd Ed.
, Exeter: Learning Matters.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSMIDWUFA - MIDWIFERY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
cora.conneely@ul.ie