Module Code - Title:
CP4232
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PRACTICE PLACEMENT MIDWIFERY 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
PF
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This is the second of eight modules exploring midwifery practice. This module will provide students with an opportunity to gain further experience in the clinical practice area and to continue to develop skills necessary for providing holistic woman centred care for women and their families.
Syllabus:
This module has four weeks of practice placement experience within midwifery practice. The student has had some exposure to and participation in the provision of care in the practice environment. The student needs both the assistance and close supervision of the midwife while they participate in the provision of individualised care. Theory included in the programme to date will be applied within this setting while gaining experience of core midwifery skills. Reflective practice skills will be further developed.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Participate in the promotion of the safety and autonomy of the woman and respects her experiences, choices, priorities, beliefs and values.
Utilise individual learning opportunities available within the midwifery practice area.
Apply knowledge gained through experience in other practice settings to midwifery care.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
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.
Appreciate the role of multidisciplinary team in health care provision.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Participates with the midwife in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
Participates with the midwife in ensuring that the woman and baby are the primary focus of the midwifery practice.
Participates with the midwife in collaborating with women, the women's families and other healthcare professionals using appropriate communication tools.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Students will be provided with an opportunity to further 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
, 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 Taylor, W. (2023)
Skills for Midwifery Practice, 5th Ed.
, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
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.
World Health Organisation (2011)
Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-professional Edition
, Geneva: World Health Organisation.
Macdonald, S. and Johnson, G. (2023)
Mayes' Midwifery; A Textbook for Midwives, 16th Ed.,
, Edinburgh: Elsevier
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSMIDWUFA - MIDWIFERY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
cora.conneely@ul.ie