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HEALN6101
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Institute of Health and Wellbeing
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Midwifery
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Postgraduate - Coursework
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060303
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Midwifery
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<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/healn6108">060303 - Midwifery</a>
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Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
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Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
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Introductory
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<p>This unit will introduce students to the well neonate and prepares them with the theoretical knowledge and skills to assess, examine and care for the newborn infant. Anatomy and physiology relating to the transition to extrauterine life and initial assessment will be explored together with ongoing assessment and care within the mother-baby dyad. Infant nutrition will be examined with reference to encouraging and supporting breastfeeding as a public health strategy. Students will develop an understanding of the socio- cultural elements surrounding the care of the well newborn and their families. This unit will also prepare students with the theoretical knowledge and skills in assessment, stabilisation and transfer of the unwell neonate requiring higher level nursery care. Students will develop an understanding of multidisciplinary care and collaborative practice in the management of neonates with minor health challenges, greater than 34 weeks gestation and weighing 2000gm or more at birth, who can be managed in a Level 1 to Level 3 special care nursery.</p>
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<p>•The ACNN Australian College of Neonatal Nurses Standards for Practice (2019); ANMAC Midwife Accreditation Standards (2021); NMBA Midwife Standards for Practice (2018); NMBA Code of Conduct for the Midwife (2018), Code of Ethics for the Midwife (2014), NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (2016); NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses (2018) and Code of Ethics for Nurses (2012) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit<br>
•Conception and embryology <br>
•Fetal circulation and placental function <br>
•Fetal growth and development<br>
•Transition to extrauterine life <br>
•Neonatal resuscitation and stabilisation <br>
•Thermoregulation <br>
•Levels of neonatal care and transfer <br>
•Family-centred care <br>
•Assessment of the newborn <br>
•Care of the newborn<br>
•Introduction to newborn feeding and nutrition<br>
•Neonatal intravenous therapy<br>
•Neonatal pharmacology<br>
•Infection/Sepsis<br>
•Respiratory conditions<br>
•Metabolic conditions<br>
•Haematological conditions<br>
•Neurological conditions<br>
•Newborn safety<br>
•Newborn discharge home</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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