School Of Nursing And MidwiferyEssentials for Best Practice in MidwiferyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400082.6
Discipline: MIDWIFERY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
401092 - Essentials for Best Practice in Midwifery
Prerequisite
400950 Introduction to Midwifery 1 AND 400951 Introduction to Midwifery 2
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4505 Graduate Diploma in Midwifery. This unit can only be undertaken by a registered nurse employed in a participating health facility in the position of a midwifery student.
About this Unit
This unit is replaced by 401092 - Essentials of Best Practice Midwifery from Spring 2015. This unit provides students with the opportunity to critically evaluate and apply an evidence-based approach to midwifery practice. The unit addresses the value of evidence-based midwifery practice, overviews the contribution of different research approaches to midwifery knowledge development and assists students to develop skills to locate and critique sources of evidence including systematic reviews, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, integrative reviews, and clinical guidelines. Students are encouraged to become critical consumers of evidence relevant to midwifery practice and to appreciate the process of practice development and practice change.