Module Descriptors
NEONATAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MIDW60085
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Jane Hinde
Email: J.H.Hinde@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 70
Independent Study Hours: 80
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on the Masters/Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery Practice
NMC Register Adult nurse, level 1
Honours degree
NMC Register Adult nurse, level 1
Honours degree
Module Resources
PC and projector
Computers for student access
Smart Board¿
Library
Internet and Intranet
Blackboard Academic Suite¿
NMC Publications
Strategic Policies
Clinical Placements; Service-users: Interprofessional education
Advanced Neonatal Practitioner
Computers for student access
Smart Board¿
Library
Internet and Intranet
Blackboard Academic Suite¿
NMC Publications
Strategic Policies
Clinical Placements; Service-users: Interprofessional education
Advanced Neonatal Practitioner
Module Additional Assessment Details
2000 word Essay 50% weighting (contributes to LO's 1, 2, 3 and 4)
1hour examination 50% weighting (contributes to LO's 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Both elements of assessment must be passed
Additional Assessment Details:
Formative assessment:
MCQ; Mock examination
Group tutorials and discussions
Formative advice and feedback
1hour examination 50% weighting (contributes to LO's 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Both elements of assessment must be passed
Additional Assessment Details:
Formative assessment:
MCQ; Mock examination
Group tutorials and discussions
Formative advice and feedback
Module Texts
DAVIES,L. MCDONALD,S. (2008) Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health: A Multidimensional Approach. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
STABLES, D. RANKIN, J. (Eds.) (2010) Physiology in Childbearing 3rd Edition, Elsevier: London.
SINIL, S. MIALL, L. & JARDINE, L. (2012) Essential Neonatal Medicine 5th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell: Chicester.
MEEKS, M, HALLSWORTH, M. & YEO, H. (Eds.) (2010) Nursing the Neonate 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell: Chichester.
STABLES, D. RANKIN, J. (Eds.) (2010) Physiology in Childbearing 3rd Edition, Elsevier: London.
SINIL, S. MIALL, L. & JARDINE, L. (2012) Essential Neonatal Medicine 5th Edition, Wiley-Blackwell: Chicester.
MEEKS, M, HALLSWORTH, M. & YEO, H. (Eds.) (2010) Nursing the Neonate 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell: Chichester.
Module Learning Strategies
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activitie: (70)
25 hours Key Lectures
25 hours Interactive group lectures and tutorials
15 hours Problem based learning
5 hours Skills laboratory
Guided Independent Study: (80)
70 hours Reading and assessment preparation
10 hours E-learning
25 hours Key Lectures
25 hours Interactive group lectures and tutorials
15 hours Problem based learning
5 hours Skills laboratory
Guided Independent Study: (80)
70 hours Reading and assessment preparation
10 hours E-learning
Module Indicative Content
Effective midwifery practice: role of the midwife in promoting neonatal health and wellbeing; developing and evaluating knowledge of public health relating to neonatal care; theory of neonatal examination; anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the neonate; clinical skills relating to the examination and care of the neonate; care and management of the sick neonate (including congenital disorders and birth defects); family's needs reflecting social and cultural perspectives; feeding requirements of preterm and extremely preterm infant; Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI); neonatal resuscitation; national strategic contemporary documents
Professional, legal and ethical practice: practice in accordance with NMC standards, professional, legal and ethical frameworks relating to neonatal health; theory in relation to safeguarding issues and the neonate
Developing the individual midwife and others: communication skills in dealing with mothers and their families' with a sick neonate; effective collaborative and multiagency working in relation to neonatal care
Achieving care through evaluation and research: application and evaluation of evidence based practice relating to neonatal care
Professional, legal and ethical practice: practice in accordance with NMC standards, professional, legal and ethical frameworks relating to neonatal health; theory in relation to safeguarding issues and the neonate
Developing the individual midwife and others: communication skills in dealing with mothers and their families' with a sick neonate; effective collaborative and multiagency working in relation to neonatal care
Achieving care through evaluation and research: application and evaluation of evidence based practice relating to neonatal care