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Foundations in Neonatal Care (NURS90117)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
October
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-neonatal-care/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject is designed to promote an understanding of the theoretical aspects of neonatal care to support safe practice in caring for neonates in the Special Care Nursery. Students will explore family-centred care and neonatal developmental care, and extend their knowledge in assessment of the sick neonate or preterm neonate and management of common neonatal conditions.
Interventions initiated at a beginning level of practice will be described in terms of the research evidence underpinning practice as well as the technical and scientific knowledge that is a prerequisite for skill development.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will be expected to be able to demonstrate their beginning specialty practice through:
- Describing the theoretical content covered within the subject and articulate new knowledge that supports safe practice as a beginning specialty nurse or midwife in a neonatal care setting;
- Identifying and describing specialised interventions to provide a foundation for participating in the delivery of care at the beginning level of neonatal clinical practice;
- The capacity to use skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, rational inquiry and self-directed learning to apply knowledge learnt in the theoretical component of the subject to beginning level neonatal clinical practice;
- Recognising the changing knowledge base in the neonatal specialist area;
- The ability to apply scientific knowledge to understand skills and techniques applicable to the specialist area
Generic skills
- the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- critical thinking and analytical skills
- an openness to new ideas
- ability to communicate knowledge through web-based activities
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Quiz 1 MCQ and short answer questions
| Week 3 | 20% |
Written assignment 1
| Week 4 | 30% |
Quiz 2 MCQ and short answer questions
| Week 6 | 20% |
Written assignment 2
| Week 8 | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- October
Principal coordinator Rosemarie Boland Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 140 hours Teaching period 14 October 2019 to 9 December 2019 Last self-enrol date 25 October 2019 Census date 28 October 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 November 2019 Assessment period ends 15 December 2019 October contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-neonatal-care/Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022