Expertise in Midwifery Practice 2 – Clinical Practice (10 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- can apply the theoretical and clinical competence required by the clinical practice environment to the nursing care of clients/patients.
- can maintain and promote the health of clients/patients and their significant others in a client-oriented way in nursing care.
- follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing.
- work responsibly as members of work groups and work community.
- can assess their professional competence and develop it further.

Content

Clinical Midwifwery Practice 10 ECTS
Clinical Practice includes learning laboratory/simulation 2.5 ECTS

Location and time

Autumn 2023
Practical placements in maternity units
Myllypuro Campus: 2,5 ECTS

Materials

See litterature in Theory course

Teaching methods

Guided assingnment
Individual tutorials
Small Group tutorial

Employer connections

Internship in hospital setting.

Exam schedules

No exam

International connections

-

Completion alternatives

Partial Recognition of Prior Learning accordin to Working experience in similar setting as a midwife.

Student workload

Weekly hours: 40 h/ week in clinical practice

Content scheduling

Autumn 2023

Further information

5 week clinical practice and 2,5 ECTS tasks at Metropolia

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences
evaluation criteria expert level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- uses professional knowledge base consistently
- searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
- justifies actions by means of evi-dence-based knowledge
- applies professional skills to different situations
- can act in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- acts as an expert in multidiscipli-nary groups with people with di-verse cultural backgrounds
- develops oneself

Assessment methods and criteria

1x Continuous assessment 40%
1x Employer feedback 50%
1x Learning assignment 10%