Orientation to Clinical Training, Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing (1cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The Student
- is able to assist in gynaecological examinations;
- is able to apply the theory of maternity care;
- is able to perform a delivery which occurs outside hospital;
- obtains skills to quide breast-feeding based on the evidence;
- is able to care for and monitor a newborn and obtain skills to guide the family;
- is able to reflect his/her own professional competence.

Content (course unit)

- assistance in gynaecological examination, breast palpation
- the process of pregnancy
- assistance with non-hospital childbirth
- daily care and monitoring of a healthy newborn
- guidance in breast-feeding and daily care for a newborn
- Baby Bakery - game for independent study

Prerequisites (course unit)

30 ects of initial stage studies must be completed before entering the middle stage studies.
Theory of Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing

Location and time

Orientation to this course is on the Maternity care and Gynaecological Nursing theory course's orientation 5.8.2020. Attendance to orientation is required, without attendance you will not be allowed to participate.

Assessment methods and criteria

In order to pass, the student must attend 100% actively in the skills station(s), and complete the learning game Baby Bakery. The game needs to be completed before attending the skills station as guided in the orientation lesson. To prepare for the game, read literature of normal childbirth.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Skills station, practicing together and completing a learning game (Baby Bakery). The student needs to play the entire game and bring a picture of pictures of all completed cases to the skills station to show to teacher as evidence.

In order to take part in this course, the Maternity care and Gynaecological Nursing theory course needs to be completed or under completion.

Learning materials

Same literature as the Maternity care and Gynaecological Nursing theory course.

Student workload

Orientation to Clinical Training, Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing is 27 hours; it includes contact skills station (8 hours) and independent studies (19 hours). Participating actively in skills stations is 100% compulsory. Completing all cases of the learning game Baby Bakery is also compulsory. The skills station content is included in the Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing theory course exam. The independent studies include the learning game and studying for the theory course exam.

NOTE! Take the theory course exam only after completing these skills stations!

Completion alternatives

If you are not able to participate in orientation or skills station, you need to participate with another group or course.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Fail: The student is not participating in the skills station actively. The student has not completed or brought evidence (photo/photos) of the completed game Baby Bakery.