Assessment criteria associated with Specific Outcomes:
1. Perform pelvic assessment to detect abnormalities and adequacy of the pelvis.
Utilise knowledge to explain the benefits of antenatal exercises to promote and maintain reproductive health.
Utilise knowledge of perineum and pelvic floor muscles to perform an episiotomy and suture the perineum.
2. Take a complete history.
Conduct a thorough physical examination of the pregnant woman including abdominal examination.
Perform relevant tests and investigations and correctly interprets data to make a nursing diagnosis.
Formulates nursing care plan for needs identified including minor disorders.
Give appropriate health education.
Renders competent nursing care/treatment.
Modify interventions according to changing needs.
Manage and or refer abnormalities and emergencies appropriately.
3. Obtains a detailed history to confirm labour.
Conducts a comprehensive physical examination including abdominal and vaginal examinations.
Interpret data accurately using the partograph.
Monitor fetal and maternal conditions and the progress of labour.
Manage all the stages of labour completely.
Manage and or refer abnormalities and emergencies appropriately.
4. Take a comprehensive history of pregnancy, labour and delivery.
Conduct a thorough physical and psychological assessment of the puerperal woman.
Implement nursing care according to identified health needs/problems.
Give health information and support in self-care and in the care of the newborn baby.
Assist mother to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.
Manage complications arising and/or refer appropriately.
5. Carries out a comprehensive assessment of the neonate.
Interpret data to formulate a nursing diagnosis.
Plan and implement care for health needs identified.
Identify accurately and manage competently complication arising in the neonate and refer appropriately.
Inform parents of condition and progress of baby.
6. Display effective written and verbal communication with patient, family, community and multidisciplinary health team.
Show consideration of cultural diversity during communication.
Consult effectively, refer, and does follow up.
Create a supportive environment for colleagues and patients.
7. Administer medications correctly and safely according to prescription, legislation and scope of practice.
Assess the therapeutic effects of medication.
Recognise adverse effects of medication and take appropriate action.
Apply knowledge of drug interactions when prescribing and administering medication.
8. Assess and promote child growth and development through education.
Identify problems and makes appropriate referral.
Advise/counsel caregiver appropriately according to needs or problems including use of resources.
Administer immunisation according to expanded programme for immunisation.
9. Advise clients on family planning methods.
Take history and conduct a thorough physical examination.
Assist client to make an informed choice.
Counsel clients on specific method chosen.
10. Outline the components of National Health Services of South Africa.
Refer identified problems to members of the multi-disciplinary team.
11. Demonstrate professional behaviour while carrying out duties.
Accept responsibility and accountability to provide safe quality patient/client care.
Apply knowledge of relevant legislation that influences health care delivery.
Use appropriate ethical codes and principles to act as patient advocate.
Assessment criteria associated with Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:
1. Explore and analyse direct and indirect factors which give rise to maternal and child health problems.
Assess the nature, extent and intensity of the problem and set priorities.
Generate alternative strategies to deal with problems at all levels.
Draws from theoretical and experiential knowledge to solve problems.
Demonstrate the use of the nursing process as a scientific, systematic framework for critical thinking.
2. Demonstrate personal skill (e.g. tolerance, empathy and accepting of criticism).
Works effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity when working with colleagues and other multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral team members.
3. Demonstrate a high degree of personal and professional behaviour, accountability and responsibility towards the practice of midwifery and neonatal nursing science.
Copes with self discipline necessary for studying.
Assess own strength and weaknesses and develops coping strategies appropriately.
4. Develop cognitive strategies, i.e. able to think on the job, create innovative solutions in times of emergency situations in the care of the pregnant mother and the neonate.
Use community profile to note trends in disease patterns.
Undertake mini-research projects in finding answers to problems related to mother and child health.
Plan and conduct educational programmes and to prevent illness and promote health.
5. Demonstrate the ability to give clear concise, verbal and written reports.
Communicates own ideas by supportive evidence.
Recognise limitations in communication and seeks help appropriately.
6. Use equipment and technology in health settings safely, appropriately and ethically.
Use the scientific method of investigation, testing and evaluation in nursing.
Ensures a safe practice in the physical environment and meeting the health needs of others.
7. Draw upon the prior knowledge and experience (personal and professional) as appropriate when investigating and analysing the health fields around them.
Recognise and treat patients as physical, psycho-social and spiritual beings.
8. Demonstrate awareness of personal values, strengths, abilities and aspirations and an understanding of how these will influence future choices and opportunities.
Demonstrate awareness of the available range of personal and career opportunities. Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between educational achievement and career opportunities.
Take responsibility to ensure continuous professional competence.
Engage constructively in change.
Integrated assessment to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:
Formative assessment:
Learning and assessment are integrated. The scheme of work includes tests and assignments, clinical laboratory work & competency evaluation of clinical skills.
The process is continuous and focuses on smaller sections of the work in limited number of outcomes.
Summative assessment:
Summative assessment tests the student’s abilities to manage and integrate a larger body of knowledge and to achieve the stated outcomes of a course/module. The summative assessment also focuses on the student ‘s ability to integrate knowledge and skills in the practical health care related situations relevant to Midwifery.
Summative written assessments assessed by SANC. Practical examinations done by staff of Natal College of Nursing on behalf of SANC.
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