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State Examination in the Midwifery Study Program
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:25.01.2024 08:48:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MDAK_362 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Midwifery | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Ansule | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Anniņmuižas boulevard 26a, mdak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | |||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 3 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 3 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Acquisition of the study program. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The state examination in the professional bachelor's study program "Midwifery" is organized in accordance with the Study Regulations of Rīga Stradiņš University, the State Examination Regulations of RSU and the procedure for conducting the State Examination in the "Midwifery" program approved by the Council of SVSLF. The state examination consists of the state examination and the defense of the final thesis. The purpose of the national examination is to check the achieved study results in accordance with the goals and content of the study program and the assigned qualification. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Test - included questions from general educational study courses, theoretical basic courses of the industry and professional specialization courses of the industry. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | OSKE, 5 stations. The student goes through all the stations in person and performs a described/illustrated clinical task in each of them. Tasks must demonstrate knowledge, skills and competencies in clinical care in antenatal, intranatal, postnatal period and gynecology. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Situational tasks. Each student draws one described perinatal or reproductive health care situation. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Revision of theoretical literature and independent work at MITC. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The national exam is evaluated, taking into account the evaluation of the practical part, OSKE and the results of the test. In order to receive a positive assessment in the State examination, all its parts must be passed successfully. The overall assessment of the State Examination is formed by adding up the obtained assessments in each part of the examination, in accordance with the Study Regulations and the Regulations of the State Examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | National degree examination | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Qualifications and professional standards awarded. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Qualifications and professional standards awarded. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Qualifications and professional standards awarded. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | https://www.rsu.lv/studentiem/dokumenti | ||||||||
| 2 | Dzemdniecība. D. Rezebergas redakcijā, 2016. | ||||||||
| 3 | Simkin, Penny, et al. The Labor Progress Handbook : Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017. | ||||||||
| 4 | Snow S., Taylor K., Carpenter J. "Rapid midwifery". John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. | ||||||||
| 5 | Edwin Chandraharan. "Handbook of CTG Interpretation : from Patterns to Physiology". 2017. | ||||||||
| 6 | WHO recommendations: intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. 2018 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lewis L. "Fundamentals of Midwifery : A Textbook for Students". John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014. | ||||||||
| 2 | Standards of Care for Women’s Health in Europe | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Studiju reglaments, RSU Valsts pārbaudījuma nolikumu un SVSLF domē apstiprināto Valsts pārbaudījuma norises kārtība Vecmātes programmā. | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.who.int/topics/midwifery/en/ | ||||||||
