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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Ilze Ansule
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Midwifery
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Health Care

Objective

To promote students' understanding of standards' importance and their practical application in health care system and nurses practice, about delivering care in accordance with standards and guidelines, based on newest scientific evidence; to inform about new international guidelines, standards and policies. To develop students' ability to search, find and analyze latest information on updated standards of care in midwifery practice.

Prerequisites

Knowledge in philosophy, ethics, personality and communication psychology, legal aspects of healthcare.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of completing the study course students will gain knowledge to find and will be able to describe the tips of standards in midwifery practice, standards' development principles and standards' analysis methods and criteria.

Skills

Students will be able find and to make critical analysis of standards using quality criteria and appropriate analysis methods.

Competence

Upon completion of the study course students will be able to choose standards, appropriate for qualitative care of women and next of kin, taking care for society sexual an reproductive health, organizing and guiding childbirth process. Will be able to take part in a discussion about the standards both with specialists and non-specialists.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Midwifery, MZFVb5Bachelor’sRequiredIlze Ansule, Edīte Domaševa, Laila Laganovska