Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practicum III

At the end of this clinical posting, the student should be able to: 1. demonstrate skills in assessing pregnant mothers for routine antenatal care; 2. conduct health education of mothers and clients on family planning methods and use; 3. conduct relevant number of antenatal palpations, vaginal examinations and normal deliveries as relevant to their level; and 4. participate in the care and management of mothers during the puerperal period.

Student activities in the clinical experience - discovering, developing and refining necessary competencies and skills related to maternal and child health care. Completion of 8hrs per week and a period of 6 weeks in the clinical settings where maternal and child health services are being rendered. Conduct of normal midwifery. Rotation through family planning clinic, antenatal clinic, labour ward, and postnatal wards in primary and tertiary institutions. Each student to conduct 20 - 30 antenatal palpations, 10 vaginal examinations, 10 - 25 normal Midwifery deliveries, care for 5 - 30 women during normal puerperium, and perform minimum of five Episiotomies. In the family planning Unit, each student must insert 5 -10 IUCD and give oral contraceptives to at least 10 women. The course lecturer and the clinical instructors conduct on the site supervision of the students.