MIDW9012 Investigations and Diagnostics for Midwives

Students must be a registered midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

To be eligible to apply for endorsement for scheduled medicines, students must be a midwife registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia without any restrictions or notations.

This topic covers requisite knowledge and skills in investigations and diagnostic testing in midwifery practice. This topic is one of two that prepares the Registered Midwife to be eligible to apply for endorsement for scheduled medicines with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

This topic aims to prepare Registered Midwives with the knowledge, skills and competence in investigations and diagnostics. This will include critical elements relating to assessment, management and referral of women throughout the childbearing continuum, as required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for endorsement for scheduled medicines.

1. Assess clinical presentations and develop a diagnostic and investigations plan in partnership with the woman and in consultation with and/or referral to other health care providers as necessary
2. Evidence comprehensive knowledge of investigations and diagnostic tests across the continuum of midwifery care and as applied to individual contexts of practice
3. Demonstrate the capacity to autonomously order and act on screening and diagnostic tests according to applicable legislation, regulations and policies
4. Critically analyse the scope of practice of the endorsed midwife and safety, quality and risk management in relation to investigations and diagnostics