Timetable and assorted blatheringsI got my timetable yesterday.
I'm happy.
I have two days on campus. Granted, they're going to be wildly busy, but only two days!
On Tuesday, I've HNM102, a 2 hour seminar, and then an hour later, HNN114, a 2 hour simulation. On Wednesday, I've HNN122, a 2 hour seminar, then directly following, HNN122, a 2 hour simulation. An hour later, HNM102, a 1 hour simulation. And my week's done.
My plan is, in general, to use Monday to do all the weekly readings. That was something I didn't do last time, and that wasn't a good idea. Then Tuesday/Wednesday is all filled up, then I have Thursday and Friday (and Saturday) free. Friday I have arranged stuff that means I'd be going to the uni library for the morning and some of the afternoon. On that day, I intend to read textbooks without actually having to check them out of the library, use them for assignments, &c. Sounds like a plan... that I probably won't follow. Still, it's a good idea.
Unit stuffNext semester (assuming I don't fail anything this semester, o' course) I have three units - HNM102, HNN122 (double credit point), and HNN114.
HNM102This is the midwifery subject. In short, we're learning about labour and birth this semester - something I am very excited about! The assessments are:
Group presentation (30%)
3 online tests (20% total)
Exam (50%)
2 weeks of clinical placement (pass/fail)
To achieve this, we have a total of 16 hours of seminar (2 hours a week), 6 hours of simulation (1 hour a week), and 80 hours of placement. Oh, and we also need to do continuity of care experiences.
Let me explain continuity of care. It's a thing for us midwifery students. Over the course of our degree (four years), we've got to follow ten pregnant women throughout their pregnancy, be at the birth of at least six of them, and be at a couple of postnatal appointments. We document their pregnancy and everything. To keep privacy, I won't mention any details about any (obviously) on here. I haven't found any yet; I'm hoping to get one or possibly two while on placement. Ideally, I'd like my ten to include a home birth, a multiple birth, and a complex/premature birth. This is just to get more of a spread of experience with these things, when I won't be the one actually providing any of the care, since we're there in a purely observatory role. (And, just to be clear 'cause the rules on this are very very clear: I am
not trying to recruit women here, whether you'd fit the bill or no. We are not allowed to make any call for recruiting or stuff on social media, which I assume includes this. This is an obligatory disclaimer
)
HNN114The only on-campus scheduled activities for this unit are weekly, 2 hours, simulations. We learn about health assessment, and the main thing we use is a particular textbook, sounds like. We're meant to develop 'clinical decision making skills'. The assessments are:
3 online tests (20% total)
Assignment (40%)
Skills assessment (40%)
It looks like we have no exam. Well, um, yay. I shake in my shoes when I remember that the skills assessment will actually not just be a hurdle, this unit, we've got to pass it as well as possible. And
40%, argh. Anyway, I'm not really sure about this unit. I'll figure it out as I go, I suppose. And read that textbook.
HNN122This is the double credit point unit. So... that means every 1% really counts for 2%, right? So if I want a halfway decent WAM I'd better work really hard in this subject? It's the classic nursing subject, I guess, an extension of what we learnt first semester. We have a 2 hour seminar, 2 hour simulation, each week, and also then two weeks of placement. The assessments are:
4 tests (total 40%)
Exam (60%)
Clinical assessment (pass/fail)
Simulation skills (pass/fail)
I am not sure what the last two are. I
think clinical assessment simply means that we're being assessed on making sure we've passed placement, but I'm not sure at all. I could be entirely wrong. Simulation skills is
probably just them checking in the simulation centre that we're going to be okay for placement, same as last semester, but I could be wrong. I suppose I'll find out.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this update. Do feel free to ask any questions you want and I'll try to answer them!
Results come out on Thursday. On that day, I'll probably just put whether I passed or failed everything, and give actual grades when I get everything back (HNM101 won't give me a grade until I've passed the practical component, and I'll be in the middle of placement at the time, so I'll only know if I've passed or failed the theoretical component).
Getting nervous thinking about results again. Be seeing you.