PRACTICUM ORIENTATION

CLINICAL PRACTICUM 106

TOPICS TO COVER
01 COURSE DESCRIPTION

02 LEARNING FOCUS

03 COURSE POLICY

04 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course focuses on the

development of the administrative and
supervisory skills of the professional
midwife.
COURSE OBJECTIVE

At the end of the course, you will have

developed the needed competencies of
a midwife as administrators and
supervisor.
LEARNING FOCUS
A. Administrative Functions
1. Barangay Health Station (BHS)
2. Rural Health Unit (RHU)
3. Unit Area Management
3.1. Labor room
3.2. Delivery room
3.3. Obstetrical ward
4. Midwife clinic

B. Supervisory Skills
1. Verbal communication
2. Written communication
3. Decision making and Problem solving
4. Conducting meetings
5. Time management
AS A MIDWIFE ADMINISTRATOR
a. Analyze the organizational set-up of the midwifery service in
terms of:
1. Philosophy, vision, mission, goals and
objectives
2. Structure
3. Service, education, and research programs
4. Policies and procedures
5. Recruitment and selection of staff
6. Staff development
7. Performance appraisal system
8. Quality assurance
9. Discipline
10. Ethics
b. Formulate a strategic plan for a selected unit in the midwifery
service
c. Describe the role of the Director / Chief and middle level
midwife managers in the budgeting process.
AS A MIDWIFE SUPERVISOR
Demonstrate the following roles:
1. Seminar coordinator
2. Teacher
2.1. Assess the clients’ needs, focusing
on administration related crisis
2.2. Develop an instructional/
seminar plan
2.3. Implement the instructional
activities/ conduct the seminar
2.4. Evaluate the seminar
2.5. Document the teaching activities
EVALUATION
CRITERIA/REQUIREMENTS
Practicum Requirements
1. Learning contract
2. Analysis of the nursing service
organizational set-up 60%
3. Strategic Plan
4. Day to day diary (Journal)

Seminar Requirements
1. Seminar in Midwifery supervision/
teaching session
2. Instructional Plan
40%
3. Seminar/Training Program
GROUPING
GROUP 1
1. Acula, Marian Klaribel Tolentino
2. Almajo, Janice Javier
3. Salvador, Nikki Mia Carbonel
4. Villaflores, Cathy Manlubatan

Administrative Functions
• Barangay Health Station (BHS)
• Rural Health Unit (RHU)
GROUP 2
1. Ardiente, Jovita Dela Cruz
2. Locus, Rovelyn Dichoso
3. Taer, Mary Ann Manucat
4. Delano, Jazy Jane Espinosa

Administrative Functions
• Barangay Health Station (BHS)
• Rural Health Unit (RHU)
GROUP 3
1. Guillermo, Emma Guino
2. Janairo, Mischel Panganiban
3. Recto, Melycar Tanteo
4. Ysug, Ana May Garcia

Administrative Functions
• Labor room
• Delivery room
• Obstetrical ward
• Midwife clinic
COURSE
POLICY
ENTRY COMPETENCIES OF THE
STUDENTS
You shall participate in a required field
practicum experience under the
supervision of your qualified clinical
instructor. This provides an opportunity
for hands-on training and application of
theory, knowledge, and skills to actual
situations in a variety of settings.
CLINICAL PRACTICUM SITE
The SAMARICA-RHU and San Jose District Hospital is the setting for your
clinical practicum. Health care facilities that are selected for students’
placements have the following characteristics:
• Offer a wide range of learning experiences with multi-level client
systems;
• Provide services to diverse population groups;
• Provide direct supervision to student by qualified preceptor;
• Provide necessary measures to protect student’s safety such as:
orientation to facilities and standard operating procedures; and
• Provide appropriate learning experiences that complement the work
of the health care facility.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLINICAL
INSTRUCTOR

• Ensures that student has current PRC license;

• Clarifies with student the plans for the day according to the
leaning contract;
• REMOTELY monitors/supervises student during actual
rendering of care;
• Evaluates day’s activities with student
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENTS
• Observes professional decorum and professional ethics at all times;
• Wears uniform as prescribed by the institution and student ID;
• Has an active professional license in midwifery;
• Plans for the practicum through submission of the learning contract
which describes one’s practicum goals, objectives, plan of action and
evaluation criteria;
• Keeps a practicum journal which reflects significant activities, personal
reaction and critical thinking;
• Ensures patient’s safety, comfort, and privacy; and
• Renders safe and effective care to patient and family.
ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

You are expected to have an active professional

midwife license. You must be knowledgeable of and
abide by the Code of Conduct for Midwife
promulgated by the Philippine Board of Midwifery.
You must adhere to the ethical standards and
bioethical principles relevant to the practice of
midwifery.
MODE OF PRACTICUM
Considering the pandemic, students to take their clinical practicum
in their local setting or field of work provided the students satisfy
the following conditions:

• Appropriateness of their local setting or clinical institution they are working for
the required competencies of the course.
• If the student is working in a health setting, a certification and permission from
the head of the institution must be secured through a formal letter of approval.
• Qualified preceptor (RN/ RM with relevant MA degree or BSM with relevant
MA degree and experience) willing to supervise the student without
compensation from the College.
SUBMISSION OF REQUIREMENTS
In preparing your requirements, please adhere
with the following guidelines:
• Use proper English in answering your assignment.
Your grade may be affected by language errors.
• Poorly prepared assignment will be returned to
you ungraded.
• Upload of assignments in the Submission Bin
portal (Google Classroom) within the assigned
schedule is encouraged.
SUBMISSION OF REQUIREMENTS
• Late submission of assignments will still be accepted after its due
date. However, additional points will be given for those who have
submitted on time. Please refrain from submitting your
requirements via email address.

• If you decide to send your assignment by courier, it should be post

marked on the date that the assignment is due. Keep a duplicate
copy of your assignments just in case what you submitted gets lost in
transit. It may not be easy to reconstruct an assignment if you don’t
have a file copy of the original.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

As an OMSC student, you will be on your own.

You are, however, expected to observe intellectual
honesty at all times. This means doing your
assignments and term papers yourself,
acknowledging indebtedness to sources of original
ideas and quotes or materials which are used,
participating in online forums, and taking the
examinations yourself.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Week Dates Activities
1 Aug. 16-20, 2021 ✓ Finalization of enrollment
 Creation of FB Messenger Group Chat/Group
Page/Google Classroom
2-3 August 24 to  Online Orientation (Sept. 2, 2021)
Sept. 2, 2021 ✓ Leveling of Expectations
✓ Clarification of roles and responsibilities of
administrator and supervisor
✓ Development of learning contract and schedule
of activities
4 September 7-9, 2021 ✓ Finalization of learning contract and schedule of
activities (planned with Clinical Instructor)
✓ Conceptualization of seminar topic
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Week Dates Activities
5 September 14-16, 2021 ✓ Submission of Instructional Plan/Program
6-9 September 21-October 14, ✓ Practicum as Midwife Administrator
2021
10-12 October 19-November 4, 2021 ✓ Conduction of seminar
13 November 9-11, 2021  Submission of Practicum Requirements
(Analysis of the nursing service organizational
set-up, Strategic Plan, Journal)
14-16 November 16-December 2, ✓ Work on your Seminar Report
2021 ✓ Submission of Seminar Report
17-18 December 7-16, 2021 ✓ Submission of Portfolio
✓ Evaluation/Revalida
  December 18, 2021 ✓ END OF FIRST SEMESTER
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Week Dates Activities
5 September 14-16, 2021 ✓ Submission of Instructional Plan/Program
6-9 September 21-October 14, ✓ Practicum as Midwife Administrator
2021
10-12 October 19-November 4, 2021 ✓ Conduction of seminar
13 November 9-11, 2021  Submission of Practicum Requirements
(Analysis of the nursing service organizational
set-up, Strategic Plan, Journal)
14-16 November 16-December 2, ✓ Work on your Seminar Report
2021 ✓ Submission of Seminar Report
17-18 December 7-16, 2021 ✓ Submission of Portfolio
✓ Evaluation/Revalida
  December 18, 2021 ✓ END OF FIRST SEMESTER
Checklist and Submission
Requirements Submission Dates

 Learning Contract

 Johari’s Window

 Permission to Conduct Clinical Practicum

 Start of Clinical Practicum (own work setting)

 Administration and Supervision Case Study

• Analysis of organizational set-up
• SWOT Analysis
• Strategic Plan

 Weekly Practicum Journal

 Practicum Time Sheet
 Documentation (Charting/Kardex)
 Documentation of Activities
 Performance Evaluation Tool