Midwifery is catching

But - the clash also happens in 2nd semester (twice in fact) and my enquiry to the univeristy was met with a mild rebuke that I have to wait unitl next week to enrol, so that all students get an equal chance at the classes. Ok that’s fine and I immediately dropped the classes that I had managed to enroll in last  night but still, the clashes remain and telling me to refer to the enrollment guidance thing is not very helpful.

So - I am enrolling tonight. Online. Woo for 21st century technology, right? Well - no.

I have to enroll in three classes. One of them comprises a two day workshop on either Tuesday and Wednesday, or Thursday and Friday. Another one has lectures on Tuesday and Friday.

See what my problem is? Ahah - you’re the smart ones! There is a clash. A clear honking CLASH that means I can’t enrol in the frickin’ class I need to enrol in. So even before I have started, I have to sort something out.

I’m not sure I get it. Why is this so hard?? Didn’t someone sit down and say "Let’s pretend we’re a student and have to try to enrol…" *before* putting the program up? 

Yeesh! Here is a list:

• Crisp, J & Taylor 2005, Potter and Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 2nd, Elsevier, Sydney.
• Courtney, M 2005, Evidence for Nursing Practice, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Sydney.
• Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council 2006, National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse, ANMC, Dickson ACT available at http://www.anmc.org.au/docs/Competency_standards_RN.pdf.
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council 2005, National Competency Standards for the Midwife, Dickson ACT.
• Daley J, Speedy S and Jackson D 2006, Contexts of Nursing, 2nd, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, Sydney.
• Staunton, P and Chiarella, M 2004, Nursing and the Law, Churchill Livingstone, Sydney.
• Lee, G & Bishop, P 2006, Microbiology and infection control for health professionals, 3rd, Prentice Hall, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W..
• Marieb, E. and Hoehn, K. 2007, Human Anatomy and Physiology, 7th, Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, New York.
• Strube, P 2003, Body works: Physics and Chemistry for Nurses, 2nd, Prentice Hall Health, Frenchs Forest, N.S.W..
• Johnson R and Taylor W 2004, Skills for Midwifery Practice, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
• Pairman, S. Pincombe, J. Thorogood, C. and Tracy, S. 2006, Midwifery, Preparation for Practice, Churchill Livingstone..
• Sullivan, A. Kean, L. Cryer, A. 2006, Midwives Guide To Antenatal Investigations, Churchill, Livingstone, Elsevier, Sydney.

 and that’s just first semester!

So at the moment, I am waiting for a letter from the University of South Australia to allow me to enrol as a student in the Bachelor of Midwifery, and then I’ll be enrolling in classes. First semester is Being a health professional, Human body 1, and Normal pregnancy and childbirth 1.

I want to buy some stationery, and get a decent backpack. Classes start 27/02 so here’s a new ticker!

"You were offered 414241 - Bachelor of Midwifery (Pre-registration) at University of South Australia, City East Campus on 16/01/2007"