This critical incident report focusses on the period of time immediately following the student’s recognition of the compromised infant, up to and including their transfer to the resuscitaire. This incident highlighted serval areas of concern regarding interprofessional working. These areas include: the relationship between the student midwife and their mentor - regarding the perception of competency and skill; the hierarchy within multidisciplinary teams; and the importance of clear and concise communication.
The NMC is a governing body for both nurses and midwives, including their student counterparts (NMC, 2015b). They produce standards of learning for students, as well as support for NMC registered mentors. The NMC mandates that students …show more content…
As per van de Mortel’s (2008) research, SDRB may be present within self-report research, meaning the respondents may have documented answers which did not accurately reflect their perception of mentorship; portraying a more socially desired response, and thus resulting in potentially misinformed conclusions. Within this critical incident, the student identified a lack of clarity surrounding their responsibilities; specifically the distinction between the roles of a student and qualified midwife. This uncertainty may have resulted from the short period of time the student and mentor had to communicate their expectations and agree on the scope of each individual’s responsibilities; an effect that has manifested itself within Richmond’s (2006) study. As a result, the mentor was unable to suitably assess the student’s level of competence, causing assumptions to be made regarding their capability, and thus placing the student in a situation for which they had not been prepared. In addition to the aforementioned time constraint, inconsistent partnerships between mentors and students have been known to result in reduced levels of competence among students (Andrews and Chilton, 2000), and further adversely
The NMC is a governing body for both nurses and midwives, including their student counterparts (NMC, 2015b). They produce standards of learning for students, as well as support for NMC registered mentors. The NMC mandates that students …show more content…
As per van de Mortel’s (2008) research, SDRB may be present within self-report research, meaning the respondents may have documented answers which did not accurately reflect their perception of mentorship; portraying a more socially desired response, and thus resulting in potentially misinformed conclusions. Within this critical incident, the student identified a lack of clarity surrounding their responsibilities; specifically the distinction between the roles of a student and qualified midwife. This uncertainty may have resulted from the short period of time the student and mentor had to communicate their expectations and agree on the scope of each individual’s responsibilities; an effect that has manifested itself within Richmond’s (2006) study. As a result, the mentor was unable to suitably assess the student’s level of competence, causing assumptions to be made regarding their capability, and thus placing the student in a situation for which they had not been prepared. In addition to the aforementioned time constraint, inconsistent partnerships between mentors and students have been known to result in reduced levels of competence among students (Andrews and Chilton, 2000), and further adversely