Midwifery

phenomenological study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 71(5), 1076-1086. Doi:10.111/jan.12592 Twamley K., Puthussery S., Harding S., Baron M and Macfarlane A. (2011) UK-born ethnic minority women and their experiences of feeding their newborn infant. Midwifery…

When I was younger, people always asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I used to say things like a doctor, a lawyer, mainly the “big time” jobs that I saw when I watched television, However, I have always been fascinated by the medical field and all of its entirety. There are many different people and paths that can be taken upon in the medical field. There are physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and many more. The one thing that they all have in…

of Aminata Diallo as she uses the power of knowledge that she has gained through her struggles to get access to new opportunities in hopes of getting her freedom and returning home. Through her ability to help others because of her knowledge of midwifery, languages, and traditional education, she becomes a djeli ensuring not only her survival but the survival of her people. In The Book of Negroes, the protagonist Aminata uses her power to make a difference for slaves, which leads her to live an…

Looking back in history, there have been many successful and unsuccessful New Social Movements. In Canada, the women’s movement has been seen to be very successful. The Women’s Movement is committed to developing unequal power relations in politics and identifying and challenging how gender and other hierarchies affect global politics. This social movement made changes in development that leads to advancement in gender equity over time, fighting for women to participate more in politics. This…

and competence especially towards nurses and patients. I now understand that this knowledge is essential and it becomes a framework for me being a nurse to deliver more appropriate health services to patients. Every patient is unique (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2008). Every day, nurse has to face a lots of patients in hospital. As these patients are come from different backgrounds, attitudes and beliefs, it is important for a nurse to be sensitive and understand all patients…

This article was posted on central European journal of nursing and midwifery on January , 1 , 2017.It is a study based article done to interview older adults who experience the fear of falling to gain in insight into the history of falls, onset of the fear of falling and perceived consequences of falls. Participants were given notice via poster and a nurse during their regular visit. Participants were approached personally at their home and those who met the criteria was invited for interview.…

End of life care dilemma: a case study Nurses encounter various decision-making in daily practice, these decisions are intricately linked to patients’ and family members’ values or beliefs that coupled with emotional burdens in end-of-life care (Quinn et al. 2012; Gallagher et al. 2015). Legal and ethical issues often arise when the patient is incompetent as well as when the surrogate decision maker is unclear (Torke, Alexander & Lantos 2008). In this case, Lewis, who was admitted to the…

Introduction There are four types of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses or APRNs that have developed over time. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses include Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM), and Nurse Practitioners (NP). These roles are registered nurses with expert training in their specific field. According to Detroit Free Press (2013), “APRNs provide high-quality, cost-effective primary care with positive…

and controlled substances regulation 2006.Section 36 F of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substance Act 1981 declares that a Registered Nurse who manages any drugs with risk for dependence should follow the guideline issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law11. Nurses/Midwifes have responsibility and is accountable as per the drugs/poisons legislation of…

Why is it that when a womans activity leads to knowledge of the natural world it is not called a science? For a long time, midwifery was not considered a science. Politics called it a ‘vocation’, to some people it still is… As Ginzburg put it, these activities had not been awarded the ‘honorific title of science’. Now, as we emerge into the first quarter of the 21st Century…