Midwifery

INTRODUCTION Evaluation refers to a predesigned procedure for providing regular feedback structured around agreed-on goals. Specific components include: constructive criticism balanced with encouragement, regular feedback (Henderson, Cawyer, & Watkins, 1999), articulation of shared expectations and mutual goals for the supervision and relationship (Leddick & Dye, 1987), and constructive confrontation (Gandolfo & Brown, 1987; Henderson et al., 1999; Miller & Oetting, 1966); (Falender & Shafranske…

the patients’ findings and observations, the nurse has a duty of care to write legibly and in black ink and ensure that they record measurements correctly. Falsifying patients’ records can lead to dismissal and a follow up case by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Nurses use various ways of measuring patient observations; the minimum observations in the first instance are detailed by the NICE Guidelines as temperature, oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiration rate, systolic blood…

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council defines the enrolled nurse (EN) as, an associate to the registered nurse who demonstrates competence in the provision of patient-centred care as specified by the registering authority’s license to practice, educational preparation and context of care (Monash, 2013). As the enrolled nursing is on an on-going learning career, critical thinking, reflection and analysis are vital criteria that a nurse should concern during her duties and studies. Mainly…

RESEARCH BACKGROUND: The end stage renal disease (ESRD) is a debilitating, chronic condition whereby the renal failure requires dialysis or renal replacement therapy (RRT) to survive (USRDS, 2002) According to the National Health Survey (NHS) 2009 it is evident that the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among the adults in England is around 13%. Over the last four decades, there has been a major development in treatment of CKD that has improved the life expectancy when compared to previous years…

with their own care. Codes of practice- Codes of practice enables professionals to work effectively at high standards, respect and minimise risk to people that are in their care. Many care systems produce codes of conduct including The Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and midwives have to abide by these codes and put them into their practice to be able to care after individuals at the right standard. Multi-agency working and Closer working between professionals within organisations -…

be after birth rather than the warmer. unit. As discussed in class, this is because the temperature of the mother’s chest increases to warm a hypothermic baby and decreases to cool down a hyperthermic infant. According to the British Journal of Midwifery “Skin-to-skin contact or Kangaroo is the most effective method of active warming, whereby the newborn is positioned in an upright position, between its mother’s breasts, wearing only a nappy and a hat” (2014, p.560). Therefore, conserving the…

Transitioning to College and University presents individuals with many challenges. Students are often living alone for the first time. They are attempting to adapt to the pressures of post-secondary education in a new environment. This transition is often a time of stress and anxiety. Stress and anxiety can negatively effect their education and well as their overall well-being. Mindfulness was originally a Buddhist construct (David & Hayes, 2011) but has become increasingly popular. It has…

that their patients have ‘suffered enough’ and to eliminate ‘pointless suffering’. No person should suffer due to the ignorance of a medical practitioner. Along with Tomlinson, Niall McCrae, professor at Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, agrees that doctors should have the best interest of their patients. He believes that assisted suicide justifies itself because people are dying a moral death. McCrae advocates, “Proponents of euthanasia argue that to minimize suffering,…

One of Aminata’s traits that ought to be called into question was her advanced literacy and ability to connect to people through irregular communication devices. As a fictional character, she could have been able to do whatever her creators pleased. If she had been alive at that time, it is safe to say no one would have let her obtain the authority to write the historical document, The Book of Negroes. Furthermore, when the abolitionists in London expressed they wanted to control the…

Throughout history, there have been many contemporary historical accounts of male historical figures; however there is a noticeable lack of accounts of historical women, even those who provided crucial services to their countries. In different cultures and historical eras there were separate schemas of values embedded in society, and many of these values dictated the ways in which women were supposed to act and even think. While the book All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr documents the…