Midwifery

actual midwifery practice. The theory was derived from empirical data and reflections collected by midwives, therefore it is a clear reflection of the theory in practice. For instance, ‘integrative power’ can be easily integrated into care when the mother, her partner, the midwife, and medical personnel all work together to incorporate patient-centered care. This theory is also very useful because it offers clear guidelines for midwifery practice and care during labor. For example, ‘midwifery…

Essay Plan (Murdoch Nursing Inherent Requirements) Introduction • Inherent requirements can be defined as “…the learning outcomes of the course and include the student 's capacity to participate in activities that demonstrate the attainment of these outcomes” (Murdoch University, 2016). • It is important nursing students sustain all of these inherent requirements, so they provide high quality care and do not jeopardize the welfare of patients and individuals in the nursing practice (Murdoch…

nurse conducts themselves daily without restricting this purely to their professional environment. “Nurses respect the dignity, culture, ethnicity, values and beliefs of people receiving care and treatment, and of their colleagues.” (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2013.) Understanding the weight of this is crucial in realising the importance of professionalism in health care. Professionalism in health care is important in abiding by standards, legal obligations and maintaining…

Relevant evidence is evidence that helps advance the health care being given, it is using the best available research in your practice that will further your skills and knowledge. Aveyard and Sharp (2013) looked at evidence based nursing and suggested that it is concerned with the reasons behind why you carry out certain procedures and the reasoning should be based on the evidence that is the best surrounding the certain aspect of nursing you are carrying out, this is to support yourself as a…

a nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2010). These areas are defined as: professional values; communication and interpersonal skills; nursing practice and decision making; and leadership, management and team working. District Nurses are the quintessential autonomous practitioners due to the nature of their role in the community. These standards are for practice are underpinned by the code of conduct laid out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (Nursing and Midwifery…

As a junior student midwife, my development of practice reasoning is still at a progressing stage, given that most of the decision making is facilitated by midwives, nurses and registrars. While I will not be expected to make significant midwifery decisions around women or newborn care anytime soon, there are instances where I have demonstrated my development towards becoming skilled at practice reasoning. One particular case was when a first time mother who intended to breastfeed, inquired…

higher education, I was awarded a scholarship in a government medical university. Many lamentable facts about Afghanistan encouraged me to choose midwifery. One of them is that my country is one of the most difficult places for women in many regards, to include health, nutrition, education, and physical violence. I believed that pursuing a degree in midwifery would lead me to a fulfilling career, with the capability to help women at a critical stage of their reproductive life, when they are even…

great nursing pioneer, Lillian Wald, an establishment that was geared toward helping the poor in the lower east side of Manhattan (Britannica, 2013). Mary Breckenridge, a nurse with the Frontier Nursing Service "is considered the founder of nurse midwifery" (Seaton, 2006). Before the birth of these well-known nurses, the midwife was caring for women and delivering babies. The definition of a nurse midwife is "A nurse who…

P3: Explain roles and responsibilities of two overarching health organisations M2: Discuss the roles of two healthcare organisations in relation to health service provision Care Quality Commission: The care quality commission are regulators for all health and social care services in England. A regulator is an organisation that checks services meet the government’s standards or rules about care. They also look after the rights of people who need extra support to stay safe. This includes people…

also the role of reflection in the provision of quality care within a care setting. This particular essay will involve the values and principles of the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) and also a thoroughly…