Midwifery

social media that may lead to suspension, disqualification and potential career termination for liable persons. Content posted online is permanent and can be spread internationally, which is why the University of South Australia and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia have standards of communication and parameters in place for all students and health professionals to adhere…

In the past, no one paid too much attention to birth. Pregnancy has been just a stage in a woman’s life, and birth was an instinctual process for a woman to go through. However, women did need support through the birthing process. Those support givers and care providers came to be known as midwives. Midwives were responsible for the care of women, supporting and guiding a mother via non-invasive measures as she took charge of her own birth, and providing aftercare to both the mother and her baby…

various elements in the research paper, the strengths and limitations of each element, as well as implications for practice. The purpose of the research paper is to assess the hand hygiene compliance of undergraduate students in the nursing and midwifery program (Gül et al., 2012, p. 275), as healthcare associated infections are affecting millions of patients worldwide, ultimately causing morbidity and mortality (Gül et al., 2012, p. 275). By assessing these students, the authors will look at…

Question 3: Ethical Dilemma In clinical practice there are four principles that guide healthcare providers in bioethical decision making; these are autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. The American College of Nurse-Midwifery integrates these principles into their code of ethics. According to the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) (2015), a midwife’s mission is to “promote the health and well-being of women and newborns within their families and communities”. In order to…

Nursing e-portfolios are a collection of the tangible and the intangible nursing skills such as critical thinking, clinical abilities and communication skills in the electronic form (Andre & Heartfield, 2011). Nurses and midwives can use the e-portfolios for several career and professional development paths. This improves the skills of the nurses and the services offered to the patients (McCready, 2007). Consequently, the portfolios are related to the nursing concepts of competency,…

Introduction Within this paper, the case study involving Mr. J’s emergency admission to a rural hospital will be discussed in relation to the legal and ethical implications that had taken place during his admission. These implications will be analysed and explored through the use and comparison of the Nurses Code of Conduct in Australia, as well as nursing frameworks and ethical expectations and standards for practicing nurses. Ethical morals and motives may also be discussed throughout this…

Therefore it was agreed an additional professional DOC be created in order to impose registered healthcare professionals with an individual duty to uphold openness and honesty values in practice (DOH,2014). In June 2015 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the General Medical Council produced a guidance document which set out the expectations of every practicing doctor, nurse and midwife in the UK when something goes wrong (NMC&GMC,2015). The professional DOC is similar to the statutory…

Midwife means “with woman”. The certified nurse midwives of Neighborhood Family Practice provide women of all ages with the healthcare they need throughout their lifetime. Pregnancy Care and the CenteringPregnancy® Program NFPs nurse midwives provide you with complete care before, during and after your pregnancy, and: • Provide prenatal care in traditional, individual appointments or through the CenteringPregnancy program (see below) • Attend an ever increasing number of births each year (at…

Introduction Healthcare providers in the rural areas of the U.S., like the rest of the nation, are dependent on evidenced based practice literature to supplement their practice. The cost to provide the “brick and mortar” type access to nationalized databanks is an added expense to the restricted budget present is many communities. According to Carter-Templeton & Wu, having access and skill to utilized mobile medical applications (MMA) on personal devices makes the required information…

competencies have been framed by the standard board and nursing council in many of the developed as well as developing nations. As for example in Australia, the same is being governed and regularized by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (National Board), and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). The competency standards are useful in a way not only to access the professional markup for the license of registered nurse, but is also intended to maintain the…