work together as a multi-agency team. My fascination with pregnancy‚ birth and the postnatal period started when I witnessed my mum giving birth when I was 9 years old‚ since this experience it has passionately made me want to pursue my career in Midwifery. I want to offer individualised care for childbearing women and maintain a good relationship‚ ensuring I’m responsive‚ respectable and accepting. I’m intrigued in gaining knowledge about how to support women through problems in pregnancy‚ and being
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model of care that is chosen. The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the advantages and disadvantages of birth centers‚ specifically participating in group practice midwifery and analyse how this affects a pregnant mother’s holistic health and the babies. Group practice in birth centers are midwifery-based forms of care and provide many benefits including‚ continuity of care‚ excellent shared decision making and cost. However this model of care does pose some problems including the
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and midwives can use to address wellbeing and safety issues of patients under their care (Goldsmith 2011‚ p. 14). The other role of the code is to support continued professional development through research and evidence-based practice (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2008‚ p. 6). As nurses and midwives regularly refer to the code and the various supporting advice and guidance‚ they are reminded of the principles underpinning their practice and to improve on them (Goldsmith 2011‚ p.
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The national competency standards for registered nurses plays a critical role in the health care sector. First adopted in 1992 by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ nurses abide by the National Competency Standards as framework to assess their personal performance and to review areas that need work. Within the national competency standards there are four subsections that initialize the framework for nurses that ensure adequate care; Professional practice‚ critical thinking and analysis
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understatement. I love how supportive Dr. Wagner is of midwives and how he knows that midwifery is one of the best solution for low risk pregnancies and
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working in France during World War I‚ this is where Mary Breckinridge became exposed to new healthcare ideas. Mary Breckenridge stated “After I had met British nurse-midwives‚ first in France and then on my visits to London‚ it grew upon me that nurse-midwifery was the logical response to the needs of the young child in rural America… My work would be for them”.(Gina Castlenovo‚ November 2003.) Proceeding after World War I Mary Breckenridge went to Columbia University and studied public health. She
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qualified applicants should undertake English language proficiency test before register and work in this profession (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2011;). Besides that‚ I have found out that all registered nurses should undergo criminal history check to provide information to their future employer for further assessment (Australian Federal Police 2014; Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2010). A registered nurse jobs are not just taking care of patients but also
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This assignment will explain the importance of nursing and midwifery code of practice within the health environment and will discuss the 3 elements of Nursing and Midwifery as part of the assignment by using the code of practice as a guide. The code of practice is the foundation of good nursing and midwifery practice and key tool in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public. The code states that a Registered Nurse‚ Midwifery and health professionals must protect and support the health
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The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) which is also supported by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency‚ (AHPRA) have created several guiding documents. The guiding documents: The Code of Ethics; The Code of Professional Conduct; The registered nurse standards of practice; The Nurses’ guide to professional boundaries and The Social Media Policy‚ were all created to direct and guide Registered Nurses and Nursing Students of Australia‚ throughout their practices and on clinical
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documentation is an important part of nursing practice‚ in the clinical setting (Perry & Potter‚ 2014). One of the fundamental aims for nurses in all areas is to safeguard the welfare of their patients through proper documentation ((Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Codes and Guidelines‚ n.d). This can be achieved by implementing and upholding good documentation practice through progress notes writing in every healthcare department specifically nursing (Miller & Cameron‚ 2011). In this briefing
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