My personal statement My desire to be a midwife began before studying nursing diploma in Spain. There are several reasons for this interest‚ beginning with my cousin’s completion of a midwifery course. She has told me very much about her course and I was excited to hear about each element of it. Another factor which attracted me to this branch of nursing was the excitement of taking part in a birth. Witnessing the happiness of those involved is always an unforgettable experience and to smooth
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the skills and knowledge they possess to educate others whether it be at nursing schools or schools of allied health or medicine. CNMs can become part of national or local affairs in order to create policies for health care reform‚ lead a nurse-midwifery practice in a specific type of work environment‚ or even perform clinical researches surrounding health benefits‚ safety‚ and cost-effectiveness of certain aspects and
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1a Explain the differences between modern day nursing education and the old hospital based training model. Modern day nursing is quite a different experience and process when compared to the old hospital based training system. Today’s nursing is theory based. Nurses learn the theory behind actions‚ procedures and decisions‚ before gaining the experience of performing the action or duty within the profession. In stark contrast the hospital based system is on the job‚ training where the nurses
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two different job roles and investigate the health care sector. The job roles I have chosen are midwifery and mental health worker. For each job role I am going to explain the following requirements: Education and training Duties Knowledge and understanding Practical skills Personal qualities Midwifery As there are no national minimum academic entry requirements for entry into pre-registration midwifery degrees‚ each higher education institution running courses sets its own criteria‚ however‚ higher
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a realistic expectation? British Journal of Midwifery‚ 15(8)‚ 485 - 490. Kelly‚ A.‚ & Edwards‚ M. A. (1998). Informed consent. USA: University of Washington. King’s Fund. (1993). Maternity care: choice‚ continuity and change. Consensus statement‚ London: King’s Fund Centre. Levy‚ V. (1999). Midwives‚ informed choice and power: part 3. British Journal of Midwifery‚ 7(11)‚ 694 - 699. McLean. M. (2006). Midwives‚ Mothers and Mothers-in-law. Midwifery today‚ 7‚ 10-11. Ministry of health. (2002)
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The subject of discussion for this assignment will be the midwives role and responsibilities in delivering postnatal care and support to Rosie and her family‚ following the birth of her third child. The Midwives rules and standards (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2004) state that "the postnatal period’ mean’s the period after the end of labour during which the attendance of a midwife upon a woman and baby is required‚ being not less than ten days and for such longer period as the midwife considers
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practices didn’t help in the development of the medical field‚ there were auspicious practices that were beneficial‚ such as midwifery‚ ingrafting‚ and faith in God. Midwifery‚ during the 1700’s‚ was one of the most womanized practices of the century. To get the help of a male midwife was a belittlement to the female midwife and it was also a way of disparaging midwifery (Document 2). Also‚ midwives were expected to obtain the knowledge of caring for and to the skills for the well-being of women
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Midwives for Migration Purposes ii Introduction The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) is a national body whose membership is comprised of the peak bodies representing nursing and midwifery professions in Australia. They are the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF)‚ Australian College of Nursing (ACN)‚ Australian College of Midwives (ACM)‚ Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM)‚ and Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN). ANMAC
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respective pursuits. In the medical field‚ where I am currently pursuing midwifery‚ English language has been the accepted communication and teaching tool for us students to grasp the concepts needed for me to know and get the necessary skills to be a midwife. The English Language has allowed the midwifery to be taught with ease to the Filipino students since most if not all of the textbooks and resources about midwifery are written in
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“At the heart of being a good health care practitioner‚ lies professionalism‚ setting the standard of what a patient should expect “(Dhai p 174). This statement quoted from Professor A. Dhai’s “Understanding Professionalism in Health Care in the Twenty First Century” details a perspective on the role of a modern day health professional. In her article‚ Dhai stresses the notion of an ideal health professional being both technically skilled and ethically adept. Using the quote as a baseline of the
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