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100			_aPeate, Ian (ed)
245		4	_aThe student's guide to becoming a midwife
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aChichester _bWiley _c2013
300			_a402 p.
505			_aThe Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife; Copyright; Contents ; Contributors ; Preface to the Second Edition ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction; The unique role and function of the midwife; The midwife's role in public health; Terminology; The Nursing and Midwifery Council and Quality Assurance Agency (Education); Midwives' Rules and Standards; Becoming a competent midwife; Case notes and activities; References; 1 Effective Communication ; Introduction; Some common problems in communication; Listening; Guidelines for listening; Listening to what is not being said; Empathy; Conclusion; References 2 Effective Documentation ; Introduction; The importance of effective documentation; Good record keeping equates with good care; Record keeping: the extent of the current challenges; Outcomes from the case study; Outcomes for Sophie and her baby; NMC panel decision for Midwife B; Enhancing your record keeping skills; Record keeping in action; Conclusion; Quiz; References; 3 Confidentiality ; Introduction; Confidentiality: the professional stance; The essential nature of confidentiality for professional practice; Alternative approaches to confidentiality; The ethical stance; The legal framework of confidentialityExceptions; Protecting client information; Confidentiality model (Figure  3.1); Protect; Inform; Provide choice; Improve; Conclusion; Quiz; References; 4 The Aims of Antenatal Care ; Introduction; The midwife' s role as antenatal caregiver; Antenatal assessment and monitoring; The booking visit; Opening questions; Emotional well-being; Medical and family history; Family history; Subsequent visits; Record keeping; Tests offered at subsequent visits; Assessments at each visit; Palpation; Abdominal palpation and assessment of the fetal heart; Screening; Screening tests Conclusion; Quiz; References; 5 Programmes of Care During Childbirth ; Introduction; Place of birth; Hospital with a central delivery suite; Birth centres; Midwifery caseloading; Homebirth; Independent midwives; Sure Start programmes of care; Parenthood education programmes; NHS classes; Active birth classes; National Childbirth Trust classes; Birth plans; When to call the midwife; Conclusion; Quiz; References; 6 Interprofessional Working: Seamless Working within Maternity Care ; Introduction; Working with other professionals; Example; Care pathways; Barriers to and opportunities for collaborative workingLanguage; Hierarchy and power; Attitudes to other professions; Communication; Team working: Tuckman and Belbin; Complexity theory: dealing with uncertainty; Conclusion; Quiz; References; 7 Intrapartum Care ; Introduction; Definitions of normality; Stages of labour; Promoting spontaneous labour: avoiding induction of labour; 'Sweeping the membranes'; Onset of spontaneous labour; Signs that labour is starting; Onset of uterine contractions; Passage of a Mucous 'show'; Spontaneous rupture of the membranes ('the waters breaking'); Other signs; Midwifery care in early labour.
520			_aThe Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife is essential reading for all student midwives. Now updated to include the latest 2012 NMC Midwifery Rules and Standards and a brand new chapter on the midwife and public health, this comprehensive resource provides a wide range of need-to-know information for student midwives, including: Effective communication and documentation Confidentiality Interdisciplinary working The fundamentals of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care Assessment and examination of the new-born baby Medicines Public health Clinical decision-making Evidence-based practice With case studies, words of wisdom from current midwives and a range of activities and self-test questions throughout - making it easy to learn and understand key concepts - The Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife is the ideal companion for students throughout their course.
650			_aMIDWIFERY
650			_aPERINATAL CARE, methods
650			_aNURSE MIDWIVES, standards
650			_aNURSE MIDWIVES, organization and administration
700			_aHamilton, Cathy (ed)
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