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0000-0001-7535-3722
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Griffith University Logan Campus
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Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2012
DOI: 10.1016/J.WOMBI.2011.07.149
Abstract: An appropriately educated and competent workforce is crucial to an effective health care system. The National Health Workforce Taskforce (now Health Workforce Australia) and the Maternity Services Inter-Jurisdictional Committee funded a project to develop Core Competencies and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services in Australia. These competencies recognise the interdisciplinary nature of maternity care in Australia where care is provided by general practitioners, obstetricians and midwives as well as other professionals. Key stakeholders from professional organisations and providers of services related to maternity care and consumers of services. A national consensus approach was undertaken using consultation processes with a Steering Committee, a wider Reference Group and public consultation. A national Core Competencies and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services in Australia was developed through an iterative process with a range of key stakeholders. There are a number of strategies that may assist in the integration of these into primary maternity service provider professional groups' education and practice. The Core Competencies and Educational Framework are based on an interprofessional approach to learning and primary maternity service practice. They have sought to value professional expertise and stimulate awareness and respect for the roles of all primary maternity service providers. The competencies and framework described in this paper are now a critical component of Australian maternity services as they are included in actions in the newly released National Maternity Services Plan and thus have relevance for all providers of Australian maternity services.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2020
DOI: 10.1016/J.WOMBI.2019.09.010
Abstract: Little emphasis has been given to the standardised measurement of midwifery students' perceptions of their clinical learning experiences. To develop a tool that evaluates students' perceptions of their clinical learning experiences according to environment and impact of preceptors on professional development. A cross-sectional design was used. Tool development had three phases: item generation expert review to assess clarity, apparent internal consistency and content validity and psychometric testing. All Bachelor of Midwifery students at one university in Australia were invited to complete the online survey. Psychometric testing included dimensionality, internal consistency and test-retest reliability. A 74% (n=279) response rate was achieved. Factor analysis revealed the Clinical Learning Environment Scale and Impact of the Midwifery Preceptor Scale accounting for 53.6% and 71.5% of variance respectively. Both scales were reliable (Cronbach's alpha=.92 and .94) and valid. Overall, students positively rated the clinical learning environment and preceptors' abilities to foster their sense of identity as a midwife. Students were less satisfied with preceptors' understanding of the academic program. The new tool consists of two scales that reliably measure midwifery students' perceptions of how the clinical learning environment develops their skills and reflects a midwifery philosophy. Preceptors had a positive influence on students' skills and professional development. The Midwifery Student Evaluation of Practice tool is the first valid and reliable measure of students' perceptions of their clinical learning experiences. Students' feedback provides valuable information to educators and preceptors on how best to optimise clinical learning.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2008
DOI: 10.1016/J.WOMBI.2008.05.001
Abstract: To develop a formal, robust and transparent process that supports and enables midwives to reflect on their own midwifery practice in relation to recognised professional standards and to identify, prioritise and act upon in idual professional development and learning needs for the provision of safe, high quality care to women and their families within the full scope of midwifery practice. This process was part of a national project commissioned by the Australian College of Midwives and funded by the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care and is part of the Continuing Professional Development, MidPLUS program developed by the Australian College of Midwives. A multi-method, staged approach was used to develop the national Midwifery Practice Review process. Data to inform the development of the Midwifery Practice Review process was collected through a literature review, workshop consultations, written submissions and the pilot testing of a draft process. Finally, a national training workshop was undertaken to train reviewers to carry out reviews and to ensure the final process was validated and was feasible and acceptable to midwives and consumers. Maternity care settings in each state and territory throughout Australia. Midwives, other health professionals and consumers of midwifery care. The Midwifery Practice Review process was developed through research and national consultation prior to being validated in practice. The Midwifery Practice Review process is currently being implemented and evaluated in Australia. The Midwifery Practice Review Project established a national validated process for assessing the ongoing competence of midwives. The resulting program helps to reinforce responsibility and accountability in the provision of quality midwifery care through safe and effective practice.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2021
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