Care of others has always appealed to me, a quality essential for those within the midwifery profession. Being present with a family member during her caesarean solidified my decision to become a midwife. The support that the midwives provided at this stage showed that to become successful you must possess skills such as versatility, patience, and compassion all of which I have encompassed. My work experience at a local hospital gave me the opportunity to work and learn from healthcare professionals. I was able to meet a team of midwives, which opened my eyes to the reality of such a rewarding yet demanding profession. I was given the opportunity to check blood pressure, resuscitation skills and also check temperature, all of which are routines of a midwife. My completion of a First Aid course has supplied me with vital skills such as patience and most importantly, the ability to save a life. …show more content…
I was able to have more patient interaction improving my confidence and interpersonal skills. This will assist me in terms of talking to mothers and families in preparation to giving birth. I also took part in more manual jobs such as filing and faxing, improving my organisational skills, which is required in order to arrange patient information and details. I understand that midwifery is not only based on attending to the child’s needs but also those of mothers and families, during prenatal and postnatal care. Studying Psychology has allowed me to understand the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and how low levels may contribute to postnatal depression. By incorporating the 6C’s into my work ethic, I will be able to support some of the 80% of expectant mothers experiencing a form of postnatal “baby
Hook. Background. In her memoir, Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth portrays the bodies of working-class women, such as Mary and Conchita, as a mere objects for sexual pleasure and the production children to emphasize their tragic loss of autonomy and social mobility.
"I had traveled much on the Kennebec, by water, by ice, and, during those treacherous seasons when the river was neither one nor the other, by faith" (e.g., A Midwife's Tale). Martha's diary is one of the few documents written by a woman that exist today and that describes the behavior, occupation, roles, and daily activities of a common society in the 18th century during and after the Revolution. Although she dedicates her whole life to help others and her family, the diary exposes a very different world with the very different community. Many other history documents lacked the problems of women and the lack of written documents by the female gender. Through this document, Martha gives the importance of women in the community and how they
Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery”, Anne Bradstreet’s “A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment,” and “In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, Who Deceased August, 1665, Being a Year and a Half Old” all demonstrated strong feeling toward either domestic life or Puritan spiritual beliefs. These three poems dealt with one or more of these topics: death, marriage, spousal duties, and the God’s role in the Puritan life. Taylor and Bradstreet both approach the belief God has His elects and those chosen will precede to heaven but their viewpoints on domestic roles are slightly different; where Taylor is glorifying the work of a housewife, Bradstreet is displaying the dependence and submissiveness that Puritan women have to their husband.
Did you know one out of every eight babies are born prematurely every year in the United States each year, Neonatal nurse practitioners work with infants who are premature or have a health issue up to 28 days after birth. My interest in pursuing the career of a neonatal nurse practitioner is so I can help babies survive and help their families understand what actually is going on. Neonatal nurses are strong willed people, and I am a strong person, who has a very great interest in neonatal nursing. I am good at controlling my emotions in emotional situations and neonatal nurse will experience many emotional situations. The purpose of a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is to inform the audience about the career by discussing: the history of a neonatal nurse practitioner, education and requirements to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, responsibilities & daily routine, pay, benefits of a neonatal nurse practitioner, and why it interest me. “Nursing is a kind of mania; a fever in the blood; an incurable disease which, once contracted, cannot be got out of the system. If it was not like that, there would be no hospital nurses, for compared dispassionately with other professions, the hours are long, the work hard, and the pay inadequate to the amount of concentrated energy required.
Throughout history mankind has come up with some wonderful inventions and innovations, but out of all the creations by far the most beautiful and precious is human birth. I first developed an interest in nursing and in particular midwifery years ago. I believe it is a great service within the health profession because of the privileged position to assist in human childbirth. The word midwife means with woman. Centuries before obstetricians delivered babies, midwifes assisted women in having at home births. But it was only formally established as a profession in the early 1900’s. A nurse-midwife is a registered nurse that specializes in midwifery. The job of midwife is to assist in family planning and birth control advice, provide general gynecological services (such as pap smears and breast exams), aid women in childbirth, and help women by providing prenatal and postpartum care. Nurse-midwives are required to have a Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree and pass the American College of Nurse Midwifery (ACNM) board examination to obtain certification.
What attributes are important for a registered nurse to have and why are they important?
Pairman,S., Tracy, S., Thorogood, C., & Pincombe, J. (2013). Theoretical frameworks for midwifery practice. Midwifery: Preparation for practice.(2nd ed, pp. 313-336). Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia
The adrenaline rush felt from trying to undress the patients and get them in to a bed before they deliver while walking is truly amazing. Not to mention the excitment that is felt knowing that I can make a big difference in saving a babies life. For example, whenever the babies heart rate drops down below 100 we rush them over to the critical part of L&D monitored more closely. Knowing that it is under my hands to get the baby rushed over in a timely manner and knowing that every second matters is a great feeling. There have been other moments of despair in labor and delivery. I have had moments where I can't help but cry with the patients. About a year ago we had a patient in a room who was an older women. She had been pregnant six times and all pregnancies terminated due to miscarriage. I remember this women laying down in the bed, I was by her side when the doctor confirmed that the baby was dead and they couldn't get a heart tone. As a medical assistant I did everything that I could under my ability to comfort her. I called her husband to come to the hospital and I stayed in the room to comfort her until his arrival. At this point of my life I am fully committed to my goal of becoming
I remember something that Ana said during our interview: “My biggest influences are my repeat moms. They encourage me and love me as a good friend, and I know they will support me and have my back no matter what.” It strikes me that the relationship Ana develops with her clients is genuine and long-lasting. From the first meeting to the day your baby is born, Ana is with you every step of your pregnancy, which lies in stark contrast to the revolving door of doctors, nurse practitioners and residents you might encounter during a medically managed pregnancy and childbirth. The service that Ana provides to this community is selfless and driven by a passion for helping women. My hope is that midwifery will be recognized in Kentucky as the untapped resource that it is, and that hidden treasures such as Ana will have their chance to shine.
... ensure that I practiced my communication, palpation and auscultation skills. I would ensure that I showed confidence when dealing with the women as lack of confidence may make the women anxious as they rely on the midwifery service to provide them the best possible care. I will continue to build on the knowledge and skill provided by my mentor Lucy namely communication, palpations and auscultation, as they are the major skills required to be a competent practitioner. I believe that in future this incident will have a great impact on the care I provide, as should any of the things that came up reappear I will be able to act upon appropriately. As a result of this incident I went home and carried out research on antenatal care and the routine for abdominal examinations. This was aimed at ensuring that I enhanced my knowledge base to allow me to cope effectively.
Growing up parents always ask their young kids what they want to be when they grow up; typically, from preschoolers you hear a variety of answers like “a superhero”, or “an astronaut”, and when one asks preteens you hear lots of “I want to be a doctor”. When I was asked this question in middle school I always answered “I want to be a nurse”. Throughout high school you are required to take a variety of classes in different subjects to widen your horizon on what interests you. From my experiences in these variety of class I learned a lot about myself and what I really liked, but one thing never changed and that was my dream profession of becoming a nurse. I credit my aunt, Shelly, who was a nursing professor at Medcenter One College of Nursing in Bismarck, ND for sparking my interest
Every obstetrician must be skilled with many qualities like communication skills, people skills, bedside manners, and relationship skills, and be able to work under pressure. Having great communication skills helps obstetrician be able to clearly have a conversation with a patient making it easier for them to collect medical history among other important detail. Without great communicating skill the doctor might not know how to properly diagnose a patient and instead of helping them out they actually might be hurting them. When an obstetrician has good people skill it makes it easier to understand people 's differences and abilities from all sorts of backgrounds. Having terrible bedside manners has actually been proven to affect a patient 's health by not fully trusting the doctor. Since an obstetrician works on a team with other medical professionals relationship skills are needed to be able to work peacefully with other doctor and nurses. Learning to work under pressure is a very important skilled need just incase something does not go well during an procedure. At this very point in my life I may not completely master everyone of these skills, but as I move along in life I am sure I will be able to practice these skills making them become easier to
Both aspects are important qualities to address; doing all that is possible to advocate for, protect, and educate the patient will create a better patient-nurse relationship. Spending time with patients is also important, since the ability to listen to individual concerns and reasoning for decisions can improve the quality of care that is received from the nurse. Another positive aspect of nursing that the nurse describes relates to her experience in working on a labor and delivery floor, which is that she can help in bringing new life into the world. This can also loosely relate to the impacting event that she describes, because although she was not bringing new life into the world, she could help ease someone out of life, and support them through each decision that they
Luckily, I am very comfortable with patients, which made providing care very easy. I was not afraid to go into other patient’s rooms if they rang for help. I would try my best to help the patients; however, if I needed help I was not afraid to ask a fellow student or nurse on the staff. It is very important to be able to talk to patients and work as a team with fellow coworkers as it made the job easier. On the other hand, I need to go over mother and baby assessments to become more familiar with both. I was able to complete the assessments; I now need to do so in a timelier manner while ensuring I do not forget any key areas. Lastly, it is vital that I continue to go over patient teaching prior to clinical. Being comfortable with the patients made the teaching easier, though I need to become more familiar with all the material that needs to be taught.
Nursing, for me, is more than a profession, it is a journey where I learn continuously about life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others or being touched by other’s story is an experience one can’t describe, only endure. Nursing is a profession of integrity and compassion, and it is the most trusted professions due to our commitment towards our patient. The quality of a good nurse is they should be caring, sensitive, kind and respectful towards their patient, and I believe I possess all these qualities that have contributed to me in my successful career of nursing. Working at Cleveland Clinic, I got a great opportunity to work with a group of doctors and coworkers who have the same mission in life and job as mine; “Put the patient first”. Making a positive impact on patient’s life, big or small, noticed or unnoticed, gives me a great sense of accomplishment and makes me proud to be a nurse.