Nursing Nuggets >> Midwifery >> Midwives of the UK unite!
Midwives of the UK unite!
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Posted over 2 years ago This is the place for midwives to share the highs and lows of helping to bring new lives into the world. And if you have a question for midwives then post it here! |
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| Posted over 2 years ago Hi, Renee. Welcome to Pronurse. Looking forward to hearing all the Midwifery news. Great to have you with us. Mo x Mo. Forum Leader on ProNurse. |
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| Posted over 2 years ago Hello everyone!!!! I'm one of the moderators for this very special "midwifery forum", which I am very pleased to be apart of. My main job is to make sure that this forum runs smoothly.........e.g. no swearing/vulgarity/rudeness and that everyone respects one another - including differences of opinions and attitudes.
Any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks, Renee x x P.S I have a group on facebook called - "Midwives are always satisfied with 10cm" - feel free to join!!! |
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| Posted over 2 years ago hi! i am interested in midwifery and nursing i am studying as we speak, but i have an interview soon for nursing and my study friend has a interview for midwifery could you feed us some info?....... i.e. what sort of questions will be asked and what sort of knowledge will i need to fucus on. please help we are worried enough with the very idea of the interview itself. donna.b |
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| Posted over 2 years ago When I had my midwifey interview, I was asked why I wanted to be a midwife. Think about this deeply, they don't want to hear that it's beacuse you love babies etc, think along the lines of holistic care, helping with the transition into parenthood, providing sound evidence based care etc. I was asked how I would deal with working full time and having assignments due in at the same time, plus being on call when working in community. What had I read regarding midwifery. Practising midwife is excellent to start off, it's cheap and easy to understand and universities are often happy with this. They also wanted to know what recent 'issues' I had read about. At that time I'd been reading up on diabetes in pregnancy, but there is so much to choose from. I was asked what I would do if I didn't gain a place as a student midwife. I had decided I would do a 1 yr diploma in holistic therapies and apply again for midwifery, so this is what I told them. This went down well for me as the midwife hat interviewed me was very much into holistic therapy, :o) All they really wnat to see though is some determination, and a back up plan.
I hope that helps. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I have been strongly investigating the possibility of leaving nursing and going into Midwifrey. To help myself I have reading and keeping abreast (pardon the pun lol) of current events within the profession through journals and Knowledge and skills framework. What I would like to ask
What skills/knowledge do you need to be a trully COMPETENT and SAFE practitioner? How wide or narrow is the scope between safety and competence with Midwifrey? Apart from the usual misconduct case - what else can constitute lack of competence or unsafe practice? Would you advise 18months training or 3 years training? (I am an RGN) What is a Notification to practice? Why is it important?? What does it signify? What do you think the one of the biggest misconceptions about the profession is? The reason I ask these questions is because I want to ensure that I become a dam good midwife and have a successful career. Any advice from practising Midwives would be grateful |
