The International Confederation of Midwives' study of essential competencies of midwifery practice

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Fullerton, J
Severino, R
Brogan, K
Thompson, J
机构
[1] Univ Texas El Paso, Sch Nursing, San Diego, CA 92126 USA
[2] Queens Med Ctr, Res Regulatory Off, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
[3] Alice Peck Day Mem Hosp, Alstead, NH 03602 USA
[4] Western Michigan Univ, Bronson Sch Nursing, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
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10.1016/S0266-6138(03)00032-9
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R47 [护理学];
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1011 ;
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Objective: to delineate the knowledge, skills, and behaviours that would characterise the domain of competencies of the midwife who is educated according to the international definition of the profession. Design: Phase I: a qualitative Delphi study; Phase II: a descriptive survey research process. Participants: a stratified random sample of member organisations of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and regulatory representatives from these same countries. Findings: a list of basic (essential) and additional competencies for midwives who have been educated in keeping with the ICM/WHO/FIGO international definition of the midwife was developed through an interative Delphi process, and then affirmed, using a survey research method. The final list includes 214 individual task statements within six domains of midwifery practice. Implications for practice: this list of competencies can serve as a basis for educational curriculum design, as a guideline for regulatory policy development, as a reference document for individual practitioners in an assessment of their initial and continued competency and by the ICM and its member associations as a resource for advocating for the role of midwifery within health-care systems world-wide. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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