Not skewed at all Robin. This is exactly what I'm talking about. This is
the situation we need to be fighting about and not simply accepting the
management determination of what our job is and how long it takes. 15
minutes would be just for the paperwork, then there are physical checks of
mother
Sandra wrote:
"The problem comes down to articulating and measuring the value of nursing
ormidwifery work The most valuable part of caring for a woman is the "being
with" her -"
The way that women value the midwifery care is with
observations like "The "nurse" was short and sharp with me; no
Dear Denise,
In response to your questions on the 19th March - I
have been pondering, and hoping someone else would start the discussion - I find
the whole area of classifying degrees of shoulder dystocia very
hazy.
It is very subjective, and the skill and experience
of the midwife makes a
a slight skewed observation to the conversation, but I once knew a num who
told her staff on the early discharge program that they only needed 15
minutes per woman per visit. Therefore they could come back and take a
patient load in the unit as well.
Impossible to measure how much time is needed w
Barb
Congratulations on your election to council. Good to have a practicing
midwife on it. I'm sure you'll do a good job. Catch up with you at
conference
Sandra
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Unfortunately AIRC gave us (Public sector) the Business Planning
Framework as part of the interim or MX award not ratios. It is complex
to describe but it seems to be working at Townsville Hospital. If you
get onto their home page and look up the Red File it has the rostering
project which uses the
Dear Carolyn
I like to fantasise that if we get one-on-one
models of midwifery care, the women will flock to them and opt for homebirth as
they are in NZ .
Homebirth and indiviadualised care is where there
is no concern for many of the things on your list.
This change in demand for services
