What are the essential competencies required of a midwife at the point of registration?

Midwifery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 260-269

  Butler, Michelle M ^a   Fraser, Diane M ^b   Murphy, Roger J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Communication; Competencies; Midwifery; Safe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 48349106454     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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