PRINCIPLES The prevalence of early postpartum mental health conditions is high. Midwives and other health professionals visiting women at home may identify mothers at risk. This seems crucial given decreasing trends of length of hospital stay after childbirth. This study aimed to identify predictors of maternal mental distress in a midwifery home care setting. METHODS Using the statistical da...

Hanieh Salehi Pourmehr, Azizeh Farshbafkhalili, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Jamileh Malakouti, Somayyeh Rafiee, Mozhgan Abdi, Nayyer Jafarilar. PhD by research student of Neurourology-Neuroscience Research Center, MSc in midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; PhD by research of nutrition, MSc in midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabri...

In a rapidly changing Australian health care environment, providers of undergraduate nursing programs are continually upgrading their assessment methods to ensure that graduates are competent and safe to practice. Competence assessment is based on the existing Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) Competency Standards for Registered Nurses. It is acknowledged that there are issues sur...

Quality contemporary practice relies on nurses to provide health care within an embedded nexus of clinical, professional and organisational learning that leads them through a career trajectory that encourages lifelong development. Within complex health service environments this is fraught with difficulties. Enhancing practice is multifaceted requiring not just education for the acquisition of s...

This is the third article in a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with patient and service organisations, the Department of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The article discusses Principle B, the need for accountability and responsibility in the provi...

Fahimeh Sehati Shafaie, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Marzieh Bagherinia. Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Midwifery, Students’ Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing an...

This article examines the development of a best practice statement on the care of patients with a tracheostomy. It outlines key elements of care, including the context in which care is given. This best practice statement is part of a series of such documents produced by the former Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit, which has now merged with four other clinical effectivene...

abstract background: quality of care is of great importance in health services as these services have the important mission to preserve health, and to give care to the society. the present study aimed to investigate the quality of midwifery services from the viewpoint of the clients, under coverage of health care centers in isfahan, through servqual model. materials and methods: this descriptiv...

This is the seventh article in a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with patient and service organisations, the Department of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The article discusses Principle F, the application of skills and knowledge to person-centred...

In 2012, after several high-profile cases of poor quality care in England and concerns about a lack of compassion and a need to refocus on values, the Department of Health in England published a new strategy for nursing, midwifery and care staff: Compassion in Practice. The strategy included the 6Cs (care, compassion, courage, communication, competence and commitment) and in the follow-on frame...