Midwifery Interview UPDATED Questions
with CORRECT Answers
What is the Nursing-Midwifery Council? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Inspire pride and
public trust
-Can investigate and take action against a nurse/ midwife to protect patients
-Ensure that nurses, midwives and nurse associates have the skills they need to care for people's
safety, with integrity, expertise, respect and compassion
-Encourage openness and learning among healthcare professionals
-Set standards for how students should be taught
-Keep a register so you can who can work as a midwife/ nurse/ nurse associates in the UK
(690,000)
What does the NMC not do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Regulate hospitals or other
healthcare settings
-Regulate healthcare assistants
-Set levels of staffing
-Represent or campaign on behalf of nurses or midwives
What are the NMC values? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Value people
-Value fairness
-Value transparency
NMC principles - CORRECT ANSWER - -Be accountable
-Be fair
-Learn and improve
-Be collaborative
-Be dynamic
-We are only as good as our people
, -Value for money
NMC revalidation - CORRECT ANSWER - -Every 3 years
-450 working hours
-Reflect on practise and discuss with another midwife -Show confirmer how you have met
requirements
Define the role of a midwife - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is recognised as a
responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give
necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period
Midwife vs. Paediatric Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - -Want to work with women going
through a natural process rather than young children who are ill
Antenatal - CORRECT ANSWER - Before birth, during pregnancy
Breech - CORRECT ANSWER - Baby lying bottom up
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Baby lying head down
Engaged - CORRECT ANSWER - Babies head has moved down into the mother's pelvis
ready for birth
EDD - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected delivery date
Gestation - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of weeks pregnant
Gravida - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of times you've been pregnant
with CORRECT Answers
What is the Nursing-Midwifery Council? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Inspire pride and
public trust
-Can investigate and take action against a nurse/ midwife to protect patients
-Ensure that nurses, midwives and nurse associates have the skills they need to care for people's
safety, with integrity, expertise, respect and compassion
-Encourage openness and learning among healthcare professionals
-Set standards for how students should be taught
-Keep a register so you can who can work as a midwife/ nurse/ nurse associates in the UK
(690,000)
What does the NMC not do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Regulate hospitals or other
healthcare settings
-Regulate healthcare assistants
-Set levels of staffing
-Represent or campaign on behalf of nurses or midwives
What are the NMC values? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Value people
-Value fairness
-Value transparency
NMC principles - CORRECT ANSWER - -Be accountable
-Be fair
-Learn and improve
-Be collaborative
-Be dynamic
-We are only as good as our people
, -Value for money
NMC revalidation - CORRECT ANSWER - -Every 3 years
-450 working hours
-Reflect on practise and discuss with another midwife -Show confirmer how you have met
requirements
Define the role of a midwife - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is recognised as a
responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give
necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period
Midwife vs. Paediatric Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - -Want to work with women going
through a natural process rather than young children who are ill
Antenatal - CORRECT ANSWER - Before birth, during pregnancy
Breech - CORRECT ANSWER - Baby lying bottom up
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Baby lying head down
Engaged - CORRECT ANSWER - Babies head has moved down into the mother's pelvis
ready for birth
EDD - CORRECT ANSWER - Expected delivery date
Gestation - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of weeks pregnant
Gravida - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of times you've been pregnant
